Museum to bring back “Style in the Aisle”
Published: 27/01/2011 - Filed under: News »
The Museum of Flight in Seattle is to bring back its “Style in the Aisle” exhibition this week (January 29), showcasing 50 years of cabin crew finery.
The museum’s extensive collection of cabin crew uniforms, which first went on show in 2008, date from the 1930s to the 1980s.
Organisers said the progression of uniforms from conservative to flamboyant and back again "mirrors the public image of the flight attendant’s role throughout its 77-year history."
Aviation enthusiasts can also see a "variety of artefacts" such as flight bags, accessories and memorabilia that "help tell the story of the flight attendant".
The collection features uniforms from US airlines only, including the psychedelic stylings of the now defunct Braniff International Airways (pictured below).
To see uniforms from airlines around the world, click here to visit our sister publication seatplans.com which has a new archive of cabin crew images.
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huetIII - 27/01/2011 18:32
While the 2008 "Style in the Aisle" only displayed US airline uniforms. The 2011 exhibit includes a beautiful, Emil Pucci-designed uniform (and photos) used by Quantas Airways from 1974-1985. Uniforms from 10 airlines are represented in exhibit.
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