There was a time when girls dreamed of being stewardesses when they'd grow older... Or at least I did.
My cousin Tatiana never finished college because at age 18 and due to her ability with languages (she spoke 4 at the time!) she was hired as stewardess for Iberia. It was the coolest thing ever!
I was so envious... she was always flying, traveling, knowing places and telling me all these crazy stories... with pilots you know.
Fashion designers died for having the chance of designing flight attendants uniforms, and some privileged did as Christian Dior for SAS, Balenciaga for Air France or Valentino for TWA. (source)
If you want to know more about these fashions, do not miss the book Airlines: Identity, Design and Culture by Keith Lovegrove.
Unfortunately times changed and everything got cheap, affordable and tacky and being a stewardess wasn't cool anymore. That's a real shame, isn't it?
[A big thank you to Dark Roasted Blend for collecting such wonderful an archive]
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8 comments:
OMG! Those hot lace-up boots!
This set of pictures is great, it really shows the style evolution over time! And those hot shorts with those boots, whoa mama! They need to make the women happy by having some yummy boys serving me soda and peanuts.
these are indeed great! it almost makes me wish it was still like this. but then again, a lot had to do with pre-feminism.... but dang, those girls are hot!
remember that awful gwennie paltrow movie? maybe 4 years ago? she was a stewardess with all these great outfits and the worst plotline ever written?
i love this post. its a perfect example while i love your blog.
p.s. it would've been awesome if claude montana designed airline uniforms during the early eighties. imagine the shoulder pads. whoa!
those aren't for real, are they??? that outfit with the high boots looks like a costume from a movie!
cupcakes and cashmere: they are TOTALLy true!! That's the amazing part! :)
I love your blog. So unique and sexy.
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