What went into SIA's new Pazzion cabin crew shoes after 31 months of development

Developed through multiple rounds of fittings, wear-testing and onboard trials, the new batik-inspired shoes incorporate feedback from female cabin crew to improve comfort, fit and durability.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) will progressively introduce new footwear for female cabin crew from January 2027. (Photo: Singapore Airlines, Xiaohongshu/@Potato_Tomato)

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Singapore Airlines (SIA) will progressively introduce new closed-toe shoes for its female cabin crew from January 2027, replacing the open-toe sandals that have long been part of the airline's signature uniform.

Developed over 31 months in collaboration with Singapore footwear brand Pazzion, the new wedge shoes feature SIA's signature batik motif and colour variations corresponding to different cabin crew ranks.

The change follows a review aimed at improving safety, comfort and support while meeting the practical demands of working onboard, an SIA spokesperson told CNA Lifestyle.

Currently, female cabin crew alternate between open-toe sandals and closed-toe slingbacks during different phases of a flight. The new design will allow them to wear the same pair throughout their duties.

Made from genuine leather with thicker lambskin insoles, the shoes are designed to provide greater cushioning and support, while the closed-toe design offers additional protection against spills and falling objects.

The airline did not announce a specific date when all female cabin crew will have transitioned to the new footwear.

Singapore Airlines' current footwear for female cabin crew includes sandals and closed-toe slingbacks. (Photo: Carousell/@itaintover)

DESIGNED WITH COMFORT AND SAFETY IN MIND

Pazzion founder Tom Ng told CNA Lifestyle that the 31-month development process involved multiple rounds of fittings and wear-testing with female cabin crew, whose feedback helped refine the shoes' fit, comfort and durability.

Several prototypes were also tested on flights before the final design was selected.

The finished product, which Ng described as a leather ballerina wedge, features a widened toe box, padded back, cushioned insole and supportive wedge heel.

"The iconic SIA batik fabric was a key source of inspiration," Ng said. "As an enduring element of the SIA uniform, we wanted to give batik a new expression within the shoe, pairing it with genuine calf leather in SIA's signature colourways."

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A CHANGE TO THE SINGAPORE GIRL UNIFORM

The Singapore Girl's distinctive sarong kebaya dates back to 1963, when stewardesses of SIA's predecessor, Malayan Airways, began wearing it.

Before that, female cabin crew wore more conventional uniforms consisting of collared blouses, jackets and pleated skirts.

French couturier Pierre Balmain subsequently redesigned the sarong kebaya, with his version debuting in 1968, before Singapore Airlines became an independent carrier.

According to Kebaya Societe, a Singapore-based cultural archive documenting local fashion heritage, Balmain also designed the original white sandals worn with the uniform, which have since undergone several updates.

In 2001, SIA introduced closed-toe slingbacks to improve cabin crew safety, several months after the SQ006 crash in Taiwan in October 2000.

Some flight attendants involved in the crash had reported losing their sandals during the evacuation and having to walk barefoot through debris. However, SIA said at the time that its footwear review had begun two years before the accident.

Female cabin crew subsequently alternated between the slingbacks and traditional sandals during different flight phases.

The latest change will replace that arrangement with a single closed-toe design.

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这款全新蜡染风格鞋履经过多轮试穿、穿着测试和机上试用，并融入了女性乘务员的反馈意见，以提高舒适度、合脚度和耐用性。

新加坡航空公司（新航）将从2027年1月起逐步为女性乘务员推出新款鞋履。（图片：新加坡航空公司，Xiaohongshu/@Potato_Tomato）

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新加坡航空公司（SIA）将从 2027 年 1 月起逐步为其女性乘务员引入新款包头鞋，取代长期以来一直是该航空公司标志性制服一部分的露趾凉鞋。

这款新坡跟鞋由新加坡航空与新加坡鞋履品牌 Pazzion 合作开发，历时 31 个月，鞋面采用新加坡航空标志性的蜡染图案，并根据不同乘务员级别采用不同的颜色变化。

新航发言人告诉 CNA Lifestyle，此次变更源于一项旨在提高安全性、舒适性和支持性的审查，同时满足机上工作的实际需求。

目前，女性乘务员在飞行过程中会交替穿着露趾凉鞋和包趾凉鞋。新的设计将使她们在整个执勤期间都能穿着同一双鞋。

这款鞋子采用真皮制成，配有更厚的羊皮鞋垫，旨在提供更好的缓冲和支撑，而封闭式鞋头设计则可有效防止液体泼溅和物体坠落。

该航空公司没有公布所有女性乘务员何时全部换穿新鞋的具体日期。

新加坡航空公司目前为女性乘务员提供的鞋履包括凉鞋和露趾凉鞋。（图片：Carousell/@itaintover）

设计时充分考虑了舒适性和安全性。

Pazzion 创始人 Tom Ng 告诉 CNA Lifestyle，31 个月的研发过程包括多轮试穿和与女性空乘人员的穿着测试，她们的反馈帮助改进了鞋子的合脚性、舒适性和耐用性。

在最终设计方案确定之前，还对几个原型机进行了飞行测试。

Ng 将这款成品描述为皮革芭蕾舞鞋坡跟鞋，其特点是加宽的鞋头、加垫的鞋后跟、缓冲鞋垫和支撑性坡跟。

“标志性的新加坡航空蜡染面料是重要的灵感来源，”吴先生说。“作为新加坡航空制服的经典元素，我们希望在鞋履设计中赋予蜡染新的表现形式，并将其与新加坡航空标志性配色的真牛皮相结合。”

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新加坡女学生制服的改变

新加坡女孩标志性的纱笼可巴雅的历史可以追溯到 1963 年，当时新加坡航空的前身马来亚航空的空姐开始穿着这种服装。

在此之前，女乘务员穿着较为传统的制服，包括有领衬衫、夹克和百褶裙。

法国时装设计师皮埃尔·巴尔曼随后重新设计了纱笼卡巴雅，他的版本于 1968 年首次亮相，当时新加坡航空公司尚未成为一家独立的航空公司。

据总部位于新加坡、记录当地时尚遗产的文化档案馆 Kebaya Societe 称，Balmain 还设计了与制服搭配的原始白色凉鞋，此后该凉鞋经历了多次更新。

2001年，新加坡航空公司推出了闭趾露跟鞋，以提高机组人员的安全。此前几个月，2000年10月，台湾发生了SQ006航班坠毁事故。

一些参与事故的空乘人员报告称，他们在疏散过程中丢失了凉鞋，不得不赤脚走过废墟。然而，新加坡航空公司当时表示，其鞋类审查工作早在事故发生两年前就已启动。

随后，女乘务员在不同的飞行阶段交替穿着露跟鞋和传统凉鞋。

最新的改动将用单一的闭趾设计取代这种款式。

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