MichelleOlivetti
Posing as airline stewardess on tarmac (greenscreen keyer background)
Another series of posing in this outfit which might have still been in fashion when Pan Am began flying the 707 in 1958. This stewardess outfit was bought on ebay where seller listed it as theatrical quality, which it is. Though I had to squeeze into it (I could have used smaller breast forms but I didn't). The heels are probably too high but I am wearing a bra and girdle so compliant with the standards.
Back in the days of “coffee, tea, or me?” where cabin crew consisted of stewardesses, flight crew consisted of pilot, co-pilot, flight engineer, and the aircraft had turbojet engines with no bypass that were loud and streamed huge amounts of smoke on takeoff. But they served meals, drinks, passengers can light up a smoke (yes, that smoking/non-smoking lighted sign had a purpose).
1-23-22 EDIT: I recently found couple articles about early Pan Am days particularly details I missed such as stewardesses have to wear girdles (which I do here), longline bras (I had regular bra), and short white gloves (which I did not). This means I need to do a reshoot (I sure wish I had a technical advisor on hand) with all the proper stuff. However some things like my uniform is not a proper fit (it has wrinkles because I have to squeeze into it but I don't want to go below a DD bra cup size). Also the official Pan Am uniforms had a certain blue color only Pan Am had.
Insightful articles I found such as “Pan Am flight attendants recall glamour, adventure” at www.eastbaytimes.com/2011/09/20/pan-am-flight-attendants-... where “we had to wear girdles and nylons and wear our hair a certain length.” And the Pan Am ladies said they remember how proud they felt in their blue uniforms walking in a group through the airport.
Another article about a TV series few years ago “From Pillbox Hat to Bullet Bra: The Anatomy of a Pan Am Stewardess Uniform” at www.tvguide.com/news/pan-am-stewardess-costume-1038550/ with details as for Pan Am star Christina Ricci, wearing the airline's iconic '60s flight attendant uniforms not only make her look the part, but also feel the part. And it all begins with squeezing into the historically accurate underwear. "We have these undergarments that we wear, a girdle and a longline bra," Ricci told reporters in September. "The girdle keeps you from being able to do anything boyish like run or jump or take any large flights of stairs. The longline is a bra attached to a mini-corset so it basically makes you stand up really, really straight. ... You have to walk like a lady at all times, so immediately you're just put into this mindset of 'I'm a lady. I sit a certain way. I walk a certain way.'"
In '63, you weren't allowed to have your hat too far on back of your head, and the hairstyle had to go with that. It was actually supposed to cross the hairline, sort of two fingers above the eyebrow was a perfect place for it to land.
The reason for the girdle was so that they didn't jiggle because it wasn't ladylike. The girdle just kept everything very, very close to the body and contained. And when you have a bullet bra on, which is a longline, you didn't want to be poking through your bra if it was cold if you know what I mean. So, those bras were thicker than what we have today. With those bullet bras, you have to stand straight or else you look silly and it ruins the line.
Stockings were to be worn at all times. They just wanted a subtle, beautiful color on the legs. A dark color wasn't desired because it's too fashion-y or too flashy, too tawdry. It's always sort of rounding back to the not being ladylike effect.
Buy the book “Coffee, Tea, or Me?” on Amazon at www.amazon.com/printing-uninhibited-stewardesses-high-fly...
Posing as airline stewardess on tarmac (greenscreen keyer background)
Another series of posing in this outfit which might have still been in fashion when Pan Am began flying the 707 in 1958. This stewardess outfit was bought on ebay where seller listed it as theatrical quality, which it is. Though I had to squeeze into it (I could have used smaller breast forms but I didn't). The heels are probably too high but I am wearing a bra and girdle so compliant with the standards.
Back in the days of “coffee, tea, or me?” where cabin crew consisted of stewardesses, flight crew consisted of pilot, co-pilot, flight engineer, and the aircraft had turbojet engines with no bypass that were loud and streamed huge amounts of smoke on takeoff. But they served meals, drinks, passengers can light up a smoke (yes, that smoking/non-smoking lighted sign had a purpose).
1-23-22 EDIT: I recently found couple articles about early Pan Am days particularly details I missed such as stewardesses have to wear girdles (which I do here), longline bras (I had regular bra), and short white gloves (which I did not). This means I need to do a reshoot (I sure wish I had a technical advisor on hand) with all the proper stuff. However some things like my uniform is not a proper fit (it has wrinkles because I have to squeeze into it but I don't want to go below a DD bra cup size). Also the official Pan Am uniforms had a certain blue color only Pan Am had.
Insightful articles I found such as “Pan Am flight attendants recall glamour, adventure” at www.eastbaytimes.com/2011/09/20/pan-am-flight-attendants-... where “we had to wear girdles and nylons and wear our hair a certain length.” And the Pan Am ladies said they remember how proud they felt in their blue uniforms walking in a group through the airport.
Another article about a TV series few years ago “From Pillbox Hat to Bullet Bra: The Anatomy of a Pan Am Stewardess Uniform” at www.tvguide.com/news/pan-am-stewardess-costume-1038550/ with details as for Pan Am star Christina Ricci, wearing the airline's iconic '60s flight attendant uniforms not only make her look the part, but also feel the part. And it all begins with squeezing into the historically accurate underwear. "We have these undergarments that we wear, a girdle and a longline bra," Ricci told reporters in September. "The girdle keeps you from being able to do anything boyish like run or jump or take any large flights of stairs. The longline is a bra attached to a mini-corset so it basically makes you stand up really, really straight. ... You have to walk like a lady at all times, so immediately you're just put into this mindset of 'I'm a lady. I sit a certain way. I walk a certain way.'"
In '63, you weren't allowed to have your hat too far on back of your head, and the hairstyle had to go with that. It was actually supposed to cross the hairline, sort of two fingers above the eyebrow was a perfect place for it to land.
The reason for the girdle was so that they didn't jiggle because it wasn't ladylike. The girdle just kept everything very, very close to the body and contained. And when you have a bullet bra on, which is a longline, you didn't want to be poking through your bra if it was cold if you know what I mean. So, those bras were thicker than what we have today. With those bullet bras, you have to stand straight or else you look silly and it ruins the line.
Stockings were to be worn at all times. They just wanted a subtle, beautiful color on the legs. A dark color wasn't desired because it's too fashion-y or too flashy, too tawdry. It's always sort of rounding back to the not being ladylike effect.
Buy the book “Coffee, Tea, or Me?” on Amazon at www.amazon.com/printing-uninhibited-stewardesses-high-fly...