#Onthisday in 1895, legendary fashion designer Cristóbal Balenciaga was born in Getaria, Spain. He opened an Air France department within his Paris fashion house for the creation of this stewardess uniform from 1969. #AvGeek#AirFrance#BalenciagaThis tweet was posted on January 21, 2022.
#Onthisday in 1973, the first non-stop Concorde flight over the North Atlantic was completed in a record-breaking duration of 3 hours 33 minutes.
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The Air France is an airline that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.
Air France was formed on October 7, 1933, from a merger between Air Orient, Air Union, Compagnie Générale Aéropostale, Compagnie Internationale de Navigation Aérienne (CIDNA), and Société Générale de Transport Aériens (SGTA), this poster showcases the aircraft and liveries used between 1970 and 1994.
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Did you know that in the 1960s, Air France produced a cookbook featuring recipes from their professional chefs?
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Happy #BastilleDay! Bastille Day, the national day of #France, commemorates the Storming of the Bastille in 1789, the flashpoint of the French Revolution. Have you ever traveled to France? #airfranceThis tweet was posted on July 14, 2018.
Praised by his peers, Spanish designer Cristóbal #Balenciaga (1895–1972) was a master of the sartorial arts—personally designing, cutting, and sewing his creations.
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The knee-length, shaped skirt has kangaroo pockets, and the turned down collar of the Terylene twill blouse adds to the outfit’s liberating comfort. After finishing the Air France collection, Balenciaga closed his fashion house. #AvGeek#Balenciaga#AirFranceThis tweet was posted on January 21, 2022.