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Aristotle Onassis: Greece’s Larger Than Life Tycoon
Airstotle Onassis. Credit: Greek Reporter illustration. CC BY-SA 3.0 nl
Aristotle Onassis was one of the most famous Greeks in the entire world in the 20th century, a visionary who became one of the richest men in modern history.
Unlike most of the world’s tycoons, Aristotle Onassis was not born to aristocracy or into the realm of the ultra-rich. His father was wealthy, but the fortune the young man made was entirely on his own because he was a true visionary.
” width=”1080″>The young man from Smyrna was unknown to the rest of the world in the beginning of the 1920s, but by the 1950s he heard his name spoken across the world and his achievements admired globally.
When Pierre Cardin Designed the Olympic Airways Uniforms Making Fashion History
Aviation-inspired uniforms by Pierre Cardin. Credit: Olympic Airways archives
Pierre Cardin, who passed away on Tuesday, was the designer of the Olympic Airways flight attendant uniforms in the glory days of the airline.
The French-Italian fashion designer’s revolutionary styles of the 1960s and the 1970s were a crucial part of the youth explosion of the era, worn by the likes of the Beatles and other international celebrities in the swinging sixties.
Impressed by the modern, stylish clothes of the designer, Greek shipping mogul Aristotle Onassis decided to hire Cardin to design the uniforms for the flight attendants.
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