stewardess skirt: Pan American World Airways

Date:late 1950s
Medium:Wool, synthetic fabric, plastic, metal
Credit Line: Gift of Sylvia Wallburger Ortlieb
Accession Number:2016.071.001
Dimensions:25 x 18 inches (63.5 x 45.7 cm)
Collection:Aviation Museum
Category:Uniform
Subcategory:Skirt
Artist, designer, maker :Don Loper
Manufacturer :Don Loper of Beverly Hills
airline: Pan American World Airways
company: Pan American World Airways
Description

Stewardess skirt issued by Pan American World Airways; blue-gray knee-length A-line skirt with front darts, side button and zipper closure, back inverted kick pleat at center; partially lined; worn 1955-1961.

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