Qantas Uniform

[Wedcue]

Rumours of a new uniform...

Any goss?

[Worrals in the wilds]

http://chsweb.lr.k12.nj.us/punderwood/slaves.jpg
Something like this maybe? ;)

[empacher48]

Yeah, that's really going to make everyone feel better and have the problems go away! :D

[Anulus Filler]

John Borghetti had a heap of old virgin uniforms that he managed to offload. Apparently khaki works better with a red tie.:}

[DutchRoll]

Yes, I managed to snap a photo of the first test samples of the proposed uniform being sported by workers at the new Q-Asia maintenance facility in Bangalore.

Unburdened by the greedy and unsustainable demands from our local Australian workforce who refuse to move ahead with the times, they are getting massive efficiency gains and hugely reduced labour costs from this facility, so they thoroughly deserve these new uniforms.

http://www1.american.edu/ted/images4/cl008.jpg

[Mr.Buzzy]

Be funny if it wasn't true

[Howard Hughes]

Orange perhaps?:E

[Tankengine]

Black pants, white shirt, gold wings and stripes?:confused:
Who gives a F%"$)?:rolleyes:

[Worrals in the wilds]

Black pants, white shirt, gold wings and stripes?http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/src:www.pprune.org/get/images/smilies/confused.gif

The baggies will look so awesome in that. :};)

New uniform rumours are the private sector equivalent of goevernments launching new Departmental slogans. Whenever the whole thing looks like it's going tits up, there's a massive bungle or a corruption scandal...Roll out a new slogan! Give everyone a mug with the new slogan on it! Put out media releases! No-one will notice the tits up stuff when we're suddenly Protecting Our Way Of Life instead of Protecting Our Borders! :suspect::}

In short, it's often a way of distracting the media and the workforce from bigger issues by treating both groups like morons. Not that Qantas would do that, surely.

[fishers.ghost]

Paris, writes Georgina Safe.
AFTER eight years in the skies, Qantas is ditching Peter Morrissey's uniforms in favour of a fresh look.
''We are talking to a range of Australian designers over the next few months and we will confirm the selected designer early next year,'' said Qantas CEO Alan Joyce.
The new designer for the Australian airline could well have a French connection.
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Qantas representatives are in Paris meeting Australian designers during Paris Fashion Week, where Melbourne-born Martin Grant showed on Saturday and Collette Dinnigan, Easton Pearson and Akira Isogawa are also presenting their collections to buyers.
Another expat Australian with a link to Paris is Richard Nicoll, who until March this year was womenswear designer at French fashion house Cerruti.
The decision to revamp the existing uniforms, which Morrissey designed in 2003 and updated in 2008, is part of a larger revamp of the airline's image which will extend to aircraft and lounges.
''Qantas cabin crew and ground staff are the face of the airline and the new uniform will have a fresh and contemporary style,'' Joyce said. ''It will complement the major investments we are making in aircraft, lounges and inflight service and entertainment.''
Morrissey was yesterday at Olivia Newton-John's Byron Bay health retreat Gaia and unavailable for comment, but he has previously described the Qantas uniforms incorporating Aboriginal prints created by Balarinji Design as his ''proudest thing''.
However, while affording stratospheric exposure to fashion designers, the catwalk in the sky can be fraught with controversy.
When Morrissey's uniforms were introduced they attracted criticism from flight attendants who claimed some pieces were uncomfortable and ill-fitting and that style had been favoured over practicality. When Air New Zealand last year unveiled new brightly coloured uniforms by Auckland designer Trelise Cooper, they drew similar complaints about wearability and comparisons with the looks sported on the airline's annual themed flight to the Sydney Mardi Gras.
Qantas is hoping for a more favourable response to its new uniforms, which are expected to take two years to complete and will involve extensive consultations with employees.
''We look forward to working with another leading Australian talent to develop the next instalment of the uniform,'' Joyce said.
Isogawa has previously designed First Class pyjamas for the airline and Dinnigan has created First Class amenity kits, but the polish and elegance of Grant's clothing would take Qantas to a new level of sophistication in hand with the Paris-based designer who is one of only two Australians in the 90-odd membership of the Federation Francaise de la Couture, the French Fashion Industry's governing body (the other is Dinnigan).
Yves Saint Laurent, Emilio Pucci and duo George Gross and Harry Watt are among the other designers Qantas has worked with over the years.
My Bold...since when have management consulted employees about anything?

[blueloo]

I'd love to get rid of the Morrisey designed pilots "MC Hammer" pants. Seriously when where "pantaloons" ever in fashion?

[psycho joe]

This sounds a bit like;

"It seems to have worked for JB across the road, so maybe this'll get the Pilot's on-side here".

[eocvictim]

Obviously this is something the designers are doing out of the kindness of their hearts because there is no way a company ready to slash 1000 jobs would have the surplus to waste on unnecessary expenditure?

[sisemen]

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[jas24zzk]

I thought they had decided to use the following as part of their new 'attraction' line of advertising..

http://artmight.com/albums/classic-l/Lucas-Cranach-the-Elder-1472-1553/CRANACH-Lucas-the-Elder-Adam-And-Eve-1528.jpg

[Transition Layer]

I'd love to get rid of the Morrisey designed pilots "MC Hammer" pants. Seriously when where "pantaloons" ever in fashion?


Agreed! Let's not forget the massive over-sized shirts. I can never seem to find enough space to tuck all of it into the pants and end up creating a 'blouse' effect...and i'm not exactly skinny.

While we're at it, can we mandate a maximum dress size for the cabin crew? (Throwback to the 60s I know, haha)

[Popgun]

While we're at it, can we mandate a maximum dress size for the cabin crew? (Throwback to the 60s I know, haha)

I thought there already was one...three and a half boomerangs?

;)

[VH-FTS]

Qantas is hoping for a more favourable response to its new uniforms, which are expected to take two years to complete and will involve extensive consultations with employees.



Two years! Don't move too fast guys - don't want to disturb that public sector mentality of many staff there.

[Romulus]

Qantas representatives are in Paris meeting Australian designers during Paris Fashion Week

Now look, we're not doing this because we enjoy it we're doing it because international needs seats filled so it isn't so obvious they're losing money...

[Stationair8]

McDonald's uniform?

Something in Irish linen?

[Avid Aviator]

BYO red ties?? :)

[chimbu warrior]

I'd be guessing that the design of the pants would include handles adjacent to the cuffs.