NBC pages have a new uniform designed by Brooks Brothers to celebrate the page program’s 75th anniversary, the New York Post reports. The new suits were chosen by viewers in an online poll announced by “Today,” the newspaper says.
—Vlada Gelman
NBC Pages Get Makeover
Aug 13, 2008 • Post A Comment
Just FYI….this was NOT the uniform that the
guidettes or pages wore in the 1960’s. I was a
guidette in 1967-68 and this definitely was not
it. We had a tight skirt to knee and a jacket and
a blue blouse…all navy blue. We wore whatever
blue shoes we wanted. The logo behind the group
was not the logo for NBC then either. Someone has
given you wrong information.
By the way, the new guidette uniforms are terrible.
They are not feminine at all! They look like girls
dressing as guys! Whats up with that?!?!?!
Who wants to see a woman dressed like that! Poor choice!
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