From the golden early years of travel, to Vivienne Westwood designing the Virgin Atlantic uniform last year, fashion in the skies has been constantly evolving.

When commercial flying took off in the 1950s, flying was not just for getting from A to B, the flight was a holiday event in itself.

The role of the air hostess was equally glamorised. In her book, Up in the Air, air stewardess Betty Riegel revealed how flight attendants were expected to have the looks of supermodels, the talents of a star housewife and the safety sense of an emergency responder (including knowing how to deliver a baby).

Featuring everything from saris to hotpants, from Hugh Hefner's private jet to the huge Airbus A380, the skies have seen it all, and rare photographs from Keith Lovegrove's fascinating book, Style at 30,000 feet, gives us a peek back at the history of life in the skies.

When you think of the "golden age" of travel in the 1950s and 60s, Pan Am and Concorde immediately springs to mind.

These were days before budget travel, and the use of the jumbo jet and although passengers would be dressed to the nines, planes boasted three to six inches more legroom, and lobster could be served as a standard airline meal.