Flight attendant fashion
I recently learned that an old friend from high school had become a flight attendant, and I instantly wanted to ask her all about it. Maybe it's my love of traveling, or the fact that I used to do long-haul overseas flights 3 or 4 times a year, but I've always been fascinated by the occupation.
That interest, however, didn't extend to flight attendant "fashion." Both the men's and women's uniforms are bland, straightforward, and certainly nothing to write home about.
The photo above is the outfit worn by KLM Dutch Airlines from 1971. The hat, the neck wear, the cut of the dress -- all amazing! While I wouldn't recommend wearing them together, I bet you could pull off any of these pieces individually. I'd even leave the wings on the hat -- just as a nod to vintage chic. She's also included a United Airlines uniform from 1968 to 1970, and I bet even some adventurous guys could pull off the hat that comes with that outfit.
I wonder why the industry has been so boring since then?
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Tags: airline uniforms, AirlineUniforms, flight atendent fashion, FlightAtendentFashion, retro, uniforms, vintage
Tags: airline uniforms, AirlineUniforms, flight atendent fashion, FlightAtendentFashion, retro, uniforms, vintage
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Tim Kirkwood, 5-25-2007, 9:51AM
Cost-cutting due to the loss of government subsidies and the onset of airline deregulation were the biggest causes of the increased "boredom". Either that, or they're just trying to reflect the styles of their passengers: t-shirt, sweat pants and flip-flops.
Tim Kirkwood, Author
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