An airline’s uniform designs make an important statement about the company and its style.
This image-making all comes together for the passenger with the people the airline puts in its customer-facing roles, from flight crews and cabin attendants to gate agents and concierges. How they interact with fliers, how they speak and, perhaps, especially how they dress, all convey a certain message about the company they work for and the industry they serve.
So it is not surprising that airline fashion is in the midst of a renaissance of sorts. Here’s a look at some of the carriers who are rolling out the latest designs.
HAINAN AIRLINES
Arguably the most distinctive and “high-fashion” uniform on this list – its debut at the 2017 Laurence Xu Haute Couture Show in Paris certainly helps – Hainan Airlines’ new staffattire showcases the carrier’s Chinese origins. Designed by Xu, the clothing range features cheongsam dresses and Mandarin collars, though with distinct Western features, including a full-length doublebreasted pea coat-style overcoat for male staff.
Hainan’s is the latest new look to premiere in service, having taken to the skies last month. However the airline is no newcomer to creating uniform designs; these will be the airline’s fifth generation of staffattire, with its last update in 2010. The process has been ongoing for about two years through more than 1,000 design blueprints and a hundred garment samples. hainanairlines.com
DELTA AIR LINES
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