Press Release
Hats Off! New Exhibition at SFO Showcases Women's Airline Uniform Caps
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SF-08-03
Hats Off!
New Exhibition at SFO Showcases Women's Airline Uniform Caps
SAN FRANCISCO-- Hats Off! Women’s Airline Uniform Caps, a new exhibition at San Francisco International Airport, presents a unique look at the design history of the crowning touch in the fashions of flight - the airline uniform hat for women.
The approximately thirty-five uniform caps included in the exhibition illustrate the cap’s role as a practical accessory and an extension of an airline’s company image. Caps on display range from haute couture-inspired looks from the 1940s, and modern designs from the 1960s to retro-influenced styles from the 1980s and 1990s. Among the designers represented in the exhibition are Adolfo, Howard Greer, Oleg Cassini, Stan Herman, Eric Javits, Raymond Loewy, Jean Louis, Hanae Mori, Mary McFadden, and Frank Olive.
Hats Off! Women’s Airline Uniform Caps is located pre-security on the Departures/Ticketing Level of Terminal 1, through April 11, 2008. There is no charge to view the exhibition, and the exhibition is open 24 hours a day. Images from the exhibition are available online at http://www.flysfo.com/web/page/about/news/pressres/exh-caps.html.
San Francisco Airport Museums
The San Francisco Airport Museums program was established by the Airport Commission in 1980 for the purposes of humanizing the Airport environment, providing visibility for the unique cultural life of San Francisco, and providing educational services for the traveling public. The Museum was granted initial accreditation from the American Association of Museums in 1999, reaccredited in 2005, and has the distinction of being the only accredited museum in an airport. Today, the San Francisco Airport Museums features approximately twenty galleries throughout the Airport terminals, displaying a rotating schedule of art, history, science, and cultural exhibitions, as well as the San Francisco Airport Commission Aviation Library and Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum, a permanent collection dedicated to the history of commercial aviation.
About San Francisco International Airport
SFO (www.flysfo.com) offers non-stop links with more than 30 international points on 26 international carriers. The Bay Area's Airport of Choice connects non-stop with more than 65 cities in the United States on 21 domestic airlines, including more than six times as many non-stop flights to the New York area than the other Bay Area airports combined.