To think the new British Airways uniform (announced today) is awful?

Yes 😂😂

It's indeed ghastly, and a jumpsuit is the absolute last thing I personally would consider wearing on a plane.

It's stuffy, ugly, and impractical.

It's as bad as school uniforms.

Whaaaat I would be fuming! The mens is really nice, the womens options are all hideous. What on earth were they thinking? Must be someone who hates women.

My mistake! Just looked at the pictures and didn’t read it properly.

Beees!

That's it exactly isn't it

Jump suit lovely!!! When you need a wee!! Awful old fashioned and drab

They’re certainly ugly, but a lot of uniforms are ugly.

However the bigger issue is that they look rather impractical.

I had to Google to find out what the current uniform is and there were no pictures of hijabs/ ‘modest’ dress. I don’t work for BA so no idea what choices staff are given but I do think it should be promoted and offered as a choice equal to the other choices, for all staff

Nah that's far too logical.

It would also mean they couldn't brag about the designer they used and detail the whole design process.

In hindsight it would be super sensible and produce a uniform which would be comfortable and practical and cost the company next to nothing.

This is would hope too. Ex BA here and I wouldn’t like that purely on a practical level. I like the idea of trousers too ( wasn’t allowed them in my day).

It’s not cutting edge fashion but surely if you want to wear a decent outfit, air hostess isn’t a job you pick. The uniforms always look shite.

How about they asked the cabin crew themselves to design a uniform. Men do the men's and women's do the women's! Vote on the most popular! Most popular wins. Mad I know

I think they are lovely uniforms.

Or is it actually more restrictive, and sexist, than the press release is making it sound?

Considering there are four options for women (five if you include the hijab) and only one for men, it does indeed look quite sexist.

Jumpsuits are very popular in general (and it does say they're only initially for ground crew) as are other potentially impractical items like high heels; as long as nobody is forcing you to wear something, if you want to choose style/preference over practicality, what's the actual issue?

It's like when you go to a restaurant, there will undoubtedly be some options that you don't like - most people just instantly rule those options out without any drama and pick from the things that they do like.

Uniforms don't tend to be beautiful or stylish, but that's sort of the whole idea of them: nobody will be judging you on your own personal style when it's the same thing that everybody else working there is wearing as well.

I also don't get the complaints that they haven't asked every single employee. It's completely standard to have a representative focus group; do you really expect them to ask thousands of employees and hope to accommodate every single person's preferences?

You could always go and work in B&Q, where everybody has to wear a men's polo shirt and men's trousers and like it.

I'd probably go with the trousers, skinny fit and make the tailoring appointment offered so they fit well. Seems quite old fashioned designing especially the cravat things but agree with what a previous poster said, beats the Virgin uniforms 😬 to be honest I don't know anyone who has a work uniform who likes the design/ fit. Maybe it's worth you asking to be put forward to be a "uniform ambassador" so that you can be included in future consultations though.

I quite like it. The dress is nice. I like the red insert in the skirt. Not so keen on the skirt with the white shirt, but it’s fine with the jacket.

Probably already been highlighted you missed out that woman can wear trousers too. Don't see any issue except men being given the option to wear skirts. Call me what you will :)

Ally Capellino is a woman.

@BungleandGeorge

I think it’s great that they’ve included a hijab, the tunic and trousers would be suitable for all beliefs/ preferences for a more covered up look

FWIW (and somebody will please correct me I'm wrong) those sort of options already exist with the current uniform, so it's a continuation of the same policy.

That's what I thought! The red slit up the front looks very odd.

Presumably jumpsuit is velcro split crotch to enable you to go for a wee in a tiny, grim plane toilet without getting undressed and letting your clothes fall onto the gross loo floor?

In real life jumpsuits are really popular, not sure why all the negative comments. They’re only an issue to get off when the fastening is on the back and poorly designed. I’ve got loads of them and have no issue and don’t need any extra space to get out of them😆

Yes, that single button soft jacket is the opposite of smart, and really unflattering. It nearly always looks like it’s too tight and the boobs are spilling out.

i can’t see anything much wrong with it, you’re never going to find a uniform that all the staff like style wise. What is wrong with it in practical terms? The skirt insert is more practical than a pencil skirt which always look really restrictive and impractical for cabin crew. I can’t see why you’d need to take the jumpsuit completely off to go to the loo anymore than you would trousers. And it looks like a long front fastening so not too difficult to get off. I’d personally have added a belt to the dress and jumpsuit or some elastic unless they’re going to actually tailor them. The dress and skirt are perfectly ‘feminine’. Personally I’d go for the jumpsuit as it’s practical and less ‘feminine’! I think it’s great that they’ve included a hijab, the tunic and trousers would be suitable for all beliefs/ preferences for a more covered up look

I doubt that the jumpsuit will be popular with ground staff, either. Cubicles in the average airport ladies aren't a whole lot better for space than the ones on planes, and no-one wants to have to do that strip every time they have a wee anyway. So realistically it isn't a choice anyway.