British Airways has unveiled a modernized new uniform for its` 25,000 staff - designed by Julien Macdonald, the man who has dressed the likes of Kylie Minogue , Elizabeth Hurley, Liv Tyler and Nicole Kidman.

"I wanted to create a uniform that puts the glamour back into flying. It couldn't get any worse that the one they've had for years," says Julien. "The old uniform made the cabin crew look like someone's old granny queuing for a bus because it was so unflattering. It must have been terrible for a 20-year-old to have to wear something like that."

The British stewardesses will now be wearing a sharper navy-blue style, which, according to British Airways, harks back to the pioneering days of aviation. For the first time, female staff will have the option of wearing a skirt or trousers, and female pilots will have a specially-designed uniform with a more feminine cut.