The document discusses the lifestyle of the "Jet Set" in the 1950s-1960s, an international social group of wealthy people who traveled frequently by private jet aircraft between stylish or exotic destinations for leisure activities. Key aspects included traveling for parties in cities like Paris or Rome on a whim, attractiveness of flight attendants being advertised, ownership of private jets for small groups, more formal fashions of the time, and leisure activities of the ultra-rich like gambling, owning sports cars and polo. Ibiza and Monaco were mentioned as popular destinations for their nightlife and casinos respectively.

1. Jet Set

2. What is the “Jet Set”?
"Jet set" is a term that was used to describe an
international social group of wealthy people, organizing
and participating all around the world in social activities
that are unreachable to ordinary people. The term, which
comes from the early 1950s, came from the lifestyle of
traveling from one stylish or exotic place to another via jet
aircraft.

3. Jet Airliner
When jet passenger service first
began in the 1950s tickets were so
expensive that it became known as
a form of travel for the rich.
The original members of this
elite, free-wheeling sect were
those "socialites" who were not
shy about publicity and entertained
in semi-public places like
restaurants and in night
clubs, where the "paparazzi" – a jet
set phenomenon – photographed
them. They were the first
generation that might weekend in
Paris or fly to Rome just for a party.

4. Flight Attendant
Flight attendants or cabin crew (also known as
stewardesses) are members of an aircrew
employed by airlines primarily to ensure the
safety and comfort of passengers aboard
airliners.
In the 1960s and 1970s, many airlines began
advertising the attractiveness and friendliness
of their stewardesses. National Airlines began
a "Fly Me"; campaign using attractive
stewardesses with taglines such as "I'm
Lorraine. Fly me to Orlando."

5. Private Jet
A private jet is a a jet aircraft, usually
of smaller size, designed for
transporting groups of up to 19
business people or wealthy
individuals. The term “private”
implies that the jet is owned by one
of the people who fly on it, rather
than a large airline corporation. Most
private jets are actually faster than
the larger airliners, and they often
have a longer range.

6. Dressing Sharp
The style of dress for Jet-setters in the
early 1960s was much more formal
than the way people dress today.
Cufflinks, a thin necktie, and a pocket
square are features of this style that are
less often worn today. In general, both
men and women took much greater
care in their appearance when traveling
in public.

7. Little black dress
A little black dress is an evening or cocktail
dress, cut simply and often quite short. Fashion
historians ascribe the origins of the little black
dress to the 1920s designs of Coco
Chanel, intended to be long-
lasting, versatile, affordable, accessible to the
widest market possible and in a neutral color.
A woman wearing a little black dress can be
attractive while still maintaining a classy
appearance.

8. What do you think?
• What do you think of people who travel
halfway across the planet just to go to a
party?
• If you had more money than you could
spend, how would you live your life?
• Do you think people today dress as well as
they did in the past? Why or why not?

9. Ibiza
Ibiza is an island in the
Mediterranean Sea 79 km off
the coast of the city of Valencia
in Spain.
The island is well known for its
summer club parties which
attract large numbers of
tourists. Ibiza is considered a
popular tourist
destination, especially due to its
legendary and at times riotous
nightlife centred around two
areas: Ibiza Town, the island's
capital on the southern shore
and Sant Antoni to the West.

10. Monaco
Monaco officially the Principality of
Monaco (French: Principauté de
Monaco; Monégasque: Principatu de
Múnegu; Italian: Principato di
Monaco; Occitan: Principat de
Mónegue), is a sovereign city state
on the French Riviera.
Monaco boasts the world's highest
GDP nominal per capita at $151,630.
Monaco also has the world's highest
life expectancy at almost 90 years.

11. Private Island
A private island is a
disconnected body of
land wholly owned by
a single private citizen
or corporation.
Although this
exclusivity gives the
owner substantial
control over the
property, they still fall
within the jurisdiction
of national and
sometimes local
governments.

12. Gambling
A common leisure activity for
wealthy people during the
golden age of jet travel was
high-stakes gambling. The ultra-
rich often won and loss tens of
thousands of dollars a night at
stylish casinos such as those in
Monaco. Favorite games of the
jet set were roulette and
baccarat.

13. Sports Cars
Sports cars are a way that many
jet-setters choose to spend their
money. While less-expensive cars
can often go as fast as a Porche or
Lamborghini, it is often as
important for some people to be
seen in a sports car as it is to
actually drive one.

14. Polo
Polo is a sport often
associated with a luxury
lifestyle. This sport is played
by two teams of four players
on horseback who try to hit
a small ball into the other
team’s net using long
wooden mallets. It is very
much like soccer (football)
only played by men riding on
horses. Because of how
expensive it is to maintain a
polo horse, this is a sport
that is mostly just for rich
people.

15. What do you think?
• Is it a good idea to gamble more if you have all
the money you need? What do you think of
people that bet $10,000 in a single night?
• Would you like to have your own private
island? What would you do there?
• Are sport cars a good way to spend your
money? Why or why not?