Paris-born American Oleg Cassini (1913–2006) worked in New York and Hollywood during an illustrious career that famously included being First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s official designer. In 1955, he introduced a fitted suit for TWA hostesses that was issued for five years.
In a medium brown wool for winter, this summer version in lightweight green wool has a collarless jacket and belted skirt. The embroidered lettering was repeated on the cotton blouse. The colors were coordinated with the cabin interiors of the airline’s Lockheed Constellation for trans-Atlantic service at the height of the propliner era.
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Trans World Airlines hostess uniform 1955
Oleg Cassini
Briny Marlin Coat & Suit Company
Hat by Mae Hanauer
Blouse-slip by Wearpruf by Blou-Slip
SFO Museum
Gift of TWA Clipped Wings International, Inc.
2002.113.036-.041, 2016.065.001
photograph: TWA (Trans World Airlines), hostesses; c. 1955
Gift of TWA Clipped Wings International
2002.113.388
SFO Museum