https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/air-travel-fashion Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 06 May 2026 11:00:39 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/air-travel-fashion#post-166765 Sun, 06 Jun 2010 12:02:18 +0000 Scarlet 166765@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I generally dress up to travel because that's how I like to face the world, especially when there are a lot of unknowns, as there are in travel. Most of my flights are long-haul so I choose comfortable but classy outfits. Once I had booked a transatlantic flight very late, and I knew I had lousy seats in the back of the bus (so to speak) next to the bathroom, so at the gate I asked if there was any chance of possibly changing our seats. I wasn't hopeful because there was a very tense confrontation between the gate agent and the person in front of me about changing seats. The lady smiled and said no problem, here are two nice seats in business class. I couldn't believe my ears but didn't want to question her. My travel partner and I were so excited by the food, various chair massage functions, and choice of movies that we could not even sleep for the red eye. I don't know why she gave me those seats. Maybe I looked the part (like yublocka said for her airline dress code) or maybe the person in front of me was so obnoxious that she wanted to reward civility. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/air-travel-fashion#post-166753 Sun, 06 Jun 2010 10:34:10 +0000 Louise 166753@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mac it so annoys me when people say 'you're gonna have to' My other half used to say that and the awkward child in me used to say 'I don't have to do anything!' needless to say he soon got the hang of saying 'please could you'. Manners is one thing I'm really picky with at work the children know they will get nothing unless they say please and thank you x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/air-travel-fashion#post-166748 Sun, 06 Jun 2010 09:43:51 +0000 Mac 166748@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Truth be told, I never thought about how I dressed for travel before I began reading this blog. And even though I now make more of an effort, since seeing here how many people are offended by fellow-passengers who don't, I'm so struck by poor manners when travelling that I barely register poor dress.</p> <p>Flight from California to Ontario last week, for instance... When the appropriately-dressed guy next to me wanted me to stand up and move so that he could get to his seat (I was in the aisle seat), did he say, "Excuse me?" or "Would you mind if I got in, please?" Ah, no. "You're gonna have to move." Nice. He never once said, "Please," or "thank you" to the flight attendant who served our drinks and collected our trash. And he just sat, watching, as an elderly lady struggled with her carry-on bag (someone else eventually jumped in to help her). </p> <p>I agree with Steph, that many people dress solely for comfort now because travel - especially plane travel - seems to be fraught with non-stop inconveniences. But surely wearing clean, non-workout-attire and throwing in some "please" and "thank yous" don't take too much effort and would mean a great deal to fellow-passengers and flight-attendants alike. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/air-travel-fashion#post-166418 Sat, 05 Jun 2010 02:45:18 +0000 yublocka 166418@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I worked for an airline here for about 4 years doing IT stuff. To use the stafftravel discount (big perk!!) there were strict dress codes, especially if you wanted to go first or business class. Went something like:</p> <p>First/business:<br /> - no denim<br /> - collared shirt and tie for men<br /> - jacket for men if cooler weather<br /> - no casual sandals/thongs</p> <p>Economy:<br /> - no thongs<br /> - no scruffy/ripped denim</p> <p>Maybe something similar should be introduced for everyone? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/air-travel-fashion#post-165519 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 22:18:43 +0000 Jenava 165519@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Actually, I think it all started to go downhill when the government stopped subsidizing the airline industry. Suddenly they had to lower their prices to compete and still figure out how to pay their CEOs... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/air-travel-fashion#post-165510 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:56:57 +0000 Steph 165510@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Chewy, I guess I'm saying that air travel itself has changed a lot, and I don't think that those changes were brought on by people dressing sloppily. It used to be that everyone--including people in coach--got a hot meal, cloth napkin, real flatware and a hot towel to wash their hands when they flew. As air travel became more common and less expensive, and as airlines started having economic issues, that type of service was cut back on, and eventually disappeared. When traveling was an "event," it doesn't surprise me that people dressed up to do so. But it isn't a special occasion in that way anymore. Add to that the discomfort of sitting in a tight space for a long time, catching connections, and possibly being bumped from your flight, and it doesn't surprise me that people don't dress up to fly anymore. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/air-travel-fashion#post-165505 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:40:36 +0000 chewyspaghetti 165505@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it goes hand in hand- you dress sloppily and so you allow yourself to be treated with sub-par customer service, you get treated with sub-par customer service and so you dress sloppily.<br /> What came first- the chicken or the egg??<br /> I do have to admit that the business man with his briefcase and well groomed head wearing pajamas and bedroom slippers peeking out from his trenchcoat does give me a chuckle. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/air-travel-fashion#post-165498 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:28:51 +0000 Steph 165498@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't wear my pjs on an airplane, and always try to look nice/presentable. But in defense of those who go super casual, and to answer the oft-heard lament of why people no longer wear their nicest clothes while traveling (as they used to, apparently, in the 1960s): most people probably don't think anything of wearing wrinkled clothing on an airplane when they know they are going to get on the plane, be stuffed into a seat that is tiny, end up sitting between two people who encroach on their space, and have to take off any jacket and wad it up under the seat in front of them or shove it into an overhead bin. I'm not sure if the size of airplane seats have gotten smaller since the days of high fashion travel, but they haven't gotten any bigger, while the average size of Americans has. So that means there is more size fitting into (at best) the same sized space. </p> <p>The perks that used to come along with air travel, like meals (sometimes with actual silverware!), are gone. Airlines are constantly overbooking their planes, so there is a good chance any given passenger can be bumped to another flight. Airports are bigger, so getting from gate to gate if there is a connecting flight becomes more difficult. Security is stricter, so wearing items that set off a metal detector--often anything with any kind of metal at all (including, as we have seen from previous posts, underwire bras)--can result in a delay at the gate. </p> <p>In light of all that, it sometimes doesn't surprise me to see people dressed sloppily. They probably figure they are just going to be standing in line, moved along like cattle, stuffed into a plane like sardines, sure to get wrinkled regardless, and they can just deal with looking nice when they get where they are going. I also think people used to dress nicely to fly because it was a big event. It just isn't as rare in most people's lives as it once was. Additionally, I think that the airlines/stewards/stewardesses treated their patrons as if the act of traveling was a big occasion, and that isn't the case anymore either. In a lot of ways, I think it is probably partly that people don't dress respectfully because they don't think they are treated respectfully. Again, dressing like I don't care while I'm on a plane isn't something I do, but I do understand the reasons others would feel that way. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/air-travel-fashion#post-165468 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:22:20 +0000 Rosie 165468@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Unless I'm taking a red eye, I try to dress nicely. I love wearing and dress and leggings, usually some layers. When I take a red eye (which hopefully I won't have to do for a very long time) I can't sleep so I want to be as comfortable as possible. I wear yoga pants, layered t's and usually a decent looking jacket. This is one time when I don't think people need to look nice! </p> <p>I can't believe that about your shoes. </p> <p>Fathenry, I usually have a pashmina or something I can throw over my legs since blankets can be hard to come by these days. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/air-travel-fashion#post-165460 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:07:09 +0000 DressLover 165460@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I carry on all my clothes and shoes because I don't trust luggage handling, so I grabbed a pair from my carry on. I have no idea what I would have done if I didn't have another pair accessible. Probably requested they hook me up with one of those nifty golf carts so I could cruise over and buy some new shoes. There's no way I'd walk barefoot in an airport. Bleh.</p> <p>And how did I forget about that SATC?! That one is classic. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/air-travel-fashion#post-165458 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:06:40 +0000 fathenry 165458@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like to dress well so that I look nice when I reach my destination. I don't get why some people wear pajamas...</p> <p>Only one thing about your skirt - won't you get cold? I always freeze on the plane. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/air-travel-fashion#post-165444 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:48:04 +0000 Scarlet 165444@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What did you do? Did you have a carry on bag with another pair of shoes in it? Also reminds me of SATC where someone stole Carrie's shoes from a party. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/air-travel-fashion#post-165435 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:24:31 +0000 DressLover 165435@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yep. Nice pair too. Someone in security had the nerve to ask me why I wore nice shoes in an aiport. Do I REALLY have to justify it? Nevermind I try to purchase quality shoes because I have weird feet and nevermind I was going straight to a meeting... my FEET were in them until I had to remove them for security. Doesn't security imply that they'd keep my shoes secure? I get it is "just shoes" but if that happens, it is perfectly believable someone could sneak things past security.</p> <p>I couldn't believe someone would want shoes that fresh off my feet. Now when I see that Curb Your Enthusiasm where someone steals Larry's shoes from the bowling alley, I laugh hysterically. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/air-travel-fashion#post-165423 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:10:32 +0000 Scarlet 165423@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your shoes were stolen??? Awful awful awful. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/air-travel-fashion#post-165410 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:38:10 +0000 DressLover 165410@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Don't even get me started on this topic. I understand people are free to wear what they want, but over 50% of people I see in airports are wearing wrinkled, some times stained mismatched pajama pants, sweat pants, wife beaters, and tanks/tees with no bra. With dirty flip flops and crocs. Sure, no big deal I guess but I'd be horrified of running into someone I know looking like that. Is a matching sweatsuit too much to ask?</p> <p>Anyway, I travel in a jersey dress every time I travel. (I travel a lot.) It is more comfortable than jeans, doesn't wrinkle, and I always receive compliments on looking put together in an airport.</p> <p>By the way, side note - my shoes were stolen in airport security once. People don't mind dressing down, but they'll steal my nice shoes. Ugh. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/air-travel-fashion#post-165404 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:33:27 +0000 Queen Mum 165404@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hear ya Laurie! Why people seem to think that travelling is equated fashion wise with staying home to scrub toilets is beyond me. I understand the need to be comfortable but comfort does not have to be devoid of any style sense. sigh..... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/air-travel-fashion#post-165403 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:31:18 +0000 Laurie 165403@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I will be flying from Atlanta to Boston in the morning and plan to wear a denim skirt, camisole with a thin v-neck sweater and a scarf. I choose my travel wear pretty carefully and try to look my best when traveling. About 70% of my fellow travelers will be wearing what they rolled out of bed in. Why is that? How about a mandatory dress code for travelers? No really, where did the day of wearing one's best while in transit go? </p>