Alaska Airlines Flight Attendants to Sport Uniforms of Decades Past – From Hot Pants to Russian Cossack Dresses – At LAX

 Airline showcases retro fashions on flights, in airports through June 30

  WHEN:      Tuesday, June 26, 6 - 10 a.m. Pacific time

  WHERE:     Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Alaska Airlines check-
             in lobby

  WHAT:      Pillbox hats, Russian Cossack dresses and hot pants are
             returning to the nation's airways thanks to a fashion flashback
             staged by Alaska Airlines flight attendants during the
             airline's 75th anniversary. The fashion showcase comes to LAX
             on June 26, when flight attendants wearing some of the
             airline's most unusual uniforms will greet passengers during
             the busy morning check-in period. Flight attendants will also
             wear retro uniforms on select flights through June 30.

  WHO:       Alaska Airlines flight attendants modeling retro uniforms
             Surprised LAX passengers greeted by flight attendants in
             unexpected attire

  NOTE:      Video b-roll and still images from the June 21 fashion show are
             available. Images feature runway modeling of uniforms
             including:

  -- 1950s-era skirt suit with pillbox hat
  -- Arctic parka worn over ski pants during the 1950s and 1960s
  -- 1960s uniform inspired by Alaska Gold Rush fashions, featuring long
     red-velvet skirt and hat trimmed with ostrich feathers
  -- Russian Cossack red tunic and fur hat worn during airline's 1960s Cold
     War-era flights to Soviet Union
  -- Hot pants and bell bottoms from the 1970s

  RSVP:      Please confirm attendance for LAX event by 1 p.m. Pacific time
             on Monday, June 25. Contact Alaska Airlines Corporate
             Communications at (206) 392-5101.

   Contact:   Amanda Tobin Bielawski  -or-  Caroline Boren
             (206) 392-5134                 (206) 392-5799

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SOURCE: Alaska Airlines