Air stewardess in tigerskin coat and hat, with tiger cub

Mar. 03, 1971 - Tiger-skin takes to the air. national Introduces new stewards uniform. Tiger-skin coats and hats make their in-flight debut when Florida - based national Airlines introduce a new air stewardess uniform on the non - stop daily jet service arriving in London from Miami on March 19, the uniforms that purr will be worn by all nation's 1, 000 stewardesses on its 42-city system from March 18. The new ensembles. which features a choice of interchangeable designs including three hats, was shown in London today by three National air stewardesses from the south - Janet Heinz, Wisty Mixon and Cynthia Robertson. The uniform has been evolved from a list of design features suggested by National stewardesses themselves. The topcoat is of simulated tigerskin with a full - notched collar, six double rows of buttons in front and a half - belt on the back. photo shows Cynthia Robertson wearing tiger skin coat and hat - pictured with Indira a 8-week old tiger cub from Longleat

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