There once was a time when the fashion industry's most significant runway was at 35,000-feet and enclosed in a metal tube. Pill hats, go-go boots, designer scarfs and dresses designed by haute couture fashion houses were just some of looks that graced the in-flight crew on board the nation's top jetliners. This was the "golden age" of air travel - when a passenger's fur coat was hung in the pilot's closet, bar carts rolled through the aisle, metal cutlery was served with in-flight meals, and everything from pillows to pretzels were free. While the rules have changed over the years and flying has become a bit more stringent, no one ever said in-flight fashion has to suffer.

"That was my era - the late 70s," said Doreen Lawrence, director of in-flight at Virgin America and a former flight attendant. "You felt good in your uniforms. You had a lot of confidence. We wanted to bring back that feeling."

And with the help of Banana Republic, Virgin America believes they have.

Later this summer Virgin America will debut a new look for their flight and ground crew, but we got the exclusive preview at what's to come.

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