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Orange shirt style uniform jacket with beige striped pants next to cobalt blue shirt style unif…
uniform; jacket, skirt, belt
Orange shirt style uniform jacket with beige striped pants next to cobalt blue shirt style unif…
2016.3.2 (left) and 2016.3.1 (right)
Uniform
Designer (born 1928)
1975
Synthetic
USA
Gift of Stan Herman
Object number2016.3.1
During the 1960s, airlines began hiring fashion designers to create flight crew uniforms that would convey a glamorous lifestyle. Stan Herman combined the traditional shirtwaist with a “safari” suit to create a bold style for TWA flight attendants that was perfectly in tune with mid-1970s fashion.
DescriptionCobalt blue TWA uniform; jacket, skirt and belt in synthetic; shirt style jacket with tie belt; A-line skirt with stitched and released pleats at front
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