Jakarta, goldensamoyed Indonesia
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Flight attendant
, cabin crew who always look stunning with their hair done, neat and fragrant uniforms, and makeup with iconic red lipstick.
Talking about red lipstick, sometimes it raises a lot of questions about why flight attendants often wear red lipstick, do they have to use bright red lipstick?
Apparently, there is a legendary story behind the flight attendant’s red lipstick.Starting from the 1950-1960 era, precisely when aviation was in its golden age.
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In those days, flight attendants used to be called
stewardess
.The stewardesses need to obey many strict rules in the world of aviation.Apart from ability and height, they also need to pay attention to appearance.
A stewardess for Pan Am airlines in 1964, Anne Sweeney, said that in that year all crew members were required to wear Revlon lipstick and nail polish with the color code “Persian Melon”.This color is very popular and typical of the 60s, bright pink.
“I look like a living corpse in that color, but I still have to wear it, unless I get special permission,” Sweeney said in an interview.
However, now the rules are not as strict as before, as said by a senior flight attendant who has had a career at various major US airlines.
“I have never been asked to wear red lipstick for safety reasons. If someone wears it now, it is purely a personal choice,” he said, as reported
Reader’s Digest
.
Even though in the current era many airlines are looser and have abandoned rules like red lipstick, the tradition of flight attendants’ red lipstick is still being carried forward.
Red lipstick is not just style and taste, but for some flight attendants, using red lipstick is a form of respect for the profession they love.
However, the use of red lipstick apparently also has a special purpose that has functional value.As is the experience of a former flight attendant and book author
Cruising Attitude
, Heather Poole, who during her training was taught that wearing red lipstick was very important for flight attendants.
Not many people realize or understand this, but red lipstick can be a lifesaver in an emergency.When conditions are chaotic, everyone panics and causes loud noises to distract attention, this can make it difficult for cabin crew to give directions to passengers.
At this moment, lips with red lipstick make the flight attendant’s mouth movements more easily visible and make communication easier.Even though it sounds dramatic, red lipstick has become quite a serious standard and is considered an unwritten uniform rule.
“Lipstick is a big deal,” Poole quotes in her book.
Some airlines to this day still maintain this red lipstick rule like a legacy passed down from generation to generation.Like Emirates, which has specifications for appearance standards, including lipstick color.
In fact, this airline’s flight attendants are given make-up training so that they can reflect the company’s identity in their appearance.
Red lipstick has its own history and place in the world of aviation.Psychologically, red lipstick also represents a symbol of strength, confidence and professionalism.All of this is important in the image of a flight, especially for flight attendants on duty in the cabin.
(ana/wiw)
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