How do you dress for air travel?

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Sat here at BHX and it has struck me that a lot of travellers dress as if they're just slobing about on the sofa at home.
By that I mean trackies and a hoodie mostly and what's with the white trainers!! :eek:
Is this any way to dress in public though?
I'm sat here in a collared shirt, cotton jumper, dark jeans and black shoes. A perfectly comfortable combination without looking like I just got up!

So what do you wear?
 
Whatever I feel comfortable in, usually combats, a t-shirt and a zip-up hoody. I don't give two hoots about what overly judgemental randomers thinks.
 
If I'm not going anywhere on arrival, e.g. work, then I'll dress in jeans, tshirt, hoodie and trainers.
My dress was sometimes met with disdain, usually by wang kerrs who were dressed in their Sunday best and stank out the entire cabin with ridiculous amounts of cologne. One special character (a Sith Ifrican) even confronted me once on a DEN-LHR flight. "This is the first class cabin, you must maintain an appropriate standard of dress." The cabin crew told him to wind his neck in, however.

If you're flying out of BHX, charter flight central, don't be surprised that you will see chavs. Air travel is no different to taking the bus. There is no need to get dressed up.
 
Depends where you're going. Trackies, T-shirt and hoody usually. Whatever makes me most comfortable and sweat-free.
 
Malevolence said:
Whatever I feel comfortable in, usually combats, a t-shirt and a zip-up hoody. I don't give two hoots about what overly judgemental randomers thinks.
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It's not so much about being overly judgmental but more about why no one takes a bit of pride in their appearance!
 
Fuzz said:
It's not so much about being overly judgmental but more about why no one takes a bit of pride in their appearance!
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If I'm sat in a metal tube for 8 hours, comfort beats pride in my appearance. Tracksuit bottoms trainers and a hoodie here. Do I care what fuzz thinks, trussed up like he's going to church with his nan? Noooope!
 
Fuzz said:
It's not so much about being overly judgmental but more about why no one takes a bit of pride in their appearance!
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I'll be walking, maybe do some shopping, have a drink and meal. I'm minding my own business 95% of the time. As long as your clothes clean and you don't completely look like a hobo I'm not interested in what anyone's wearing. :p
 
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I work for an airline so our policy when we travel on staff tickets is to wear smart clothes, some people turn up in full business jackets for a 14hr flight which I think looks a little silly! I usually change into a tracksuit on the flight, nothing worse than waking up on a plane and having to stay in those clothes.
 
Normally a shirt with a t-shirt underneath and a pair of trousers. Comfortable and I find it useful to have a shirt pocket for keeping the various travel paperwork easy to find.
 
Is this just a general observation on the way people dress in general? As I see no point in dressing especially nice just because you're on a plane, as Scuzi said, it's no different than getting a bus.

I'll take comfort over smartness, soI I end up wearing normal day to day things such as jeans and a jumper or t-shirt.
 
Malevolence said:
Whatever I feel comfortable in, usually combats, a t-shirt and a zip-up hoody. I don't give two hoots about what overly judgemental randomers thinks.
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Fuzz said:
It's not so much about being overly judgmental but more about why no one takes a bit of pride in their appearance!
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Well if I am sitting on a cramped cold airplane for several hours I wouldn't give a monkeys whey I looked like as long as I was warm and comfortable.
 
T-shirt, jeans and trainers.

Shirts, jackets and trousers? I'm not going to work. I want to wear something that looks the same after 12 hours on the plane sitting down, a smart jacket and shirt will not be crease free after that.
 
Really depends how long the flight is aswell. If it's like a 1 hour flight then it's probably better to dress smarter. But if it's anything more than that like 11 hours (America) than I'm going to dress to be comfortable. I'm not going to suffer so people don't judge me.
 
Mrs Seabiscuit said:
Well if I am sitting on a cramped cold airplane for several hours I wouldn't give a monkeys whey I looked like as long as I was warm and comfortable.
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Where do you find these cold aeroplanes travelling to? I'd be much happier on a cold aeroplane than the usually too hot ones I get onto, I've tried various carriers and without fail they've either been on the warm side of ok temperature-wise or far too warm. I do agree about them being cramped though.

As for what I wear - much the same as I do on my normal days off. Jeans, t-shirt, hoody and trainers unless there's a good reason to change into something else. If I was flying somewhere on business and had a meeting directly afterwards I might wear a suit but outside of that I'd prefer to be as comfortable as possible.
 
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