• Side view of a flight attendant wearing a red flight uniform and a plastic, bubble-shaped helmet.
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    Braniff introduced brightly colored aircraft as well as imaginative new uniforms created by famed fashion designer Emilio Pucci. The plastic bubble helmet, to protect hairdos on windy tarmacs, was an integral part of the Pucci-designed uniforms.

  • Side view of a flight attendant wearing a red flight uniform and a plastic, bubble-shaped helmet.

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