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#951571 by Nikolic
01 Aug 2019, 03:56
Just boarded the VS41 in San Fran and have been handed the new sleep suit. Not sure I’ve seen this reported in here yet?

Now comes in a draw string bag. The bottoms are dark purple and the top is grey. The bottoms are definite more fitted than the old ones! They are now elasticated at the bottom

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#951572 by buns
01 Aug 2019, 04:39
Thanks for the heads up.

From a personal standpoint the bottoms being more fitted does not bode well :blush:

Will be interseted to hear how the new sleepsuits perform

buns
#951574 by MoJoJo
01 Aug 2019, 06:53
Not sure about the bottoms as tend to wear my own leggings but the top comes up larger than the black ninja version
#951575 by DragonLady
01 Aug 2019, 07:48
buns wrote:
From a personal standpoint the bottoms being more fitted does not bode well :blush:

buns


Buns, Mr DL is in the same boat :)
Hopefully they’ve not been enhanced back to the spark causing polycotton ( more poly than cotton) fabric of yesteryear :).

DL
#951576 by gilly
01 Aug 2019, 11:53
DragonLady wrote:
buns wrote:
From a personal standpoint the bottoms being more fitted does not bode well :blush:

buns


Buns, Mr DL is in the same boat :)
Hopefully they’ve not been enhanced back to the spark causing polycotton ( more poly than cotton) fabric of yesteryear :).

DL

Oh I do hope not. Is it too much to hope they could be like the lovely moisturising sleep suits on Emirates?
#951584 by spacedog
01 Aug 2019, 16:57
We got them on our flight back from LAX to MAN yesterday. Sizes are S/M and M/L. The bottoms are quite tight (I'm about a UK 10 and they were fitted on me), but the top is very roomy. The material is much better than the old sleep suits, with the bottoms in particular being very soft :)
#951665 by horburyflyer
07 Aug 2019, 14:01
spacedog wrote:We got them on our flight back from LAX to MAN yesterday. Sizes are S/M and M/L. The bottoms are quite tight (I'm about a UK 10 and they were fitted on me), but the top is very roomy. The material is much better than the old sleep suits, with the bottoms in particular being very soft :)


They also do a L/XL -I like them too. Did you also like the new duvets?
#951693 by joeyc
08 Aug 2019, 15:27
horburyflyer wrote:
spacedog wrote:We got them on our flight back from LAX to MAN yesterday. Sizes are S/M and M/L. The bottoms are quite tight (I'm about a UK 10 and they were fitted on me), but the top is very roomy. The material is much better than the old sleep suits, with the bottoms in particular being very soft :)


They also do a L/XL -I like them too. Did you also like the new duvets?


I loved the new duvets. A great update to the bedding in my view.
#951934 by Red Velvet
22 Aug 2019, 22:56
joeyc wrote:
horburyflyer wrote:
spacedog wrote:We got them on our flight back from LAX to MAN yesterday. Sizes are S/M and M/L. The bottoms are quite tight (I'm about a UK 10 and they were fitted on me), but the top is very roomy. The material is much better than the old sleep suits, with the bottoms in particular being very soft :)


They also do a L/XL -I like them too. Did you also like the new duvets?


I loved the new duvets. A great update to the bedding in my view.


New upper class loungeware on all night flights now, new upper class bedding on all flights now, new upper class fitted sleep sheets on A332's now , new upper class silver stainless steel napkin rings on all flights (replacing the previous paper napkin band) now. "REN" sustainable sourced hand / body wash phasing-in across upper class now. There will will also will be A350 "hero" "almond gold" upper class elements launching soon. They really look amazing. So excited!!!
#951992 by virginjudy
28 Aug 2019, 22:27
Seriously ugly purple & grey ... elasticized bottoms. ugh. I loved the original black ones with the little red virgin tag on the seam. Most importantly, the pants and sleeves were long enough. I wore my "Virgin Jammies" to breakfast with a nice scarf, for a quick walk around the hotel or through the airport and all kinds of places. They looked quite sophisticated. The next iteration's pants were too short. I do wish they'd bring back the black ones.
#952001 by getinjonathan
29 Aug 2019, 11:10
virginjudy wrote:Seriously ugly purple & grey ... elasticized bottoms. ugh. I loved the original black ones with the little red virgin tag on the seam. Most importantly, the pants and sleeves were long enough. I wore my "Virgin Jammies" to breakfast with a nice scarf, for a quick walk around the hotel or through the airport and all kinds of places. They looked quite sophisticated. The next iteration's pants were too short. I do wish they'd bring back the black ones.


Ugly is exactly how I'd explain them. Tops don't fit and the arms are indeed short. I took a M/L and I found the top very uncomfortable and I'm not large. I really can't see the larger flyers getting on with them at all unless there is a L/XL available.
#952007 by MoJoJo
29 Aug 2019, 20:29
getinjonathan wrote:
virginjudy wrote:Seriously ugly purple & grey ... elasticized bottoms. ugh. I loved the original black ones with the little red virgin tag on the seam. Most importantly, the pants and sleeves were long enough. I wore my "Virgin Jammies" to breakfast with a nice scarf, for a quick walk around the hotel or through the airport and all kinds of places. They looked quite sophisticated. The next iteration's pants were too short. I do wish they'd bring back the black ones.


Ugly is exactly how I'd explain them. Tops don't fit and the arms are indeed short. I took a M/L and I found the top very uncomfortable and I'm not large. I really can't see the larger flyers getting on with them at all unless there is a L/XL available.


I had the opposite problem with a small in that the arms and legs were long... no issue with the rest of the fit either
#952008 by getinjonathan
29 Aug 2019, 20:50
TBH - no matter how we feel about fit, length, size, colour etc..... VS offer sleepwear.... BA don't to J pax.
#952020 by Red Velvet
30 Aug 2019, 20:54
getinjonathan wrote:
virginjudy wrote:Seriously ugly purple & grey ... elasticized bottoms. ugh. I loved the original black ones with the little red virgin tag on the seam. Most importantly, the pants and sleeves were long enough. I wore my "Virgin Jammies" to breakfast with a nice scarf, for a quick walk around the hotel or through the airport and all kinds of places. They looked quite sophisticated. The next iteration's pants were too short. I do wish they'd bring back the black ones.


Ugly is exactly how I'd explain them. Tops don't fit and the arms are indeed short. I took a M/L and I found the top very uncomfortable and I'm not large. I really can't see the larger flyers getting on with them at all unless there is a L/XL available.


There is a L/Xl size (I'm wearing one at home right now) and when I showed the trousers to a friend, they thought it was a much better idea rather than have a looose straight trouser hem dragging all over the floor (especially in aircraft toilets)
#952023 by oldboy
31 Aug 2019, 10:45
My wife normally uses the sleep suits but I have never worn one. I always bring mine home though with the intention of wearing for gardening or similar but that never happens so once there are a few in the pile they end up in the charity shop.
#952024 by AlsirAl
31 Aug 2019, 16:30
Having read the posts it seams they haven’t “nailed it” as well as they planned to please the masses.

Personally I think the elastic bottoms sounds great and welcome a change of colour. Will see how the sizes fair up for me (5.10 slim build) and the wife (5ft) and add in with my TR when we fly at the end of September.

Are they confirmed for all routes now or just ex Lon? ( read some where someone got the old black ones flying back from Bos, we are flying joberg return)
#952026 by mitchja
31 Aug 2019, 17:24
The old style ones where still been handed out of the VS122 BOS>MAN flight last week.

I never bother with them on any flight as I prefer to sleep on-board in my own shorts + t-shirt.
#952084 by horburyflyer
05 Sep 2019, 16:12
mitchja wrote:The old style ones where still been handed out of the VS122 BOS>MAN flight last week.

I never bother with them on any flight as I prefer to sleep on-board in my own shorts + t-shirt.


The old style sleep suits were still being handed out on the VS128 on Tuesday evening - by all accounts, MAN is helping to run-down the old stock!
#952100 by DragonLady
07 Sep 2019, 06:58
Mr DL’s verdict- the trousers are fine ( much better actually) but the top is ridiculously short in the arms ( about 4 inches!) and a bit snug around the girth :-D ( L/XL). The Virgin Australia ones are still the best of the bunch in his opinion .
DL
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