Coat, Flight Attendant, Air California

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/7cf4ae82024ce50cb54ba7b76ca04ce9

Title

Coat, Flight Attendant, Air California

Description

Flight attendant's coat; orange polyester knit; double breasted; waist length; 4 gold buttons front; long sleeves with plain cuffs.
Stewardess
Air California, 1960s
Air California introduced Mexican-inspired designs that were meant to reflect California’s Spanish heritage, but which also incorporated 1960s fashions. Thus, flight attendants ended up wearing sombreros and capes along with miniskirts and go-go boots.
Gift of Air California through Nancy Matsui

Source

Smithsonian Institution

Relation

https://airandspace.si.edu/webimages/collections/thumbnails/A19880527000CP01.jpg

Type

image

References

http://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?q=record_ID%3Anasm_A19880527000&repo=DPLA

Citation

“Coat, Flight Attendant, Air California,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed August 16, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/7752.

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