Emilia Wickstead, the posh womenswear designer, has designed the brand new uniforms for Air New Zealand. The gathering embodies the airline’s sense of satisfaction in New Zealand and cultural heritage with daring prints, colours and complicated designs.
The uniforms are designed with bespoke hand-painted prints from ta moko artist Te Rangitu Netana.
The uniforms might be worn by 6,000 Air New Zealanders around the globe. One of many key items is the “The Positive Print-Costume,” which options the intricate and significant kowhai print, which is impressed by Maori heritage and the story of Ngatoro-i-rangi, symbolizing safety, accountability and belonging.
“The Collective Thread-Shirt” options daring prints and a tui knot neckline, designed to be worn by any crew or floor employees member. There’s additionally The Warp-Round trench created within the suiting violet pinstripe, a waistcoat for male crew members and floor employees, and le Faitaga, a cultural garment celebrating the wealthy heritage of the Pacific neighborhood. New designs for pilots embody a daring pin-stripe swimsuit, with a Kiwi feather lining, symbolizing management and status.
The Positive Print-Costume designed by Emilia Wickstead.
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The New Zealand-born Wickstead stated, “Designing the Air New Zealand uniform has been an extremely private challenge for me. On the coronary heart of it was a deep respect for the heritage and the distinctive identification of New Zealand’s folks and land. It was important to me that this uniform tells a significant story about Aortearoa (New Zealand). I wished to create a uniform that empowers people and evokes satisfaction in all who put on it and see it. For me, good design ought to all the time evoke a way of satisfaction and event, and I consider this uniform will just do that.”
The brand new Air New Zealand uniforms.
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“For us, that is greater than only a uniform; it’s a celebration of our folks, our tradition and our values,” stated Greg Foran, Air New Zealand’s chief government officer. “Air New Zealand has by no means been about standing nonetheless or mixing in. As an airline, we’re all about being daring, celebrating what makes us distinctive and celebrating our group members. This new uniform encapsulates all the things we stand for — a mixture of innovation, wealthy cultural heritage and a way of satisfaction and belonging.”
The brand new Air New Zealand uniforms.
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The onboard trial begins in Could. Following a interval of testing and suggestions from uniform wearers throughout the airline, the brand new uniforms might be rolled out throughout Air New Zealand’s community, starting in 2026.
