Summary
Colour negative depicting a display at a trade fair promoting the use of Bruck Mills fabrics in new Trans Australia Airlines (TAA) flight hostess uniforms.
Description of Content
Display at a trade fair promoting the use of Bruck Mills fabrics in new Trans Australia Airlines (TAA) flight hostess uniforms. The display features mannequins, posters and cut-out models of Boeing 727 and DC-9 airliners. TAA introduced these new uniforms on 2 June 1970 with the advertising campaign featured on the two posters behind the mannequins. There was a choice of three different dress and jacket combinations. Colours were wattle yellow, aqua with white knee boots and gloves. A pink and blue striped serving apron was also available.
Physical Description
Colour negative
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Clothing & Textiles, Public Life & Institutions, Transport, Working Life & Trades
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Date Depicted
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Creator
Laurie Richards Studio, Alphington, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1970
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Organisation Depicted
Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1970
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Maker of Item Depicted
Bruck Mills (Aust) Ltd, Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia, 1970
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Format
Negative, Colour
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Model Name or Number
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Brand Names
TAA (Airline) , Boeing (Aircraft) , "MCDONNELL DOUGLAS" (Passenger Aircraft)
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Classification
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Type of item
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References
[Book] McRobbie, Margaret. 1986. Walking the Skies: The First Fifty Years of Air Hostessing in Australia 1936-1986.
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Keywords
Aeroplanes, Airlines, Exhibitions, Fashion, Flight Attendants, Luggage, Mannequins, Scale Models, Textile Industry, Textiles, Trade Exhibitions, Trade Fairs, Uniforms
