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Wednesday 21st May, 03:56 PM JST

College students model British Airways flight attendant uniforms from the past 60 years at Mitsukoshi department store in Ginza Wednesday. The uniforms included a kimono (worn in the 1970s), a Scottish tartan and a psychedelic paper dress (for the Caribbean route). The fashion show was held to mark the 60th anniversary of British Airways flights to Japan.
PHOTO BY ERIKA ARAGON

12 Comments

raymech1 at 05:54 PM JST - 21st May

Nice, but how many wiil be stolen and sold on e-bay?
some14some at 06:33 PM JST - 21st May

British Paradise, thanks JT !
pizzaboy at 08:36 PM JST - 21st May

who's the pale gaijin on the far left?
Princeska at 09:21 PM JST - 21st May

The British (is she British?) woman has the best legs.
NeoJamal at 10:55 PM JST - 21st May

Nice..but if Easyjet should come to Narita it's unlikely that I'd care.
rjd_jr at 12:37 AM JST - 22nd May

They had a kimono outfit??? Interesting.
timeon at 12:45 AM JST - 22nd May

JT, are you sure these are models? they don't look like it to me...
Soochi at 01:20 AM JST - 22nd May

This could be the cover picture for a specialst Bongo-Flick.

Also, how short is the bonnie lassie in tartan! I couldn't see her struggling down the isle with a fully-loaded trolley. Carnage!
OssanULTRA at 01:28 AM JST - 22nd May
"They had a kimono outfit??? Interesting."

Yes, I's like to see photos of the British Airways stewardesses* from the 1970s wearing kimonos.
- It's ok to all them that. It was before they evolved into flight attendants.
Smythe at 04:45 AM JST - 22nd May

Very interesting & yes I recall the kimono outfit for it was in some pictures back some years ago. The Scottish tartan was another one I remember from a print.

Agree that the caucasian woman seems to have the best of legs which is surprising.

Still such a variation in dress uniforms one never seems to realize unless it is drawen to our attention. I guess we learn as time goes along.
rjd_jr at 04:54 AM JST - 22nd May

I guess the Japanese stewardesses on British Airways wore the kimono for certain flights:

http://www.bamuseum.com/images/large/60-70/60-70s_3.jpg
Bogi at 07:35 AM JST - 22nd May

These have to be the unsexiest stewardess uniforms I have ever seen.