Absolutely! It was a big deal. My first flight was in 1968 to Ohio, I wore my good Sunday dress (the light blue plaid!) Mom wore her Sunday best and Dad wore a suit. I still have my wings pin from that flight (American airlines) they used to hand those out to the kids.
Back then travellers could dress to travel.
Now you have to dress in order to be stripped searched. Dressing up is just more layers to have to take off and put back on.
It was a real metal wing pin, not the plastic, tear of the tape and slap it on pin! Also, don’t forget, you got a Junior Stewardess certificate with those wings! Still have mine!