History of Uniforms

Designed by Minoru Monta. The tight skirt made it difficult to step up onto the boarding ramp and was thus used only for a short period of time before the design was changed.
First group of 15 female flight attendants joined the company.
Commemorative photograph in front of a DC-3.
(August 27, 1951)
(Color and Features)
Light blue-gray.

Designed by Minoru Monta. JAL's first winter uniform.
Japan's first private domestic airline in the postwar period.
Operation began at Japan's first private domestic airline in the postwar period (Martin 202).
(October 25, 1951)
(Color and Features)
Air force blue (winter uniform).

Designed by Minoru Monta. Doing away with the collar gave this final version of the first generation uniform a sleeker, cleaner style.
In-flight service on a DC-4.
Aircraft cabins were not pressurized and did not have air conditioning. Electric fans were installed during summer.
(Color and Features)
Light gray.
Collarless jacket (summer uniform).

Designed by Mohei Ito. Uniform revised with the launch of international service. A striking dark blue uniform with white accents.
First uniform for international flights and a DC7C.
Revised uniform with the launch of international service in 1954. The DC7C was introduced at the end of 1957 and was the last propeller aircraft.
(Color and Features)
Navy blue.
Collarless jacket.

Designed by Mohei Ito. Uniform revised when the first jet, the DC-8, entered service. The hat initially resembled a milkman's hat, but was changed to a cylindrical shape in 1962.
Began service to New York.
The first DC-8 departed to New York. Initially, JAL operated two round trips per week. The flight passed through Honolulu and San Francisco.
(November 12, 1966)
(Color and Features)
Royal blue.
Gold buttons.
Changed to cylindrical shaped hat in 1962.

Designed by Hanae Mori. Uniform revised with the launch of round-the-world service. Vibrant sky blue color. Launch of round-the-world service.
JAL announced new uniforms at the party commemorating the departure of the first westward round-the-world flight.
(March 5, 1967)
(Color and Features)
Sky blue.
Round neck blouse.
Broach on the chest.

Designed by Hanae Mori. Uniform revised along with the introduction of jumbo jets. The one-piece miniskirt caused a stir.
New uniform with the introduction of jumbo jets.
The adoption of a one-piece miniskirt to match current trends was the talk of the town.
(July 1, 1970)
(Color and Features)
Dark blue with red belt.
Miniskirt.

Designed by Hanae Mori. Featured a striped, long-sleeve body shirt.
Preparing in-flight meals.
Opening of New Tokyo International Airport (Narita).
(May 20, 1978)
(Color and Features)
Dark blue, short-sleeve one piece with either red or blue striped long-sleeve shirt.
Layered body shirt.

Ground crew uniforms designed by Junko Shimada. For cabin crew uniforms, JAL accepted design proposals from the public, and from a total of 7,830 proposals, the grand prize design was awarded to Shigenobu Motoi.
JAL hired 113 non-Japanese flight attendants.
JAL hired 70 English, 22 German, and 21 Singaporean flight attendants.
(January 14, 1998)
(Color and Feature)
Dark blue military style suit.

Designed by Yoshie Inaba. Based on the concepts of "approachable," "unified beauty," and "elegance." Uniforms with Reso'cha design.
Uniforms for Super Resort Express (Reso'cha). Cockpit crew uniforms were also revised after 26 years.
(Color and Features)
Navy blue single suit (general crew).
Beige double suit (senior cabin attendant).

Collared single suit jacket with three gold buttons
Scarf in three colors (pink, blue, green), two types of scarves for Senior Cabin Attendants (white on dark blue cloth, dark blue on white cloth)

Single suite jacket with two gold buttons. JAL brand color “red” used on collar and flared pleated back with Tsuru (crane) motif. One piece dress. Belt with Tsuru (crane) logo. Apron discontinued. White jacket for Senior Cabin Attendants. Scarf varies depending on title and company. Designed by Keita Maruyama.

The concept is hybrid beauty. One-piece dress has chiffon balloon sleeves. The waist part is ribbed for ease of movement. Pants style was introduced for the first time. One-piece and pants styles are selectable. The senior chief cabin attendant's jacket is white. Reintroduced aprons.
Scarves are different for each position and company.
The designer is Yasutoshi Ezumi.