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Braniff Airways History: Color in the Sky
Braniff Hostess Uniforms, 1937 to 1977
1937 - First Hostesses |
1952 - Braniff Blue |
1955 - Winter Uniform |
1957 - Terry Labus 1
1962 - The Jet Age |
1965 - The Air Strip |
1966 - Pucci II |
1968 - Pucci III
1971 - Pucci IV |
1977 - The New Look
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Welcome to forty years of fashion, flight, and a little fantasy!
Dallas-based Braniff International Airways played a pivotal role in the history and the look of the national and international aviation industry.
The uniforms worn by the airline's flight attendants, popularly known as "hostesses," reflected this colorful status. Many of the uniforms and accessories included in this exhibit are from the Clipped B's Braniff Collection of the Dallas Historical Society.
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The Clipped B's formed in 1947 as a service organization composed of former Braniff hostesses. Among their numerous charitable projects, the group staged style shows documenting the evolution of Braniff hostess uniforms. In an effort to preserve this unique example of American material culture, the Clipped B's donated their treasured collection of historic uniforms to the DHS in 1987.
Special thanks to the members of the Clipped B's:
Myra Walker, the Texas Fashion Collection, UNT; Larry Sall, Special Collections at UTD; Helen Adair; Delores Olson; Stan Price; George W. Cearley, Jr.; Linda Shewmaker; Pauline and Earl Alpha; Janis Carenza; Merle Ward; Theron W. Russell; L. Edwin Brummett, Fast Signs; Knox Bishop, Frontiers of Flight Museum; John McBee; Jim and Lola Newell; Mike and Connie Fox; Randy Carrell; and Gary Murphey, Southwest Displays, Inc.
Exhibit underwriting provided by: The State Fair of Texas & Dealers Lighting
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