Indian Air Hostesses

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

405

Date Released

1 Oct 1962

Date recorded

31 Aug 1962

Length of issue (in feet)

759

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Indian Air Hostesses
2. 2Wrac
3. 3Window-Dressing
4. 4Space-Age Hair Fashions

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

NoS Summary - Air India hostesses are clothed in traditional sari uniforms.

Researcher Comments

Title on British Pathe online database reads "Indian Air Hostess".
Commentary: It’s a well-known fact that, just as love and marriage go together, so do clothes and women. An enormous clothing industry turns out today’s fashions, ranging from the fantastic to the functional, yet the age-old sari is still regarded as the loveliest dress ever made. Air India has decided, after several experiments, that the sari is the most flattering, feminine, and fanciful of garments in which to swathe in front of a supersonic jet airliner by a girl who is wearing a fashion which was old before even kites were flown.

Keywords

Aviation; Fashion and costume

Locations

London; England; London Heathrow Airport

Written sources

British Pathe online database
Pathe Pictorial Issue Sheets   Used for commentary

Credits:

Commentator

Brian Cobby

Length of story (in feet)

145

Story extras:

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