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Virgin pays tribute to ‘iconic’ uniform designer Vivienne Westwood

Air
Tom Parry
30 December 2022

Virgin Atlantic has paid tribute to fashion trailblazer Vivienne Westwood, whose death at the age of 81 was announced on Thursday (29 December).

Westwood created Virgin Atlantic’s current cabin crew uniform, worn by staff since 2014

Westwood, who made her name from anti-establishment punk and new wave styles in the 1970s, created Virgin Atlantic’s current cabin crew uniform worn by staff since 2014.

Posting across its social media yesterday, the airline called Westwood “a true British icon” and a “visionary”.

https://twitter.com/VirginAtlantic/status/1608578344911503361

Revealing the new uniform in July 2014, Virgin said Westwood’s creation aimed to “elevate air travel to the heights of its glamorous past”.