Life of a Stewardess, circa 1960
Throughout the 1960s while she was in her 20s, my mom was a stewardess, a profession she adored and has tons of funny stories about. It was a way to see the world for a girl from a war-torn childhood (she was born in the Philipines, during WW II), and luckily for me, she met my dad who was a frequent passenger on her flights. Prior to that, she got to travel as a single girl and as far as I could see from her
pictures, it looks like she was loving every minute of it. I just wish she would have kept all her clothes-- that would have been too good to be true!
You'll probaly see a few more posts on my mom's vintage style. My brothers and I are in the midst of planning a suprise 70th for her, so lots of sneaky photo album raiding is happening at the moment... next week's installment: the 1970s.
cool! my mom was a stewardess too! and she always says she loved it.
ReplyDeleteyour mom was a true beauty; i love these photos
janine
honeyhivintage.blogspot.com
Those pictures are so special! I LOVE her polka dot bikini!
ReplyDeleteIt must have been such fun being an airhostess :)
ReplyDeletewow! that is so so cool! and you look just like her!
ReplyDeleteKatie-- thanks! everyone always says I look more like my dad, so she would really love hearing that!
ReplyDeleteYour mother is beautiful! I love that picture on the sail boat...it's so cool! Also, I was looking through your blog, and I realized that my "For the Love of Straw" post looks a lot like your recent shop update post (which you posted first)...looks like I was inspired by you and I didn't even realize! Anyways, I credited you and your blog at the bottom of the post since I obviously got the idea from you. Hope that's ok!
ReplyDeleteYour mom is super adorable & stylish-- she's definitely the picture of 1960s airline glamor.
ReplyDeleteMy mom is from the Philippines too, she immigrated to the U.S. in the '70s.
These pictures of your mom are fascinating and beautiful! I love them.
ReplyDeleteMy mom wanted to be a stewardess in her 20's but then she got married and gave up on flying around the world. Your mom looks absolutely gorgeous in all of these photographs. I want every piece of clothing she is wearing as well! I can't wait to see the 1970s edition. xoxo
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