These are the most stylish flight attendant uniforms of all time

Flying, for most of us, is not an especially fashionable experience. Overstuffed overhead racks, ten-abreast coach seats on 15-hour flights, à la carte this—à la carte that: these are the realities of air travel in economy in 2016.

But, even as drink carts pummel your elbows and your seatback TVs flicker and go dark, there's still a tiny sliver of glamour when airborne: the clothes. Airlines have a long history of tapping designers to create their staff uniforms, and the tradition, of late, has yielded some noteworthy and chic results (even when those airlines have not used quote-unquote "famous" names).

Here, Condé Nast Traveler details some recent mile-high hits:

This gallery was originally published in 2015. It has been updated with new information.

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