Capt. Cynical,

You don't want pockets, mate, because then they can't accuse you of putting chockies and biscuits in them... :mad:

domestos sounds like crew we used to have in the old days before the anal retentive pc visitors/police started getting rid of any crew who had a personality or original thought.
Has anyone noticed how the visitors look at you if you are having a laugh in the office around the sign on area?
They can't work you out and it's kind of like they are some sort of aliens who don't understand fun.
With our uniforms its just another way of glossing over any probs and pretending alls ok.
Like lobey said I reckon they should spend some dough on the ife and then we wouldn't have to make so many apologies.I'd like that better thana new jacket or tie.But whatever they give me it's just something so I don't wear my own clobber.
Besides this means they will have to find a new bunch of would be models/crew who spend all their spare time in the office and make a new how to look great runway uniform book and that means even more money to waste.

Hopefully this will mean we don't have to see ageing Sydney LH crew squeezing into that Aboriginal print dress anymore. :yuk:

Although 'count the boomerangs' is one of my favourite pastimes!!! :D

It's to help the crew hide when the IFE packs it in.... yet again.... :E they can just 'blend in'... :p

They'll still be squeezing ..
 

From what I have heard, the print dress and tie are still staying. They will just be a different colour! Think ' Shiny Disco Balls' :p

I think the new version will be even harder to hide the bulges in :{

The problem is, so many people dont give a fat-rats how they look because it's just a uniform. They never know how much the passengers comment about what they look like. Particularly in the print dress! I have heard so many comments from passengers when a larger lady walks past in it!

They should only make the print dress up to size 12 :ok:

Why change the dress size? Change the flight attendant instead.

Well, all mainline crew just got a notice saying it's changing, detailing the changes and that it affects all Qantas mainline crew... the only thing they didnt say was what the new colour of the print dress and tie would be :p

I agree with you, Domestos. Airlines that put female cc in trousers just lower our prestige in the eyes of the passengers :ugh:.

Cut the sexist crap...half the guys are overweight slobs too so forget about how the women look.

Trousers are for safety reasons. If you had to go down a slide in an emergency you would want to be wearing trousers not nylon panty hose that would give you severe burns and scar you for life.

get over the whole crap about appearance...if you want to go down that line then go to the FAAA and inisist that the EBA provides for scales at sign on.....

They wouldnt be able to crew a bloody flight!!!!

hi A B P, what is a pochette?
hi 747 , they could crew a flight with bkk crew...need to upgrade for csm/css

yes yes we know peg!
some of the guys are big! but there is nothing more "outstanding" than a chick in those pants or wearing the boomerang dress!
I once counted 4 boomerangs across one arse, can anyone beat that!:D:ok:

Indamiddle, Grab a copy of the runway guide. The pochette is worn by all cabin crew. I thought a QF employee would know that???

Patty...Do you mean that QF employees would know that there is a runway guide for uniform standards......

Or what a pochette is?

I admit I had to dig out the runway guide to find out ......but then again I am a heterosexual male so unless you are a woman,gay or sensitive new age guy I doubt you would either.....

By the way....The pochette is not worn by all cabin crew because it is not used with the dress.....

cartexchange....I have to say for argument's sake, I agree with you re female crew. Yes we sound sexist, but hey, we live in a world that has a label for everything and we stereotype this and that. This is just fact, this is the way the world revolves around its 24 hour axis. I'm just calling a spade a spade and not a 'splade'. I think (and it is my opinion, opinions are like a**holes, everyone's got one) it is socially acceptable, to some extent, to see a larger male than a larger female in the cabin. Also I think passengers have a glamourised view of female flight attendants and I have to admit those girls who work for Asian and Middle Eastern Airlines, premium airlines that is, are in the majority simply gorgeoous. Look, I'm a Friend of Dorothy anyway, but I looooove working on a cart with stunning looking girls who are really sweet on the eye candy. Makes me wonder what I missed out on!!!! LOL. Sorry if this offends anyone...but its my opinion and I am sorry if I offended anyone.

Anyway, we've digress now.

Back to the uniform issue....got wind of some crew gossiping about the new colours.....and they reckon its gonna be more grey than silver. Hmmm...I was hoping it would be more of a metallic silver with a subtle shiny lustre. I think that would look awesome against a black suit and white shirt. Any thoughts anyone......?????

Pegasus747,

If the nylon panty hose really are a safety issue in the event of an evacuation, why are they part of the uniform in the first place? Surely an OH&S issue?

It's a fact of life that customers like being served by attractive, well presented people and barge arse walking down the aisle banging into everyone doesn't fall into that category I'm afraid.


And Domestos, haven't heard the term "Friend of Dorothy", but would I be safe in assuming it's the same as "putting from the rough" or "batting for the other team"? :D

Transition Layer.....LOL...spot on re: Friend of Dorothy.

I'm gonna step up to the sexist limelight and say......if I were to run a fantasy airline, I'd have all my girls over 6' tall, all with 25" waists, all wearing stillettoes, tight above-knee business skirts, and tight fitted blouses and they all would be wearing pill box hats. Oh my god, what a vision.....I looooove gorgeous female flight attendants.

OK, I've had my peace now.

....oh I forgot to add....I'd make all my gorgeous girls wear fish net stockings.....!!!!! lol.

OK people, don't get offended, we can all have our fantasies!!!!! lol

Hey Peg,your a bit touchy today?

The others are right and the world is sexist so get over it.It's a fact of life and we live with it everyday day.
What the others are saying is that the company should understand that most of us could lose a bit of weight but then who doesn't.When they are picking out a uniform they should come up with something that flatters the average body that most of us have and let's face it the dress with the boomerangs does not.
Get down off your high horse and realise how lucky you are doing all that walking between QCC and the union bunker.

You know, it's a funny but sad ol' world: where if you're a Friend of Dorothy's it's quite ok to espouse old Domestos's fantasies, no drama. But if you're a mate of Bruce's and do the same thing, well, it'd be tea and bickies with the boss Monday morning.... :cool:

Ron & Edna Johns,
It's the same with the difference between a girl and a guy.If a woman pinches a bloke on the bum at work he won't do a thing but if it's the other way around it's a please explain and bring your lawyer with you.
Like I said it's a sexist world and we have to live with it.