General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Leather-like exterior; plastic, fabric, and unidentified non-ferrous metal hardware; fabric lining.

Dimensions

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

Length

38.0 cm

Width

30.0 cm

Height

10.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Personal gear

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Durabilt

Country

Canada

State/Province

British Columbia

City

Vancouver

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

During the 1990s.

Canada

Canadian Airlines International was formed when Pacific Western Airlines (PWA) purchased Canadian Pacific Airlines (CPA) in 1986. Initially, PWA and CPA operations were supposed to remain separate. From 1987, Canadian Airlines International was the second largest airline after Air Canada. After years of financial difficulties, Canadian International was purchased by Air Canada in 2001. This is an example of a Canadian Airlines International flight attendant uniform. The women’s uniform, introduced in the late 1980s, included a skirt, trousers, a blazer, a sweater, a sweater vest, a blouse, a long sleeve vest, a short sleeve vest, and a dress. The blouse could be worn with a tie or a scarf. The uniform also included a spring coat and an all-purpose coat.

Function

A purse used by Canadian Airlines Int. flightcrew for carrying small personal belongings while travelling by passenger airplane.

Technical

The uniform that features this purse has many features that suggest it was designed to be functional, as well as stylish. The skirt not only has kick pleats, which make it easier for the wearer to move about, but also pockets. The blazer has an inner pocket as well as functional outer ones. The skirt is a length that would allow easy movement and the shirt is long enough that it will remain tucked if the wearer has to reach up into the overhead compartment. A flight attendant might work in a variety of environments from day to day as well as over the course of one day. The range of clothing options allows the wearer to tailor her dress to suit to the destination of the flight or to add or remove layers during the day. The options also recognize that different flight attendants will be comfortable in different types of clothes and that different women have body types suited to different styles.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Lettering on label on the inside reads: "VANCOUVER/DURABILT/CANADA".

Missing

The artifact appears complete.

Finish

Navy, lustrous exterior with matching visible stitching; black and silver coloured hardware; black lining.

Decoration

No decorations.