Cabin crew fight for right to wear trousers Currently they are banned from wearing trousers, while other rules outline how make-up should be worn, the acceptable length of earrings, and the number of hair pins allowed. Kweon Soo-joung, head of Asiana's labor union, told Associated Press: "I hope the decision will help change similar discriminatory rules that govern how women in service industries, such as hotels, dress and do their hair and makeup." Asiana argues that its skirt-only policy improves the aesthetic appearance of its flight attendants, emphasising the company's brand of "high-class Korean beauty," and claims it is needed for the airline to stay competitive. The recommendation follows the French government's decision earlier this week to overturn an archaic law banning women from wearing trousers.