Delta Air Lines uniform dress worn by Casey Grant

Delta Air Lines uniform dress worn by Casey Grant

Pat Ashley, American

Delta Air Lines, American, founded 1925

Casey Grant, American

1975-1979

A sky blue short-sleeve uniform dress worn by Delta Air Lines flight attendant, Casey Grant.

Designed by Pat Ashley, this knee-length dress is in a sky blue polyester knit fabric. The dress has orange and yellow striping at the shoulder and around each sleeve, a collared neck, princess seamed A-line silhouette, back zipper, and front pockets. There are two skinny thread loops at each side of the waist, double hook-and-eyes at the top of the inside neck, and bright sewn-in cloth tags, one with blue and gold embroidery: “Pat Ashley / FOR / DELTA”. The second tag is embroidered in brown thread with the size number and “NAME” and “DATE”.

Description and travel

Women

Labor unions

Transportation

Aeronautics

Clothing and dress

Fashion

Delta Air Lines

Grant, Casey

Pat Ashley

African Americans

African American

Labor

Travel

Smithsonian Institution

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