Not your grandparents' scrubs: Trendy medical-wear retailer FIGS goes public

Benj Lance never thought he could look particularly good in his work uniform: the plain, boxy scrubs that populate hospitals and doctor’s offices around the world. Then the 33-year-old administrator at an Alabama pain management clinic saw a more distinct, fitted style on a colleague and never turned back: He now has more than a half-dozen in his closet, all bought online from the same Santa Monica company.