Originally Posted by
Sideshow Bob
There are some whose flying suits apear to resemble Lycra!!
I quite like some of the options, definately more practical. The uniform I was wearing by the time I left in the 2010s was completely different from the one I was given when I joined in '86; in those days we had No2 Thunderbird Jackets, trousers with a flare and big collars, all a hangover from the 70s, early 80s. Uniform change all the time albeit in a more subtle manner.
I joined in 1980 and, although we had Thunderbird jackets, they were less popular than the wooly pully (crew-necked iteration and no flying badges then); trousers were definitely not flared and collars were the same length as they were when I left in 2011. These uniforms (hopefully they're all intended to be worn with trousers) looks like we've re-invented a perfectly functional wheel.