In addition to their inability to don pants, cabin crew cannot wear glasses, have more than 2 bobby pins in their hair and must be fully manicured before take off. Most complaints are coming from a safety issue with the skirts, but here an employee says how she "hates to be manicured."
Asiana flight attendants are not the only ones to have compulsory skirts for in-flight uniforms. We have brought you the story of Singapore Airlines' Singapore Girls and their signature Sarong Kebaya, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. Malaysia Airlines have a similar sarong-type skirt, but with a solid color on the top. Both Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Australia ladies also only have a dress or skirt option in the signature Virgin red.
Korean Air had a similar labor dispute and eventually offered a pants option for female cabin crew. Hey, at least the uniforms of Hooters Air no longer exist.