General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

9

Total Parts

13

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

"Blue Spruce" colour 55% polyester and 45% wool blend fabric has red accents; clear and dark blue synthetic buttons; metal hook closure at waist; red and blue enamelled metal buttons decorate sleeves; blue-green polyester lining in skirt.

Dimensions

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

Length

100.0 cm

Width

48.0 cm

Height

7.0 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 scarf could be worn with the all-weather coat or on top of the jacket, when extra warmth was required. [Ref. 3, p. 29] 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

Wrinkle-resistant and easy to launder blended fabric [55% polyester and 45% wool] dress featured kick pleat in back for ease of movement. It would have been worn with black shoes with a max. 3" heel height, and sheer nightshade or taupe panty hose. [Ref. 3, p. 9, 27.]

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 dress back. "CONTENEAU AU VERSO/ CONTENTS ON REVERSE/ MODÈLE/ STYLE/ 1520/ TAILLE/ SIZE/ 4R/ LOT/ 280/ 06/00/ FABRIQUÉ AU/ MADE IN CANADA/ GARNITURE NON COMPRISE/ EXCLUSIVE OF TRIM CA [illegible]/ [laundry symbols mostly illegible] " printed on separate tag also sewn to neckline; " [illegible]/ WOOL/ LAINE/ LINING/ DOUBLURE/ 100% POLYESTER" printed on reverse.

Missing

Shoulder pads have been removed.

Finish

"Blue Spruce" colour 55% polyester and 45% wool blend fabric has red accents; clear and dark blue synthetic buttons; metal hook closure at waist; red and blue enamelled metal buttons decorate sleeves; blue-green polyester lining in skirt.

Decoration

Red stylized maple leaf Air Canada logo decorates buttons on sleeves.