Sindy Our Pedigree Girl Of The 60's

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To get to her favourite oversea's holiday destination, Sindy popped on a plane, and, more often than not, she was a stewardess rather than passenger..Here are three of the airline uniforms issued for Sindy............

 In the 60's Sindy worked for BOAC , British Oversea's Airways Corporation. She has her standard issue uniform, flight bag and passenger manifest. Sindy's outfit was designed for BOAC by Fashion designer John Cavanagh, born in 1914, he trained under Molyneux and Balmain, and went on to sell his own designs from his shop in London's Mayfair between 1952 and 1974.

Here's John Cavanagh in 1970, a beautiful simple suit in silk, designed in 1963.  In the 90's Sindy became a British Airways stewardess, the same company, slighty different name.  The uiform was the standard issue uniform from 1992 untill 2004 ,designed by fashion designer Paul Costelloe. The detail was great, authentic materials, even the blouse pattern was just like the real thing but in miniature. Sindy even wore the correct badges on her jacket. The Sindy issued in this uniform (it wasn't issued as an seperate outfit, only on a boxed Sindy) was a later model than this 1980's Sindy, but as I'm not a fan of the 'Barbie' look-a-like Sindy's, I have chosen to display the outfit on a more 'Sindy' like Sindy !

  Paul Costelloe was born in Dublin, and enrolled in The Chamber Syndicate, in Paris in the 60's, it's the equivalant of the British Fashion Council. He says that he actually learnt the most about fashion by just living in Paris. By 1969 he was design assistant to Jaques Esterel, he was only 23 years old by then. Two years later Paul was a designer with Marks and Spencer and was sent to trian in Milan. M and S  threw the towel in with Italy, but Paul stayed on to work for La Renescente, a department store who's prevoious designers had included Giorgio Armani..Pual then worked in New York.. and Philadelphia....In 1979 Paul moved back to Ireland and created his own label.  Paul say's that "Fabrics are so important, they must feel great and be fluid"....

 Paul with two models wearing his autumn / Winter 2006 collection. Silk evening dresses with net underskirts. Fabulous fabrics, and very fluid.

 Sindy also decided to work for Richard Branson's 'Virgin Atlantic' , wearing the extremley smart uniform designed for Virgin Atlantic cabin crew by fashion designer John Rocha. Again, lots of lovely detail was included as well as really good quality fabrics such as cotton and a sort of organza for the delicate neck scarf. Sindy had her own case, with Sindy moulded on it, and also a bikini in red and white satin, for relaxing by the pool when not on duty. I chose this 1976 'Funtime' Sindy to wear the outfit, I think it really suits her strawberry blonde hair colouring.

  Sindy's tiny little' 'silver' badge, beautiful neckscarf and slim lines of the uniform with the jacket fastened are all hallmarks of John Rocha's plain, simple and fluid look.

John Rocha is an Irish fashion designer of Chinese and Portuguese decent ! Born in Hong Kong on the 23rd of August 1953......He moved to London in the 1970's to study fashion and design and then moved to Ireland after graduating from the Croydon School Of Art. In the 1980's he established his name with his 'Chinatown' label in Dublin. In 1994...and 2002 , he was named 'Designer Of The Year' in the 'British Fashion Awards'. In recognition to his long standing contribution to the fashion industry he was awared a CBE ( Commander Of The British Empire) in the Queens New years homours list. ....He currently runs 'John Rocha', 'John Rocha Jeans' and 'John Rocha Jewellrey' labels...alongside a diffusion clothing, homewear and accessories label for Debenhams department stores. John also designed the interior of the Morrison Hotel in Dublin.

  John Rocha at London Fashion Week 2006, and two of his fabulous designs.

 Sindy's small holdall bag from 1966's 'Happy Traveller' outfit prooved just a bit too small for all the outfits Sindy aquired in the 70's, so in 1980 she was issued with her own set of luggage and a vanity case, and to top it all, an airport trolly to wheel it around the airport concourse. This trolly is actually 'off colour' from maybe storing in the sun ? It should be a nice cornflower blue. The luggage came with a sheet of self adhesive lables to stick where you wished. It was a really detailed and fun set, and as usual, had tons and tons of play value.