General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

8

Total Parts

13

AKA

cardigan

Patents

N/A

General Description

"Blue Spruce" knitted cardigan style sweater; black synthetic buttons have goltone trim and backs.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

71.0 cm

Width

47.0 cm

Height

2.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Clothing

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Uniformes

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

This uniform component worn by donor c. 2000-2005. This uniform style in use 1996- 2005.

Canada

Example of a flight attendant uniform worn by an employee of Air Canada, Canada’s national airline since the mid-twentieth century. Air Canada was originally called Trans Canada Airlines (TCA) and was formed by the Canadian National Railways. The company launched its first flight on September 1, 1937, between Vancouver and Seattle. On January 1, 1965, its name was changed to Air Canada. Air Canada was privatized in 1988. This uniform was introduced in early 1996. Its "blue spruce" colour was an intentional departure from the previous two Air Canada uniforms, which used navy blue as the base colour. The colour change was supposed to help create a new identity for the airline, which was privatized in 1988, but which people still perceived as being government owned. The identity revolved around professionalism and customer service. The basic components of this uniform for women were jacket and choice of pants, dress, or skirt together with blouse (available in long or short sleeve versions) and brevet. This uniform belonged to Melanie Lariviere, who was hired as a flight attendant in Montreal on September 18, 2000. After completing the initial training course in November, she moved to Toronto, where she was still based at the time of this donation. [Ref. 1]

Function

To identify the wearer as an Air Canada flight attendant.

Technical

Sweater made from blend of 70% PIL-TROL low piling acrylic and 30% wool. Air Canada published "Grooming Standards" specified the Cardigan Sweater "May be worn under jacket for extra warmth". [Ref. 3, p. 29]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

" [Air Canada logo]/ AIR CANADA/ PAR/BY/ UNIFORMES R&R/ CA 22753" appears on fabric tag sewn inside neckline at sweater back. "[laundering symbols]/ Garniture Non Comprise/ Exclusive of Trim/ 70% ACRYLIC/ACRYLIQUE/ 30% WOOL/ LAINE/ M.L. 10685/ MODÈLE/ STYLE/ 93302/1420/ LOT 2569/ YYZ/ TAILLE/ SIZE S/P/ CA 31360/ Fabriqué au Canada/ Made in Canada" printed on separate tag also sewn to neckline.

Missing

Shoulder pads have been removed; missing one button.

Finish

"Blue Spruce" knitted cardigan style sweater; black synthetic buttons have goltone trim and backs.

Decoration

Red stylized maple leaf embroidered on front left side of sweater.