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In 1972, United Airlines celebrated twenty-five years of service to Hawai’i and rebranded its Hawaiian service as “Royal Hawaiian.” The service included premium drinks on floral-pattern napkins and gourmet meals. United’s flight attendants wore brightly colored, full-length Hawaiian-style dresses, or mu’umu’u, and matching shirts were worn by the male flight attendants. Do you remember these eye-catching flight attendant uniforms? #52Objects stewardess dress: United Air Lines, Hawai’i service holomu’u; early 1970s Gift of Georgia Panter Nielsen 2006.017.057 http://bit.ly/3GRRePe
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