Halloween help: Where can I find a non-sexy flight attendant costume, online or in the New York City area?

October 6, 2010 8:07 AM

Halloween help: Where can I find a non-sexy flight attendant costume, online or in the New York City area?
posted by likeapen to Grab Bag (6 answers total)

eBay. (Weed through the sexy ones.)
posted by nitsuj at 8:29 AM on October 6, 2010

You could put together your own, especially if you go retro. Wear a generic uniform-type dress or a trim suit, add a pillbox type hat and a set of wings. Include a tray with bagged peanuts if you want a prop, or a bag like this.
posted by iconomy at 8:38 AM on October 6, 2010

The more recent Delta uniforms are actually quite nice, and a wrap shirt-dress like that shouldn't be too hard to find. And actually, it looks so normal that you might want to dress it up with a blue and white scarf and a set of wings. And maybe even a hat.
posted by phunniemee at 8:58 AM on October 6, 2010

I think the key, if you make one yourself, is one of those secretary scarf-tie thingies. Kinda '80s.
posted by Madamina at 9:28 AM on October 6, 2010

There are uniform stores that probably sell flight uniforms. Look in your yellow pages under uniforms. I think there's one on Broadway around 15th street, but it may not still be there.
posted by musofire at 10:23 AM on October 6, 2010

I was a retro-stewardess (this is a non-Halloween wearing of the outfit) last year. I bought the suit as separates and bought an additional skirt which I used to make a hat out of.

Like Madamina, I think the scarf is key. I really wanted to make my own airline logo patterned scarf but ran out of time so I used a very bright striped polyester. You just need a dark blue suit, white shirt, pantyhose, the scarf and a pair of wings (which you could make out of shrink plastic of precious metal clay (metallic fimo.)

Airline-angels has loads of photos of flight attendant uniforms to inspire you.
posted by vespabelle at 10:45 AM on October 6, 2010