Luxury didn't come cheaply
Such luxury came at a price, not unlike today's first-class offerings. "These images reflect the dress of the day for the well to do who could afford to travel by air," adds Thomas. "London to Sydney and return cost 30 weeks' average salary in 1960, whereas today it costs one week's wage. "Men wore suits and for ladies, pearls were mandatory." And, of course, spoiled as we are by today's cigarette-free environments, no one wants to pay good money to passively smoke someone else's Dunhill's. No matter how improbably engineered their brassiere is.DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
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