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Preeminent French couturier Pierre Balmain was born #OnThisDay in 1914. He was highly successful at translating Parisian styles into ready-to-wear collections, and among his creations were sophisticated and elegant uniforms for TWA (Trans World Airlines) and Cathay Pacific Airways. His 1965 summer uniform for TWA's 2,400 hostesses, was created from fabric mill-dyed to specification for the turquoise and white color scheme. And in 1974, he dressed Cathay Pacific's flight attendants in an outfit called the Tung Hoi (Eastern Sea) uniform, which was issued until 1983.
This image was posted on May 18, 2021.
This post mentions the following things involved with the SFO Museum collection:
Fashion in Flight: A History of Airline Uniform Design
This aviation exhibition was on display between May 2016 and January 2017 in the G-01 International North Wall gallery, located in International Terminal
Cathay Pacific Airways.
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Cathay Pacific Airways (the company)
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TWA (Trans World Airlines).
It is related to
TWA (Trans World Airlines) (the company)
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