hostess shoes: TWA (Trans World Airlines)

Date:	late 1950s
Medium:	Leather, fabric, plastic
Credit Line:	Gift of TWA Clipped Wings International
Accession Number:	2002.113.005 a b
Dimensions:	3 x 3 1/4 x 10 inches (7.6 x 8.3 x 25.4 cm)
Collection:	Aviation Museum
Category:	Uniform Accessory
Subcategory:	Footwear
Manufacturer :	Air Step
airline:	TWA (Trans World Airlines)
company:	TWA (Trans World Airlines)

Description

Pair of shoes worn with TWA (Trans World Airlines) air hostess uniform; brown and white spectator-style pumps with brown heels; worn with “Green Summer” uniform, 1955-1960.

Exhibitions that this object has been part of

Queen of the Skies: The Lockheed Constellation. On view from November 28, 2015 to May 29, 2016.

URL

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