Delta Introduces New Uniforms Designed By Zac Posen

Kaitlyn Lewis | WABE

May 29th, 2018

For many years, Delta Air Lines uniforms were navy and red. But now, the uniforms will include new colors and have a new look, thanks to fashion designer Zac Posen.

Mary Altaffer) / Associated Press file

Thousands of Delta Air Lines employees are showing off a new look designed by Zac Posen, an acclaimed fashion designer and “Project Runway” judge.

Their uniforms were produced by Land’s End.

— Delta (@Delta) May 29, 2018

Employees strutted down a Delta-branded runway in Atlanta on Tuesday morning while customers and passers-by got a glimpse of the new look.

For many years, Delta’s uniforms have been navy and red. But now, there’s a larger variety of colors with alliterating names, such as Passport Plum, Cruising Cardinal, Groundspeed Graphite, Traveling Thistle and Skyline Slate.

The women’s blouses now have collars inspired by the wing of an airplane, and some uniforms have passport and pen pockets.

The uniforms are also stretchable, wrinkle and stain resistant, waterproof, deodorizing, windproof, anti-static, moisture wicking and machine washable.

The uniforms were designed for a variety of job functions, climates and body types, according to a press release. The design teams conducted thousands of surveys, hundreds of focus groups and shadowed employees on the job.

“As a child, I always loved flying. I always loved the design of planes and pretty much every aspect about it,” Posen said in his speech that proceeded the runway show. A video was posted on his official Facebook page.

“And when this project came, you know, I knew that it was going to be an amazing opportunity and also a great challenge — how to bring style back into the sky — how to do the employees justice.”

Employees will continue showing off their new style around the world. The runway’s next stop is Minneapolis-St. Paul.

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