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​Athleisure and The History of the Hoodie

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Warm-up questions

Are you into fashion? What trends do you like?

How can you describe your style?

Do you have a specific style for working?

What’s your favourite garment? 

Do you have any hoodies?

Multiple Choice

What does the term "athleisure" mean?

• Leisure activities exclusively

• Hybrid style of athletic clothing worn as everyday wear

• Formal business attire

• Traditional athletic wear only

Multiple Choice

Which of the following items is NOT part of athleisure outfits?

• Tights

• Jeans

• Sneakers

• Leggins

Multiple Choice

Where has the trend of wearing athleisure outside the gym become more common?

• Europe

• South America

• North America

• Asia

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Athleisure is a hybrid style of athletic clothing typically worn as everyday wear. The word is a neologism combining the words 'athletic' and 'leisure'. Athleisure outfits can include yoga pants, tights, sneakers, leggings and shorts that look like athletic wear, characterized as "fashionable, dressed-up sweats and exercise clothing". Since the 2010s, it has become more common, especially in North America, to wear gym clothes outside the gym, whether the wearer is exercising or not.

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Flight Attendant Uniforms Ditch Gender. How Does That Fly in the Air?

When Tyler Curry joined JetBlue in 2022, he was surprised to learn that the airline offered its employees the choice to wear whichever uniform they wanted, regardless of gender. Mr. Curry said he’s had nothing but positive feedback about his look. Mostly, passengers tell him, “You look amazing,” he reports, and they just wonder how he manages to walk in heels for as long as he does.

Long structures of traditional gender roles and rigidly defined uniforms, airlines are opening up their dress codes as conversations about identity evolve.

These moves are notable in the context of an industry that has sometimes lagged behind the times.  Even as politicians and business people of all genders began to favor pantsuits in the 1990s, and androgynous streetwear became the norm in the 2000s, airplanes were throwback zones full of skirts and high heels for women and three-piece suits for men. In the early days of the profession in the 1930s, female flight attendants were on-flight nurses. 

They evolved to become safety and service professionals who were required to wear dresses, high heels, makeup, submit to regular weigh-ins and be single.

Multiple Choice

What surprised Tyler Curry when he joined JetBlue in 2022?

• The airline's choice of uniform design.

• The positive feedback from passengers.

• The option for employees to choose uniforms regardless of gender.

• The requirement to wear high heels.

Multiple Choice

In the early days of the flight attendant profession in the 1930s, what was the primary role of female flight attendants?

• On-flight chefs

• Safety and service professionals

• Marketing representatives

• Administrative assistants

Multiple Choice

How have airlines been responding to traditional gender roles and uniforms according to the information provided?

• They have maintained rigid dress codes.

• They are offering employees more choices regardless of gender.

• They have enforced stricter uniform regulations.

• They are exclusively favoring androgynous streetwear.

Homework

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