function onPlayerReadyVidible(e){'undefined'!=typeof HPTrack&&HPTrack.Vid.Vidible_track(e)}!function(e,i){if(e.vdb_Player){if('object'==typeof commercial_video){var a='',o='m.fwsitesection='+commercial_video.site_and_category;if(a+=o,commercial_video['package']){var c='&m.fwkeyvalues=sponsorship%3D'+commercial_video['package'];a+=c}e.setAttribute('vdb_params',a)}i(e.vdb_Player)}else{var t=arguments.callee;setTimeout(function(){t(e,i)},0)}}(document.getElementById('vidible_1'),onPlayerReadyVidible); They look plucked from a galaxy far, far, away, but McDonalds new employee uniforms are real, from this galaxy, and have a lot of people talking.The iconic fast food chain debuted uniforms created by American fashion designer Waraire Boswell last week. The gray-and-blue looks are a jarring shift from the happy-go-lucky, red-and-yellow garb you may currently associate with the Big Mac-slinging restaurant.Its the first time the brand has teamed up with a designer to create outfits for its employees, and according to HypeBeast, they were designed for comfort and functionality based on feedback from customers and employees.Were all about providing employees with more comfortable clothing options, but social media users were quick to notice a few other things about the futuristic fashion.Some saw the new look as a pretty fitting metaphor for the trying times in whichwere currently living.This beautiful, sunny day almost made me forget that 2017 is a nightmarish dystopian hellscape. Then I saw the new McDonalds uniforms. pic.twitter.com/DBManIwbKu Erik Linden (@ErikLinden) April 21, 2017 Thanks McDonalds. Your new uniforms confirm the dystopian future is upon us. pic.twitter.com/MI17zjnUPz Benjamin YoungSavage (@benjancewicz) April 22, 2017 And...happy dystopia everyone! McDonalds' new uniforms really seal the deal. pic.twitter.com/F7f4nmJgkx Dennis Detwiller (@drgonzo123) April 23, 2017 mcdonalds uniforms will soon require a certain haircut as well. pic.twitter.com/lVkQOSi6W6 Parmeson and Pinot (@ParmesonP) April 23, 2017 Many made the obvious connection to Star Wars, pronouncing the look perfect for a McDonalds located on the Death Star. McDonald's new uniforms or the Empire's cafeteria workers. Someone's gotta feed the dark side. #Star Wars #McDonalds pic.twitter.com/753SBL5hvr The Outliers (@TheOutliersPod) April 21, 2017 What do you think of the new McDonalds uniforms, designed by the resident Death Star uniform person pic.twitter.com/fnyQzLquAy Anthony (@Ant_DC) April 22, 2017 The Internet's reactions to @McDonalds' new employee uniforms is pretty solid lol. pic.twitter.com/2Uqlm5g2vt Dolsot Bibimbap (@BombayMafia17) April 23, 2017 That's No Bun: @McDonalds opens first franchise on the Death Star. "I'm taking an awful risk, this had better work."-Gen. Tarkin #starwars pic.twitter.com/18h59jVVLk J. M. Giordano photo (@jmgpix) April 21, 2017 Others pointed to a few other pop culture references.The new #McDonalds uniforms look like what Dexter wore when he killed and dismembered people Jami (@digitaljami) April 23, 2017 Loving the sweet Logan's Run cosplay that #mcdonalds has going on with the new uniforms. @JonSchnepp pic.twitter.com/YjNJCo0Lpe William Andrade (@SirDarthUno) April 21, 2017 I really love the new McDonalds uniforms. pic.twitter.com/tCHE0RVTuB Quo Vadis Hero (@Palle_Hoffstein) April 23, 2017 The new @McDonalds uniforms look like they're from a ravaged future where mazes are run and games are hungered. pic.twitter.com/rlYuWhrdBh Matt Fowler (@TheMattFowler) April 21, 2017 And some lamented the outfits look like they could have come straight off the runway at a Kanye West show, which would be pretty fitting considering Wests deeply rooted connection to the brand through poetry.New McDonalds uniforms look like Yeezy Season 6 pic.twitter.com/Y6Xc5zCl9h Airon (@iTankid) April 23, 2017 Pretty cool of Kanye to help @McDonalds create new uniforms for their employees pic.twitter.com/VRpr0W4mRI Kyle (@kgeich) April 21, 2017 these new McDonalds uniforms lookin like a collab with Rick Owens #nuggetgoth pic.twitter.com/pDXGkjc1Ie NVOY (@nvoysound) April 21, 2017 No word on the look from social media burn championand Mickey Ds competitor Wendys, but McDonalds did share a look back at some of its previous, less contentious uniforms from over the years.Check out how our uniforms have changed over the years to keep our teams looking and feeling their best! #TBT pic.twitter.com/pCcRwaM6B4 McDonald's (@McDonalds) April 20, 2017 type=type=RelatedArticlesblockTitle=Related... + articlesList=58b98016e4b0d2821b4d6eea,589dd597e4b03df370d597ae,5723a5eae4b01a5ebde58ff4 -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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