Trans World Airlines Hostess Uniform, Worn by Diane Beers Hill, 1965
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Flight attendants assist with airline passengers' safety and comfort. Airlines once exclusively hired young unmarried women for these jobs, and uniforms tended to be form-fitting with impractical accessories like white gloves and high-heeled shoes. Diane Beers wore this uniform as a TWA flight attendant in 1965. U.S. courts and regulators abolished age, gender and marital-status requirements starting in 1968.
Flight attendants assist with airline passengers' safety and comfort. Airlines once exclusively hired young unmarried women for these jobs, and uniforms tended to be form-fitting with impractical accessories like white gloves and high-heeled shoes. Diane Beers wore this uniform as a TWA flight attendant in 1965. U.S. courts and regulators abolished age, gender and marital-status requirements starting in 1968.
Artifact
Uniform
Date Made
1965
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, New York, New York
United States, California, San Francisco
Creator Notes
Uniform commissioned by Trans World Airlines. Hat made by Mae Hanauer, Inc., of New York, New York. Jacket designed by Pierre Balmain of Paris, France. Jacket and skirt made by Lady Simpson of New York, New York. Underdress made by Blou-Slip Company, Inc., of San Francisco, California.
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On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Collections Platform
Object ID
2024.66.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Diane Beers Hill.
Material
Wool (Textile)
Cloth
Plastic
Metal
Color
Bluish green
Grayish pink
White (Color)
Red
Inscriptions
on tag inside hat: Mae Hanauer / INC. / 18 EAST 55TH ST., NEW YORK / 23 on pin attached to hat: TWA on tag inside jacket at neck: LONDON NEW YORK / Lady Simpson / Original / BEERS (handwritten) / TAILORED IN U.S.A. on tag inside jacket at side: PIERRE BALMAIN / FOR TWA
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