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The big picture... Qantas unveils new uniform

16 Apr 2013 by ScottCarey7

All 12,600 uniformed Qantas staff will start wearing new uniforms from early 2014.

This is the first new uniform launch from Qantas in ten years, and group CEO Alan Joyce said, "This is a new look for a new chapter for Qantas.

"The design brief was to provide a unique, functional and durable uniform, suitable for a premium airline operating across Australia and around the world. After an extensive selection and design process, Martin Grant has created a uniform that is fresh, modern and bold – a uniform that our employees are going to enjoy wearing.”

The uniform’s designer Martin Grant (below) has crafted 35 different garments for female and male employees.  Predominantly navy suiting with white shirts, the uniforms have various hints of Qantas red in diagonal stripes across tops and dresses for women and on men’s ties.

Female employees will wear a combination of a dress, tops, a suit and a trench overcoat, accompanied by a scarf and a trilby hat in a knitted fabric made from recycled bottle tops. Men will wear suits and polo shirts.

Grant said of the design: “My inspiration for the uniform came from Qantas’ striking logo – the powerful red triangle and the flying kangaroo. I have always loved the Qantas logo as it’s very nostalgic for me.”

For more information visit qantas.com.au.

Report by Scott Carey

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Photo credit: Mark Sherborne

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