Virgin Atlantic Airlines, that is.
I, as a 90s child, know nothing about the pre-historic flying days, (you know, back in the 60s and stuff), except what I learned on the short-lived airline drama-based television series Pan Am (2011-2012). That means that my idea of airline travel during the Mad Men era is quite dramatic, luxurious, and… beautiful. Seriously. After seeing a 1960s era Christina Ricci rock a perfectly-fitting and fashionable bright blue flight attendant uniform, I began to recognize the incredible dullness which radiated from the style of every flight attendent I came across during my real world travels in present times.
When I learned that Virgin Airlines not only hired Vivienne Westwood, legendary designer of dramatic, luxurious and… beautiful clothing, to design a new line of uniforms for them, but that all uniforms would be eco-friendly, I kind of wet myself.
Basically, according to Virgin Airlines, they have always been pioneers of flight attendant style and they are sick and tired of every other lame-ass airline stealing their design (paraphrasing). So they did what any sensible airline would: they hired VIVIENNE EFFING WESTWOOD.
Vivienne, being a pioneer herself, took special care to work with Virgin and find a fabric that was both environmentally and economically friendly. They accomplished this by using recycled materials like canvas, scrap leather, and polyester yarn produced from plastic bottles.
The designs successfully display a classic vintage vibe that our generation really does not know but often tries to emulate. Excited to see these designs implemented in July 2013!
Seriously. Forget about cold showers, all you need to think about is the fact that by age 25, one in two young people will get a sexually transmitted infection (
