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

Gosh it is so awful! The current uniform looks so much better?

Just seen pics of crew wearing it at the crc. It's awful. What's the material like? Looks creased as hell from what I can see from the pics.

So there's no trouser cut for women at all?

It's awful.
The man's uniform is fine.
The women's uniform is dire. Looks terrible and impractical. The red spilt is hideous. The jumpsuit - wtaf. Going to the loo on a plane in a jumpsuit? And it looks like a boiler suit. No other option for trousers for women. The dress is the best of a bad bunch.

@StarlightLady

Why not the option of dress, skirt or trousers?

They have these options.

You all know these are options, not compulsory?

Nobody has to wear a jumpsuit.

Haven't rtft but a jumpsuit.... to go to the toilet on a plane.... what were they thinking. I'm going to guess it was designed by a man with no thought for the practical side. BA are not what they used to be.

Designed by a man! Most women who have sat on a loo, half naked to have a wee when wearing a jumpsuit will know they are not practical for everyday work wear.

BA previously tried (and failed) to insist that female cabin crew who had been employed in fairly recent times (known by them as "mixed fleet" cabin crew) had to wear skirts. I think the jumpsuits may go the same way.

Why not the option of dress, skirt or trousers?

As long as women can have trousers or skirts, and those designed for their shape, no issue as far as I can see.

Now can British Airways start to provide a service worthy of a flagship airline. I have had too many delays for things within their control to consider them as an option any more. Last time I flew with them they were delayed on the return flight because of not enough baby floatation jackets, and I doubt those with infants booked last minute.

It sounds from the article as if there will be womens trouser options.

Anyway, you are all in a union aren't you? If you don't like the options, you strike and make them offer a proper female alternative if it genuinely doesn't exist. I know people think unisex is acceptable when it isn't, because unisex equals mens fit, generally. But I have to say it doesn't actually sounds like the trousers will be a mens fit.

The photos on the BBC article make it look quite nice. Although the suit looks almost the same, I wonder how much money BA has wasted on coming up with fixing something that wasn't broken.

It's awful

So the only trousers for women are men's trousers? That's shit.

It's so ugly and 1980s. All of it. Horrible

Who on earth designs a jumpsuit as cabin crew uniform?
Answer= A man who is never going to try to go to negotiate undoing it while not letting it touch a filthy toilet floor all within the confines of a broom cupboard.

It’s bloody ridiculous. So impractical and is going to look unflattering on many. It reminds me of when Ally Capellino revamped the Brownie uniform. His cullotes and the sash that attached to the waistband was utterly impractical and complicated and unflattering on many girls. I think the dress is the least awful OP. But the rest are pretty awful.

I saw this and have been wondering how on earth you get out of a jumpsuit to go to the loo in a tiny aeroplane toilet.

If the trousers are in fact men’s, YANBU at all. In that case, I would be asking how they expect women to deal with their period (which lasts for about 1/4 of the time you’re working) in a jumpsuit. And how would you be expected to manage changing if you got period blood on said jumpsuit. Plus the added amount of time required.

If there are ladies’ trousers, YABU. It’s a uniform. As long as it’s comfortable and practical, fine. In this day and age, a bit of stretch would be good.

Ah, just saw that there is a trousers option for women. In that case, it's fine, imo.

The skirt is particularly awful and puts me in mind of my Mothercare uniform c.1983.

Is the jumpsuit the "trousers for women" then?

Jumpsuits are a pretty terrible idea for uniform. As well as the obvious toilet issue, people's torsos come in different lengths independent of their height and dress size, so unless the jumpsuit is huge and baggy it'll look terrible on half the staff or give them wedgies. I see it says they can alter things to fit, but it's just giving you one more way for something to look bad.

I saw this on the bbc website and all I could think of was trying to wrangle your way in and out of a jumpsuit in an aircraft toilet!! They’re also notoriously difficult to get to fit well and they’re not the most flattering of items.

Same skirt with dark top, looks like a dress, looks better.

it looks like a dress because it is a dress.

I'd never wear a jumpsuit, but the dress is nice. I don't think the red in the skirt is odd, personally. Maybe a bit old-fashioned, but not in a bad way.

It does seem strange to not allow the women a non-skirt option that isn't a horribly impractical jumpsuit, though!

To me, they look tacky & old-fashioned. The skirt is a particularly dreadful look, with or without the jacket. The jumpsuit is just impractical.

The little red bits everywhere remind me of Almodovar's 'I'm So Excited' dance routine.

That is truly hideous. My last uniform was scrubs - tailored to fit men. I bought my own to wear with an elasticated waist instead of the drawstring waist. So much more comfortable and practical.