FlightWear

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Comfortable and stylish clothes made for feeling put together on the plane.

Made in Australia

FlightWear is a Melbourne-based travel wear label making comfortable clothing for women who want to feel put together while travelling. The range is small, with relaxed pieces like linen pants, bamboo-blend tracksuit pants, cotton tees and cardigans. The colour palettes are inspired by birds. Its pieces are designed to be mixed and matched, making them useful for travel wardrobes, capsule packing and everyday wear. Everything is designed and made in Australia.

Melbourne, VIC

Sizes 8 – 16

Est. 2022

$$$

Manufactured in: Melbourne, Australia

Meet the Founder(s)

Zoe Rowell started FlightWear after years of loving travel, but struggling to find clothes that felt both comfortable and stylish in transit. The idea first came to her in 2015 while preparing for an overseas trip. Zoe has a background in animal science and spent more than 13 years working as a zookeeper, including as a senior bird keeper. Her love of birds, travel and aviation shaped the brand, from its name to its bird-inspired colour palettes.

Brand Values

People

FlightWear is a small, founder-led brand. All the pieces are made in Melbourne, which means greater oversight and final production sits under Australian workplace laws and local manufacturing standards. The brand also says it works with Australian-owned businesses throughout its supply chain where possible.

Environment

FlightWear uses lower impact materials where possible. Current garments include cotton, linen and bamboo viscose blends, with corozo nut buttons used instead of plastic buttons on some styles. Although their cardigans are made from mainly polyester, so the range is not fully natural fibre-based. Materials are listed for every piece, so you can make your own informed decision.

The range is designed with capsule dressing in mind. Pieces are made to be mixed, matched and reworn, with mostly neutral wardrobe staples with pops of colour. This supports a slower approach to fashion

The garments are made in Melbourne, which can reduce the transport footprint compared with offshore manufacturing. FlightWear also says its local manufacturer allows small minimum order quantities, which can help reduce overproduction and fabric waste.

Packaging is considered. FlightWear uses compostable mailing satchels and 100% recycled card for thank-you postcards. It also says a percentage of profits will go towards bird conservation organisations.

FlightWear is still a very small brand, so there is limited public detail on its broader environmental impact. It will be worth watching how its sustainability approach develops as the brand grows.

Animals

FlightWear’s current pieces do not appear to use animal-derived materials, but the brand does not clearly state that it is vegan.

Birds are a strong part of the brand’s identity, from the colour palettes to the founder’s background as a bird keeper. FlightWear also says a percentage of profits will go towards bird conservation organisations.

Is This Brand Right For You?

Perfect For You If...

You enjoy travelling and want clothes designed with plane comfort in mind
You want to feel comfortable but still polished while on the plane
You like neutral wardrobe staples, but still want small pops of colour
You are building a travel capsule wardrobe and want pieces you can mix, match and rewear
You want to support a small Australian brand making clothing locally.