I get that some people have business waiting at the pickup and wanting to look professional, but why everybody else?
Because I come from a family of pilots and the free F&F tickets came with the stipulation that we dressed very nice. I grew up with that and the habit stuck.
I never understood why not. Dressing up “nicely” doesn’t need to be uncomfortable at all. If the clothes fit well and are suitable for the occasion and location you can be comfortable and be dressed nicely.
What I never understood is people going out in pjama’s or sportwear while acting like those are the only comfy clothes in the world and the rest of the people are making themselves have a worse time. Be it at airports/planes or elsewhere. Putting on decent pants take 2 seconds and can be just as comfy, so time and comfort aren’t really much of an excuse. People should invest in good basics for day to day use, you’ll earn it back in daily comfort.
But also, some people simply enjoy looking a certain way. Even for less comfortable clothes, that enjoyment can be bigger than the discomfort making it worth it to them. It’s not always about having a reason.
Yes, but also, if people like wearing pijamas or sportswear, don’t judge them for that. Just let people wear what they are comfy in.
Why don’t you wrap yourself in a bag to go shopping? There is no reason to look nice.
I like clothes. When flying was a bigger deal people would dress up. With the democratisation of air travel, nobody does any more. Still, in my head it’s an “excuse” to dress up due to the old etiquette. It feels good to me to arrive at a new place and look put together while I’m at it.
Flying on an airplane used to be an experience in and out itself. Now it’s just basically a bus.
“Democratisation of air travel” … Puhhh … It’s a fucking nightmare considering you are giving up almost every individual right when flying with commercial airlines.
It used to be good manners to dress up for stuff like this, probably left over from that. People would wear their church clothes when traveling.
As utilitarian as pyjamas are, not everyone finds them to be in good taste.
There is a huge margin between pajamas and a suit.
Clothes make people.
If your clothes have more substance than your self you probably need to try harder.
It’s never about me, it’s about others. In airports you are subject to others. It’s a security dictatorship. Really don’t get why my comment gets downvoted. Seems some people can not accept how superficial people are in reality. “Clothes makes people” is as old as clothes are.
Look good feel good, switch to the PJs in business class…
I wore suits and ties for many years, and now that I’m retired, I’ll never wear another tie again.
Most days, I wear loose cotton pants, a t-shirt, and maybe an open shirt over that. And sneakers. Probably not even socks. If they don’t like it, Fuck’em, I really don’t care.
I’ll put on big boy pants and a nice shirt if we’re going out for Christmas dinner, and I’ll wear socks, but it’s still sneakers. And no tie, ever.
at the airport you also have higher chances to meet people from different countries and cultures with different standards for what is casual clothing. A fancy dress for an American is an outfit to go at the grocery store for an Italian or a French
I know it’s just an example but French and Italian people don’t dress much different than Americans unless you’re in the center of Paris and maybe Rome.
Most Italian women I know would have a panic attack if they went out with a tracksuit or a pajama like Americans do. That’s stuff that only happens in nightmares and if you’re 20 in a slum outside of Milan. Anyway Rome is not considered particularly fashionable in Italy. You find the highest attention for this stuff in most cities in the North, with Milan being the center of the fashion industry and smaller towns being more bougie, and then in the South with the “show off the bling bling” culture more common throughout the Mediterranean. In the North, the minimum is to dress like for a fashion show, in the South the minimum is to dress like for a wedding. In the center they care less.
The fancy dress in Italy or France is what Eastern europeans wear to go at the grocery store… hahahah Albanians and balcans too😅
True, but they are going to wear it with sneakers.
In IT and Fr you mean.
I don’t dress formally, but I always try to put effort into my outfit. Why not look good ig I have the choice?
Gotta be classy sometimes yk
I’d say… why not?
For me, comfort, but also I’m usually flying for some kind of vacation where formal apparel doesn’t make sense, like snowboarding or hiking.
I wear a t shirt and jeans, and put a pair of pajama pants in my carry on so I can change in the airplane toilet at the beginning of the flight for anything over 3 hours.
I think it’s because some people like to look nice
