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

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

  WHEN:   Wednesday, June 27, 6 - 10 a.m. Pacific time

  WHERE:  Portland International Airport (PDX), 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 PDX on June 27, 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 PDX 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 PDX event 1 p.m. Pacific time on
          Tuesday, June 26. 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