In 1938, TWA Eastern Division chief hostess Gladys Entrekin designed a new winter uniform. This linen summer version was issued the following year and was identical except for the colors—cream with a pale blue blouse. #avgeek #WomenInAviation
This tweet was posted on September 19, 2018.
In 1965, Braniff radically changed its identity by introducing the “BI” logo and bright color schemes designed by Alexander Girard for its jets, along with bold new flight crew uniforms by Italian designer Emilio Pucci. #DefunctThursday #Braniff #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on February 10, 2022.
In 1970, PSA introduced eye-catching pink & apricot flight attendant uniforms and put them on their ticket jackets.
This tweet was posted on March 22, 2016.
In 1970, when Howard Hughes bought Air West, he incorporated a double-H logotype of his initials in the uniforms. #FashionInFlight
This tweet was posted on May 03, 2017.
In 1971, #TWA (Trans World Airlines) introduced a new group of flight attendant uniforms conceived by Rome-based fashion designer Valentino Garavani. The uniform came in three colors: purple, brown, or beige. Do you remember this uniform? #WidebodyAV #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on March 23, 2020.
In 1971, TWA introduced a new flight attendant uniform conceived by Valentino Garavani in preparation for their Lockheed L-1011 TriStar delivery. In 1972, the airline proclaimed the L-1011 to be “the next generation of the jet age.” #DefunctThursday #AvGeek #TWA
This tweet was posted on December 15, 2022.
In 1972, United Airlines celebrated 25 years of service to Hawai’i and rebranded its Hawaiian service as “Royal Hawaiian.” United’s flight attendants wore brightly colored, full-length Hawaiian-style dresses, or mu’umu’u. Do you remember these eye-catching uniforms? #52Objects
This tweet was posted on February 21, 2023.
In 1974, Qantas hired the celebrated fashion designer Emilio Pucci (1914–92) to create new, high-fashion uniform designs for flight crews and ground staff. For female flight attendants, Pucci designed a floral pattern dress. #FlyingSouthernCross #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on July 19, 2022.
In the United Air Lines’s Boeing 747 first-class stewards and stewardesses offered special wine, fruit, and cheese services in the upper-deck lounge and wore unique uniforms featuring brightly colored plaid sports coats and skirts #WidebodyAV #avgeek
This tweet was posted on February 27, 2020.
In the mid-1980s, Qantas introduced a new line of cabin crew uniforms. Created by French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, the flight attendant uniforms featured a dress or blouse with a blue, red, yellow, and brown print on white with a new kangaroo logo. #FlyingSouthernCross
This tweet was posted on December 06, 2022.
Introduced in 1973, this interchangeable, mix-and-match series was designed to give cabin crew even more creativity in their daily choice of uniforms. A jumper dress, vest, skirt, and pants were offered in each primary color along with a matching jacket. #FlightPatterns
This tweet was posted on October 05, 2021.
JAL's 1977 uniform features a one-piece dress and jacket, a flouncy scarf with references to earlier regimental looks. #FashioninFlight
This tweet was posted on May 10, 2017.
Japanese designer Hanae Mori's 1977 Japan Air Lines uniform took a distinct turn toward nostalgic traditionalism. #FashioninFlight
This tweet was posted on May 10, 2017.
Jiménez’s Aeroméxico uniform, worn from 2008 to 2011, is a black knit suit worn with a skirt or pants. The trim, tailored look of the jacket and skirt is highlighted with red piping, a two-tone tie belt, and dramatic kick pleat. The outfit is finished with a multicolor scarf.
This tweet was posted on November 08, 2021.
Louis' 1973 United uniform striped-sleeve, mock-turtleneck, sweater bodysuits also came in all three primary colors. “Flight Patterns” is on display post-security in Harvey Milk Terminal 1 and online at: https://t.co/O69YNba2Jq #FlightPatterns
This tweet was posted on October 05, 2021.
Mid-1960s airline fashion showcased bright and colorful, patterned fabrics for the first time in the industry. In 1967, Starflite Uniforms created an ensemble patterned in bold stripes for Northwest Orient Airlines. #FlightPatterns
This tweet was posted on June 10, 2021.
Mourning the loss of legendary French designer Pierre Cardin. Among his creations was a uniform for Union de Transports Aeriens (UTA) in 1968, shown here in both winter and summer styles. https://t.co/tqTIMRXZg3
This tweet was posted on December 29, 2020.
New exhibit! United We Stand: Female Flight Attendant Uniforms of United Airlines is on view in the #Aviation Museum: http://t.co/NBN8DGbZyQ
This tweet was posted on April 05, 2013.
Not one, but TWO exhibitions and galleries opened this week! #FlightPatterns, looks at how social change affected airline uniforms in the 1960s-70s, and #StonewareStories examines the unique folk pottery produced in Edgefield, South Carolina, in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
This tweet was posted on May 28, 2021.