BKK Airways' uniforms win accolade
Bangkok Airways' new cabin attendant uniform was voted 1 of 7 most outstanding airline uniforms of the world by Condé Nast Traveler Magazine in the "7 Flight Attendant Uniforms That Make Fashion Statements" article.
Critic Cliff Muskiet who collected information from over 440 airlines said “I like the different colors of blue they have used, and I like the variety. It looks fresh, modern, and feminine at the same time."
According to ML Nandhika Varavarn, Bangkok Airways’ vice president for Corporate Communications, the uniforms were designed by Polpat Asavaprapha of the ASAVA brand, Thailand’s leading designer.
"The new uniform was launched in May 2012 and we received positive feedback from passengers and fashion gurus that they are so colourful, practical and modern. We use different shades of blue which is our airline’s corporate colour. This underlines our slogan – Asia’s Boutique Airline,” she said.
To the designer, blue stripes representing blue wave and sky is inspired from the painting on Bangkok Airways’ aircraft.
Condé Nast Traveler Magazine is an American magazine which is being run for almost 60 years and has total circulation around 1,000,000 copies each year.
