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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

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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.