loading image
Delta’s 1969 to 1970 uniform came in three solid pastels, Aquanox Blue, Sunshine Yellow, and the Grenelle Green color of this polyester-knit dress. With accessories and reversible serving smocks, six combinations were possible. The tall huntsman-style hat, by renowned New York milliner Mae Hanauer, fit over a beehive hairdo. It has a “chimney top” and a color-coordinated band. See more uniforms from Delta Air Lines in "#FashionInFlight: A History of Airline Uniform Design", on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library and in the Main Hall of the International Terminal. The Aviation Museum and Library is open daily from 10am to 4:30pm. http://bit.ly/fashioninflight #delta #crewlife #uniform #fashion #HarryGilbert Delta Airlines stewardess uniform 1969 Harry Gilbert of Lady Simpson Hat by Mae Hanauer SFO Museum Hat: Gift of Thomas G. Dragges Dress insignia: Museum purchase Dress and hat insignia: Courtesy of Delta Flight Museum L2016.0301.272, .273, L2016.0305.001-.002 2001.134.043 a, 2009.100.088
This image was posted on October 14, 2016.
Similar Instagram posts
World Wings International, Inc., a philanthropic organization of former Pan American World Airways flight attendants, conducted a series of career surveys among the airline’s flight attendants in 1990, 1991, and 2012.
This image was posted on September 04, 2016.
Parisian by birth, Hollywood costumer Jean Louis (1907–1997) designed for hundreds of leading ladies, including a famous strapless gown worn by Rita Hayworth in “Gilda.” A frequent nominee and Oscar-winner, Louis had a long engagement with United Airlines and created this uniform for the airline’s 4,500 stewardesses.
This image was posted on September 06, 2017.
#fashioninflight #womeninaviation #avgeek #aviationhistory #crewlife #paxex #flightattendant #cabincrew #fa #fashion #hostesses #flightattendantlife #flightcrew #uniform #aviationgeek #fashionhistory #aviation #falife #stewardess
A new era of pluralism in fashion emerged in the 1970s, while space-age, psychedelic influences from the 1960s receded.
This image was posted on July 20, 2016.
A preeminent French couturier, Pierre Balmain (1914–1982) opened his fashion house in 1945.
This image was posted on August 01, 2018.
#crewlife #uniform #flightattendant #balmain #fashion #womeninaviation #twa #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #1960s #1960sfashion
These wonderfully dressed ladies modeled various Pan American World Airways flight attendant uniforms (from 1950s through 1980) at SFO in 1985 for the 50th anniversary of the China Clipper’s inaugural flight.
This image was posted on March 04, 2016.
Early airline uniforms were worn with shoes that complied with a designated type of footwear, and they were purchased individually.
This image was posted on October 19, 2016.
Hollywood costumer Jean Louis came to United with a vision to clothe United’s 4,500 female cabin crewmembers in the latest fashions.
This image was posted on July 06, 2016.