LAS VEGAS – Winners of the 2009 Image of the Year (IOY) awards were announced Saturday evening during the North American Association of Uniform Manufacturers and Distributors (NAUMD) Annual Banquet and Awards dinner. Winners were selected by an independent panel of judges representing a selection of the fashion industry’s most celebrated designers, journalists and fashion authorities.

For more than 30 years, NAUMD IOY awards have recognized high achievement in the design, creation and manufacturer of imagewear apparel. Winners have mastered the concept of merging fashion and function in their image and market planning. At the same time, the program allows for the acknowledgement and recognition of the associations members who with their clients in creating imagewear that truly promotes and projects the image goals and objectives in building an image that enhances their corporate brand.

I. Buss & Allan Uniform won the 2009 Image of the Year award for the best security apparel.