Mirrodie From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 7333 posts, RR: 69 Posted (2 years 8 months 3 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 12493 times:
I was reading the long island press this AM and this caught my eye.
Pellegrine From United States of America, joined Mar 2007, 1625 posts, RR: 9 Reply 4, posted (2 years 8 months 3 weeks 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 11366 times:
I really like the uniform design in the 60s and 70s, and I'm not really known for liking too much "vintage" fashion. The uniforms just look amazing, and I was happy to see a few afros in there too! Why do they all look so frumpy now a days, sigh. Even the fit ones often look frumpy and tired, and the uniforms now are bland. What glorious photos. I like Braniff's uniforms the best.
Mt99 From United States of America, joined May 1999, 5640 posts, RR: 8 Reply 5, posted (2 years 8 months 3 weeks 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 11221 times:
I dont remember where i read an article by Carson Kreesly (of queer eye fame) discussing the fashion behind the uniform of "stewardesses". I found a summary with no pictures - dang it.. it was hilarious.
Maybe some here can do a better job at finding a link to the real article.. some highlights:
"AMERICAN AIRLINES LATE '60S
"Think of her as your mother only sluttier! should have been the actual tag line. This uniform looks strangely medical ... nurse-like, even. Maybe that's what they had in mind when designing them? After all, flight attendants are there for our safety. Now, who needs mouth-to-mouth?" "
Ohsopc From Thailand, joined Jul 2006, 104 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (2 years 8 months 3 weeks 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 10801 times:
50 years later, through multiple mergers, acquisitions, re-branding, union rules, etc. these girls are NOW STILL serving you on board your legacy carriers.
Flyinround731 From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 240 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (2 years 8 months 3 weeks 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 10090 times:
Cool photos! Though some of them aren't all from the old days. In one of the photos, the stewardesses are pictured in front of a MD-80, yet they're in 60s style clothing.
LoneStarMike From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 3477 posts, RR: 44 Reply 10, posted (2 years 8 months 3 weeks 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 6646 times:
Quoting Mt99 (Reply 6): "AMERICAN AIRLINES LATE '60S
"Think of her as your mother only sluttier! should have been the actual tag line. This uniform looks strangely medical ... nurse-like, even. Maybe that's what they had in mind when designing them? After all, flight attendants are there for our safety. Now, who needs mouth-to-mouth?"
Here's the photo that went with that AA ad from joeydevilla.com.
NWADC9 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 4815 posts, RR: 12 Reply 14, posted (2 years 8 months 3 weeks 4 days 4 hours ago) and read 6273 times:
Quoting Mirrodie (Thread starter): And, for the record, is it me or are the women in those shots just gorgeous?
Remember, they look like this now:
Flying an aeroplane with only a single propeller to keep you in the air. Can you imagine that? -Capt. Picard
Flaps From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 1020 posts, RR: 4 Reply 15, posted (2 years 8 months 3 weeks 4 days ago) and read 6107 times:
I'm wracking my brain trying to identify the aircraft in the next to last photo. That is a very unusual cabin (note the overheads and windows in particular). The source indicates BN but I cant connect that with anything they flew. Definitely has a 60's British air about it but it isn't a 111. It looks to be 3x3 comparing seats to video monitors. It appears to me that it might be an early VC10. I also thought possibly Britannia or CL44 but the windows seem too small.
LoneStarMike From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 3477 posts, RR: 44 Reply 16, posted (2 years 8 months 3 weeks 4 days ago) and read 6030 times:
Quoting Flaps (Reply 18): I'm wracking my brain trying to identify the aircraft in the next to last photo. That is a very unusual cabin (note the overheads and windows in particular). The source indicates BN but I cant connect that with anything they flew.
No airline ever flew the plane depicted in the photo because the plane was never built.
I had seen that photo before in a book I have called Airline: Identity, Design and Culture by Keith Lovegrove.
The photo is on page 36. The caption reads:
Quote: "Braniff Babes" as they were known, are seen here modeling Pucci's 1966 uniforms on board a full-sized model of the Boeing SST (supersonic transport.) The SST was Boeing's answer to Concorde, but never got off the ground.
LoneStarMike From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 3477 posts, RR: 44 Reply 17, posted (2 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 6003 times:
BTW, in that article that Mirrodie posted, if you put your cursor on each of the photos, then press "enter" it will take you to the source of that photo. I did that on one of them and came up with a whole other webpage.
Pellegrine From United States of America, joined Mar 2007, 1625 posts, RR: 9 Reply 18, posted (2 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 5921 times:
Quoting LoneStarMike (Reply 20): BTW, in that article that Mirrodie posted, if you put your cursor on each of the photos, then press "enter" it will take you to the source of that photo. I did that on one of them and came up with a whole other webpage.
Malaysia From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 3153 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (2 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 5894 times:
Well one big difference is the loss of hats in this time and age. I would refer mostly to US carriers, but it seems the hat has been the biggest loss other than mini skirts
Atleast I got a good glimpse at a Soviet Stewardess
Quoting LoneStarMike (Reply 20): It has some of the photos that were in the first article, but over 100 others that weren't.
I looked at that site and had a lot more photos, if you go down further the UTA stewardess has glasses sort of like Pam Ann's Lilly Chinese
There Are Those Who Believe That There May Yet Be Other Airlines Who Even Now Fight To Survive Beyond The Heavens
ItalianFlyer From United States of America, joined Nov 2007, 804 posts, RR: 0 Reply 20, posted (2 years 8 months 3 weeks 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 5772 times:
Oh good gravy....c'mon people havent u seen females before???? Yes it is the good ol days of marketing. Retro and historic yes.....but so are liquor ads and hot women smoking cigarettes....how 'hot' is that now?? More like the "Glory Days of Marketing (when objectification was totally cool).
BTW...i didnt know LTU flew the Delf Dream jet (F28)...when was that???
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