Historically speaking, airlines have always heavily regulated the appearance of their flight attendants. However, this situation has been evolving with a widespread shift in attitude across the industry. This image-driven industry which controlled their cabin crew's look and style to a T has been changing rapidly with awareness of the issues that stem from it. Airlines have been slowly gravitating towards a more relaxed and expressive approach to the dress code. This movement is a reflection of both betterment in society and the urgency to meet the needs of comfort in our working environment. 

The largest airline in Ukraine, SkyUp Airlines, decided to change the dress code of their flight attendants into a more comfortable uniform. The old-school skirts are to be replaced by cosy trousers. And the sheer delight to ditch the high heels with pristinely white Nike Airs is setting a new example in regulated cabin crew history. The new uniform namely SkyUp Champions was styled in collaboration with Ukrainian fashion brand GUDU. In addition to the trainers and a loose-fitting tangerine two-piece suit, flight attendants will be given the option to wear a light trench coat or a silk handkerchief — designed both to be comfortable on flights, and to reflect changing social norms for women as well. While makeup will still be mandatory, flight attendants will also have a wider range of hairstyles to choose from and pair with their uniforms. Let's have a look at a few more airlines that commenced on this journey earlier:

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Air India

Air India introduced a new look for its female cabin crew retaining the traditional sarees into kurtis, churidars and trousers for a more contemporary makeover. Air India male attendants now will be seen in a blue pinstripe shirt, a red tie, a black jacket and trousers. 

PLAY

Icelandic startup carrier PLAY revealed what its cabin crew will be sporting once the airline begins its service in 2021. Replacing high heels with sneakers, there won't be any specific restrictions on hair, makeup, tattoos and nail polish. Their casual uniforms are gender-neutral with a varied selection of outfits for the staff to pick from. 

Aer Lingus 

Ireland's national airline, Aer Lingus incorporated a range of wearer options like trousers for females and liberty to combine collection elements in their workwear for all. The new guidelines which were followed since 2019 even relaxed the mandatory use of makeup. 

Virgin Atlantic

Virgin Atlantic too dropped some of its rigid uniform policies in 2019. It was now solely the choice of the flight attendants to wear the company-approved makeup if they wanted to. Even the trousers which were available only on special request were provided to both female and male crew as a part of their uniform selection. 

Cathay Pacific 

Hong Kong airline, Cathay Pacific ended their 71-year old skirts-only rule for female cabin crew in 2018. When the staff expressed concern about their traditional above-the-knee skirt being too short and uncomfortable to don for long working hours on public transport, a change was made. Now they can choose trousers too! 

A revolution has begun indeed! What are your thoughts on the same? Comment down below. 

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