new uniforms announced for UA
Jan 17, 2019, 7:57 am
#48
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With no offense meant to the woman in the photo, it just looks like an off the rack generic Lane Bryant or DressBarn business casual outfit and there is nothing "uniform" about this look; really reminds me of the terrible pmUS collared/t-shirt that seemed to be the go to uniform for plus size FA's. Other than the wings, wouldn't even think someone dressed like that walking down the aisle was a FA
Jan 17, 2019, 8:15 am
#49
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The women’s dress looks just like the Qantas uniform with that stupid 1980s New Wave diagonal stripe. Hopefully the UA FAs won’t have to wear the black stockings whch make it even worse.
This is not at all modern or becoming.
This is not at all modern or becoming.
Jan 17, 2019, 8:17 am
#50
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Why the h*ll are they spending money on yet another branding exercise? Aren't the present uniforms functional and acceptable, even though inconsistent? They could use the investment to undo some of the cutback in biz service that we have seen recently instead of messing around with "designers".
Jan 17, 2019, 9:21 am
#51
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as god awful these new uniforms are and we are complaining just think of the poor employees that have to wear these silly things. I wonder if UA takes an employee poll on designs? Who/what person(s) and/or department would sign off on these things?
I agree like someone posted above--the male's flight attendant uniform really does look like a bell hop's.
I agree like someone posted above--the male's flight attendant uniform really does look like a bell hop's.
Jan 17, 2019, 10:09 am
#52
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Like several post said: beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
... But this beholder has a rather negative reaction on that one. SU's summer female uniform is almost preferable at this point. Well, almost.
... But this beholder has a rather negative reaction on that one. SU's summer female uniform is almost preferable at this point. Well, almost.
Jan 17, 2019, 10:12 am
#53
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I agree that the employee's feeling/opinion should be a major factor. However, a uniform should be more than just clothing for their employees to wear. It should represent the UA brand. What does UA want people to think of when they think of UA? That should reflect in the appearance of their employees. More importantly, it should allow passengers to easily pick out the employees from a crowd. (This is a bit of a pet peeve of mine. Going to a restaurant and not being able to tell who is an employee and who is not when no one is serving me)
Jan 17, 2019, 10:29 am
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Jan 17, 2019, 1:02 pm
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Are the Customer Service Aloha for real or is that a light hearted attempt at humour? Never been to Hawaii with United so is it something to do with that? Or just hot places in general?
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Jan 17, 2019, 1:02 pm
#58
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Matt @ Live and Let's Fly had a few more pictures, presumably from employee intranet. I took the liberty of putting some of the pictures side by side:
It's almost as if they wanted to show what the designer's vision was, and at the same time predicting how an average FA would actually wear the pieces. Also, as others had pointed out, there are unnecessary details (the lapel piping on men's suit jacket, that weird white stripe on the women's belt) that cheapen the looks.
Some of the jackets are way too casual to be uniforms - the look should be professional, not "I'm going to a track meet/yoga class".
The Star Trek dress is on the plus column for me, but it's not stunning or striking like Zac Rosen's plum dress or Richard Tyler's red dress for Delta.
Fortunately, here's a statement from UA:
Lands' End will be the manufacturer, which is the same manufacturer for AA's upcoming new uniform.
It's almost as if they wanted to show what the designer's vision was, and at the same time predicting how an average FA would actually wear the pieces. Also, as others had pointed out, there are unnecessary details (the lapel piping on men's suit jacket, that weird white stripe on the women's belt) that cheapen the looks.
Some of the jackets are way too casual to be uniforms - the look should be professional, not "I'm going to a track meet/yoga class".
The Star Trek dress is on the plus column for me, but it's not stunning or striking like Zac Rosen's plum dress or Richard Tyler's red dress for Delta.
Fortunately, here's a statement from UA:
These images are not a full representation of the final uniform program – we'll continue to refine designs based on employee feedback.
Lands' End will be the manufacturer, which is the same manufacturer for AA's upcoming new uniform.
Jan 17, 2019, 1:52 pm
#59
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Ummmmm...definitely some interesting color combos and designs. I like the Hawaiian/Island oufits. Waiting for collective outrage from the FA union!