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Mario Armond Zamparelli created this highly original outfit for Hughes Airwest in 1972 to fulfill his vision of an airline uniform that he wanted “revved-up with a classic boldness in beautiful shapes streaming like light over the body.” The Sundance Yellow polyester stretch knit suit has a tightly contoured, full-zipper jacket that can be closed to the neck or opened to create a fold-down collar. The above-the-knee princess dress has a jewel collar and double –front, pleated skirt. The outfit included matching shoes or knee-high boots in crinkle leatherette. Zamparelli’s uniform collection was issued until 1977. "#FashionInFlight: A Photo Album" is on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum. http://bit.ly/FIFPhotos Image: Hughes Airwest hostesses in uniforms by Mario Armond Zamparelli, c. 1972. The Hughes Airwest Collection/The Museum of Flight. R2016.0323.001
This image was posted on July 26, 2017.