http://www.ultraswank.net Retro Living and Design from the 50s, 60s and 70s Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:59:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.ultraswank.net/travel/scandinavian-airlines-boeing-747-%e2%80%93-the-viking-of-the-1970s/ http://www.ultraswank.net/travel/scandinavian-airlines-boeing-747-%e2%80%93-the-viking-of-the-1970s/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:56:26 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3658 The Boeing 747 was introduced in 1970 as a answer to handle the demanding mass tourism boom of the late 1960s. Built by the Boeing Corporation and guided by legendary Juan Trippe of Pan American airways – it allowed almost 500 people in its biggest configuration to be elegantly whisked around the world in style [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/travel/scandinavian-airlines-boeing-747-%e2%80%93-the-viking-of-the-1970s/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/television/pan-am-promo-trailer/ http://www.ultraswank.net/television/pan-am-promo-trailer/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:18:42 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3304 A few weeks ago we took the skies with news about a new ABC series centered around the iconic airline Pan American World Airways during the 1960s. Recently a promo was released, giving us a taste of what we’ll see this fall. At a first glance it looks a bit like Mad Men in the [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/television/pan-am-promo-trailer/feed/ 6 http://www.ultraswank.net/fashion/style-in-the-aisle/ http://www.ultraswank.net/fashion/style-in-the-aisle/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 05:51:06 +0000 Steven Padal http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3287 The Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington is nearing the end of a temporary exhibit called “Style in the Aisle: Flight Attendant Fashion.” The exhibit first began in 2008 and has become so popular that the museum has added new uniforms to the exhibit. Travel Channel has a great photo compilation of “Style in the Aisle” [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/fashion/style-in-the-aisle/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/television/pan-am-flies-again/ http://www.ultraswank.net/television/pan-am-flies-again/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 05:11:35 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3274 Here are some news that will surely bring a smile to any fan of aviation and travelling in style. The iconic airline Pan American is going to take to the skies again soon in the upcoming ABC tv-series “Pan Am“. A pilot (no pun intended) has been ordered and the plot is said to center [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/television/pan-am-flies-again/feed/ 4 http://www.ultraswank.net/film/airport/ http://www.ultraswank.net/film/airport/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 05:27:21 +0000 Jesse Kowalski http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3234 The first of its kind, Airport set the standard for the disaster films of the 1970s. Films such as The Poseidon Adventure (1972), The Towering Inferno (1974), and my favorite – Rollercoaster (1977) collected A-list, B-list, and C-list movie stars and put them into some pretty crummy situations. But their pain is our pleasure; the [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/film/airport/feed/ 2 http://www.ultraswank.net/music/isabel-rose-salutes-the-1960s/ http://www.ultraswank.net/music/isabel-rose-salutes-the-1960s/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 05:41:39 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=2683 Isabel Rose, comedienne and performer salutes 1960s aviation among many things in her first ever music video. If you are a fan of Ann-Margret, Doris Day or movies such as Catch Me If You Can you will surely be entertained and impressed with both Isabel and her music. Her album “Swingin’ From the Hip” blends [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/music/isabel-rose-salutes-the-1960s/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/fashion/emilio-pucci-and-the-uniforms-of-braniff-airlines/ http://www.ultraswank.net/fashion/emilio-pucci-and-the-uniforms-of-braniff-airlines/#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 05:52:34 +0000 Guest http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=2481 Remember when flying was fun? Living in the post-September 11th world not everyone does. Security measures have changed the way we fly. With tedious carry-on and travel restrictions as well as economic hardship, airlines have cut travel benefits like in-flight meals and free baggage check-in. But at the height of the aviation world, flying was [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/fashion/emilio-pucci-and-the-uniforms-of-braniff-airlines/feed/ 5 http://www.ultraswank.net/daydreaming/jet-set-getaway-68/ http://www.ultraswank.net/daydreaming/jet-set-getaway-68/#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 05:04:50 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=2450 Lets go back 40 years or so to the late 1960s and when traveling in style was possible with airlines such as British state owned airline BOAC – which had its heydays in the 1960s and early 1970s. Jack Parnell and his Orchestra sets the mood. Our destination? Around the world and back again. What [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/daydreaming/jet-set-getaway-68/feed/ 1 http://www.ultraswank.net/travel/around-the-world-with-pan-am/ http://www.ultraswank.net/travel/around-the-world-with-pan-am/#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 05:47:51 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=2057 A somewhat kitschy promotion video from Pan American airways, made in the early 1970s that takes us around the world and back again in less than 25 minutes. The video was most likely produced to showcase how easy it was to travel around the world with Pan Am, take in the sights and then be [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/travel/around-the-world-with-pan-am/feed/ 2 http://www.ultraswank.net/travel/on-board-a-747-with-pan-american-airlines/ http://www.ultraswank.net/travel/on-board-a-747-with-pan-american-airlines/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:00:15 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=1948 Boeing 747, also known as the jumbo jet was first introduced in 1970. With Pan American airlines as one of its major investors they had the possibility to influence the design and development of the aircraft. It was deemed that the world needed a jet plane of massive size that could transport hundreds of passengers [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/travel/on-board-a-747-with-pan-american-airlines/feed/ 2 http://www.ultraswank.net/travel/retro-airline-commercials/ http://www.ultraswank.net/travel/retro-airline-commercials/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:20:20 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=1581 I am the mood to travel to some place warm and exciting so I thought, why not experience some vintage airline commercials from the the past for some inspiration? Here are a bunch of TWA, Pan Am and Braniff commercials produced in the late 1960s and the 1970s — the golden age of air travel [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/travel/retro-airline-commercials/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/inspiration/how-to-become-a-stewardess-in-the-1950s/ http://www.ultraswank.net/inspiration/how-to-become-a-stewardess-in-the-1950s/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:58:42 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=1570 It was most likely much tougher than it seemed – with charm and grace training, evacuation exercises, disgruntled passengers and endless hair and makeup sessions. Guess all the excitement and grandeur is a thing of the past. Does anyone even consider becoming a flight attendant today? Photos taken from the wonderful Life archive at Google.]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/inspiration/how-to-become-a-stewardess-in-the-1950s/feed/ 1 http://www.ultraswank.net/travel/retro-photos-from-the-golden-years-of-flying/ http://www.ultraswank.net/travel/retro-photos-from-the-golden-years-of-flying/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:35:55 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=1282 You love stewardesses don’t you? So do I. Flying today is not the way it was used to be, so to remind you all of how elegant, exciting and swank traveling by airplane used to be here are a bunch of photos taken from the golden years of flying circa 1950s to the 1970s. For [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/travel/retro-photos-from-the-golden-years-of-flying/feed/ 7 http://www.ultraswank.net/interior/pan-am-lounge-in-berlin/ http://www.ultraswank.net/interior/pan-am-lounge-in-berlin/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 05:11:06 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=1233 In the depths of Europe a hidden gem just became exposed. Anyone familiar with the golden age of aviation is most likely also very familiar with the airline Pan Am, who set the standard of modern aviation and swank traveling since the 1930s and onwards. The airline had hubs around the world and the airplane [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/interior/pan-am-lounge-in-berlin/feed/ 1 http://www.ultraswank.net/travel/retro-airline-and-hostess-flight-bags/ http://www.ultraswank.net/travel/retro-airline-and-hostess-flight-bags/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:28:28 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=1133 From online shop Inretro comes these lovely retro airline and hostess flight bags straight out from a relaxing intercontinental flight in the 1960s. Although reproductions, they look like the real deal and they won’t set you back like the Marc Jacobs designer Pan Am bags that arrived not too long ago. Inretro features both airline [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/travel/retro-airline-and-hostess-flight-bags/feed/ 20 http://www.ultraswank.net/travel/new-york-to-london-in-6%c2%bd-magic-hours/ http://www.ultraswank.net/travel/new-york-to-london-in-6%c2%bd-magic-hours/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:49:02 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=905 Seeing it’s Friday – why not embark on a delicious weekend trip to Europe. Our friends at Pan Am will take us on a 6½ hours long transatlantic flight from New York to London on their new Boeing 707 – the biggest jet plane of the late 1950s – holding up to 150 passengers. With [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/travel/new-york-to-london-in-6%c2%bd-magic-hours/feed/ 1 http://www.ultraswank.net/travel/fly-me-friendly/ http://www.ultraswank.net/travel/fly-me-friendly/#comments Sat, 28 Feb 2009 12:23:00 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/uncategorized/chic-today-article-fly-me-friendly/ The luscious collaboration with British lifestyle magazine Chic Today proceeds. Here is the fourth article by me, it is lovingly called Fly me friendly and continues my fascination of air travel and stewardesses in its golden age. The article can be found in their magazine available in a interactive form or as downloadable PDF-file (links [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/travel/fly-me-friendly/feed/ 6 http://www.ultraswank.net/interview/come-fly-with-us/ http://www.ultraswank.net/interview/come-fly-with-us/#comments Wed, 28 May 2008 21:56:00 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/uncategorized/come-fly-with-us/ FIFTY YEARS AGO, 1958 — the jet age officially makes its mark in history with the launch of the Boeing 707. Jet planes could fly to their destinations non stop, cheaper and faster than before. Air travel was now longer not restricted only to people of wealth. “Fly me friendly”, “coffee, tea or me?” We [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/interview/come-fly-with-us/feed/ 36 http://www.ultraswank.net/advertising/fly-the-friendly-skies/ http://www.ultraswank.net/advertising/fly-the-friendly-skies/#comments Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:48:00 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/uncategorized/fly-the-friendly-skies/ Remember what is was like before Southwest Airlines? Well, I don’t. But it looks all good to me. Here are two early 1970s ads from the Dallas based airline Southwest Airlines and Miami based National Airlines. Both rather sexist, created to attract the attention of male passengers using tightly fitted outfits on the stewardesses along [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/advertising/fly-the-friendly-skies/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/travel/more-jet-age-travel/ http://www.ultraswank.net/travel/more-jet-age-travel/#comments Thu, 09 Nov 2006 21:34:00 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/uncategorized/more-jet-age-travel/ Here are some more swank retro air travel photos. Just look at the cool interiors and colors of those Boeing 707′s and 747′s! That groovy stewardess in pink looks like she is from outer space or something. All you need now is some lush jet set airplane music to play in the background (hint). That’s [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/travel/more-jet-age-travel/feed/ 0