PanAmerican:


(image credit: Cheelah)


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(image credit: Cheelah)


High Style of Flying by British Airways

British Airways Museum displays a great collection of vintage airliners and interior shots, including a glimpse of BOAC stewardesses' attire in 60s and 70s. (thanks for the tip by Patti Evans, who herself was an airline stewardess from 1970 - 1988 for BOAC/British airways)







The fascinating paper dress:





very appetizing:




(images credit: British Airways Museum)

Meal on TWA, 1950:


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More TWA in the 70s:


(image credit: Luciens)

Emilio Pucci's Gemini 4 collection for Braniff Airlines, 1965:


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Here is a picture from the Russian "Aeroflot" airline from the same era:


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and in modern days:




In the beginning...

Rare shots from the start of commercial aviation in the late 30s and 40s:









Possibly the secret of their charm?


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Extrapolating same beauty into space

If you think airline travel was glamorous in these days, think about how space travel was imagined at the time... With the same groovy-dressed stewardesses, no less.

"2001: A Space Odyssey" offers us a glimpse of the uniform of a Pan Am stewardess on a moonliner:








(images credit: bittercinema)

Serving Meals on the "Aries" Spacecraft:


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Enjoying the "Playboy" magazine:


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Russian Space Stewardesses from the 50s:




Additions to PSA and Southwest files

This picture shows PSA uniforms in 1967 (too bad for the dotted pattern, the photo was printed on the back of a ticket)


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Just Passing by...
(Southwest Airlines)




(image courtesy Ultraswank)

Fast-forward to the modern times:



Looking forward to see some beautiful faces on your favorite airline? Here are some modern ads that seem a bit unrealistic:
Click to enlarge.






(image credit: Fethi Karaduman)