Air New Zealand Flight Attendant Uniforms have been christened "drag queen" uniforms and have not always received great reviews from the traveling public and the commentators. Many Air New Zealand staff have also complained that the shocking pink dresses make them look like drag queens :)
The shocking pink colour was chosen to match the colour of the airline livery. Many Air New Zealand are also not quite happy with the spots on the uniforms and how the spots bring out their body size. The length of the dress is also a big issue for the flight attendants. Passengers have already expressed their disgust. Will Air New Zealand undergo a new uniform redesign in less than 10 years? It never seems to get it right when it comes to stewardess uniforms.
The new outfits, which appear to have been inspired by Barbie’s flock wallpaper, were designed by New Zealand fashion designer Trelise Cooper. However, the Air New Zealand Uniform has been faced with a counterclaim and further controversy with New Zealand's indigenous Maori community accusing the airline of disrespecting Maori culture by its misuse of the curly patterns. According to a Maori academic, the patterns on Air New Zealand Stewardess uniform are "obviously been drawn by someone who doesn't appreciate the culture or understand the deeper symbolism,"
Perhaps Air New Zealand can borrow a leaf from the Gulf carriers on elegant cabin crew uniform designs.
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| Air New Zealand Flight Attendant showing some of the airline's onboard product |
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| Air New Zealand Stewardesses |
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| Air New Zealand Flight Attendant |
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| Air New Zealand Flight Attendant |
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| Air New Zealand Cabin Crew |
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| Air New Zealand Flight Attendant |
"What's normal to one's psyche is peculiar to the other."
ReplyDeleteSeems like the Maori tribe has to go out and fly with it's national airline and judge the airline based on their crew services and hospitality rather than implying or argue about the authenticity of the Curly symbol.
It shows how appreciative and patriotic Air New Zealand is towards their own Maori origin, by using the cultural symbolism in representing the airline worldwide, why did the Maori Tribe made such a big grumpy deal out of it?
Symbols rule the world,not laws! so there you go!