General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

3

Total Parts

13

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

"Blue Spruce" 100% wool skirt; blue-green 100% acetate fabric lining; black and clear synthetic buttons; metal zipper.

Dimensions

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

Length

53.7 cm

Width

50.0 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 skirt appears new/never worn. 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

A flight attendant uniform is designed to provide a particular look, but is also usually designed around the flight attendant's job and working environment. Materials and designs are often chosen for ease of use. For instance, the skirt has a back dart that makes walking and bending easier. The dress has kick pleats for similar reasons. Skirts are long enough that flight attendants can reach over head bins without the skirt pulling up too high. [Ref. 1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

" [logo]/ AIR CANADA/ PAR/BY/ UNIFORMES R&R/ CA 31360" marked on label sewn inside waistband. "CONTENU AU VERSO/ CONTENTS ON REVERSE/ MODÈLE/STYLE/ 1221/ TAILLE/ SIZE/ 4R/ LOT 362 10/00/ FABRIQUÈ AU/ MADE IN CANADA/ GARNITURE NON COMPRISE/ EXCLUSIVE OF TRIM CA35912/ [laundry symbols]" printed on one side of tag; "DRY CLEAN ONLY; EXTERIEUR SHELL/ 100% WOOL/ LAINE/ LINING DOUBLURE/ 100% ACETATE" printed on reverse. "Cust# LARIVIERE, MELANIE/ 3-6395/ WED, SUIT - 2PC (JKT & PNT, SKT)" printed on one side of tag secured to belt loop; " $12.56 In: 08/06/2003/ C40/ -Air Canada (40)" printed on reverse.

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

"Blue Spruce" 100% wool skirt; blue-green 100% acetate fabric lining; black and clear synthetic buttons; metal zipper.

Decoration

N/A