Tights, Flight Attendant, Braniff International Airways

Display Status:

This object is on display in the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.

Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar

Stewardess

Braniff Airways, 1965

One of the first airlines to adopt new styles, Braniff Airways hired noted fashion designer Emilio Pucci to create a new line of flight attendant uniforms. Pucci designed several outfits with bold, brash colors, including this uniform worn by Patricia Cunnington in the mid-1960s.

Gift of Patricia Cunnington

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Location

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA

Hangar

Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar

Inventory Number

A19900360000

Physical Description

Circa 1965.

Materials

Polyester Fabric

Thread

Dimensions

Clothing (On Mannequin): 95 × 27 × 11cm (37 3/8 × 10 5/8 × 4 5/16 in.)

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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Type

PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Uniforms: Civil