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Japanese designer Hanae Mori (b. 1926) started her fashion career in Tokyo for the film industry in the 1950s and began presenting haute couture in Paris in 1977. Mori’s second JAL uniform, debuted in 1977 and worn until 1987, took a distinct turn toward nostalgic traditionalism bordering on irony. The familiar dark blue polyester of the one-piece dress and jacket combines contemporary materials, and a flouncy scarf, with playful references to the earlier regimental looks in the epaulettes, gold buttons, and kepi cap with a dramatic return to the below-the-knee hemline. See "Fashion In Flight: A History of Airline Uniform Design", pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library in the International Terminal. http://bit.ly/fashioninflight This image was posted on May 10, 2017.

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