Alaska Airlines Flight Attendants to Sport Uniforms of Decades Past – From Hot Pants to Russian Cossack Dresses – at PDX June 25, 2007 Alaska Airlines 2 min read Share Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) 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... 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 PRNewswire — June 25First Call Analyst: FCMN Contact: SOURCE: Alaska Airlines Web site: http://www.alaskaair.com/ Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Related