What does it feel like when... you see the blue of new UA uniforms?
Feb 13, 2014, 9:25 pm
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What does it feel like when... you see the blue of new UA uniforms?
..your eyes meet the certain shade of blue chosen as United's uniform? What emotion comes up for you? (I know its subjective... and I'm certainly not the first person my friends ask for fashion advice.. but the color of the uniform evokes something uncomfortable for me when I see them. Maybe there is something unnatural about the shade of blue.) Just not sure why they feel so off-putting.
And, is there a reason they so closely resemble TSA-blue uniforms? Did United source the same uniform designer as TSA?
(While I remember some hubbub long ago about the designer Cynthia Rowley parting ways with United before the completion of the redesign.. did it ever come out that the color had something to do with her and United falling apart?.. just curious)
And, is there a reason they so closely resemble TSA-blue uniforms? Did United source the same uniform designer as TSA?
(While I remember some hubbub long ago about the designer Cynthia Rowley parting ways with United before the completion of the redesign.. did it ever come out that the color had something to do with her and United falling apart?.. just curious)
Feb 13, 2014, 9:37 pm
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I thought it was because United would only buy the cheapest material they could find.
Feb 13, 2014, 9:57 pm
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Feb 13, 2014, 10:13 pm
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Based on the current airlines I take (CX, DL, BR, UA), I think UA is actually the more acceptable one. DL is probably the worst, that red is just so unnecessarily "loud".
Feb 14, 2014, 2:33 am
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The 1960's uniforms look the best for "safety". 
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/0...#slide=1414855
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/0...#slide=1414855
Feb 14, 2014, 3:47 am
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Feb 14, 2014, 6:15 am
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Reminds me of the Everclear and Hi-C punch I used to drink in high school. Some good and bad memories. And of course the tidy bowl color in the toilet I saw when I drank too much.
That's why I only wear the pin stripe shirt.
That's why I only wear the pin stripe shirt.
Feb 14, 2014, 6:35 am
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^ - "used to drink" Everclear and Hi-C is how I get though the day.
Feb 14, 2014, 7:53 am
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Couldn't disagree more. The red "Deltalina" dress is fantastic. What a concept, an American carrier with style ^
Feb 14, 2014, 8:24 am
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I'm not ashamed t
say that I like the new blue!
say that I like the new blue!