You Won’t Find these Rare Photos In Your Typical History Books!
Shorter Skirt, Lighter Plane
This iconic 1959 photo captures a light-hearted moment when Birgitta Lindman, a Swedish Airlines (SAS) stewardess, examined showgirl Shirley Ambrose’s mini-skirt during the rehearsal of the airline’s show for the launching of its new services. This meeting came amid news that air hostess uniforms were about to get a shorter, more modern makeover, like Shirley’s—it’s a meeting of the past and the future.
Birgitta was no stranger to the spotlight; her radiant face graced the cover of Life magazine in 1958 as part of the airline’s major marketing campaign. This photograph humorously intersects fashion and the aviation industry when both were on the cusp of significant change.
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