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With the new #jet service, Cathay Pacific redesigned cabin crew uniforms that retained traditional influences. The first of the airline’s signature red uniforms, this 1962 design has a #cheongsam skirt with matching jacket in polyester and a pillbox-style hat. The cotton blouse has a mandarin collar and gourd-shaped frog buttons. This image was posted on December 28, 2016.

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Cathay Pacific Airways. It is related to Cathay Pacific Airways (the company) .