What do you wear on the plane?

[Anonymous]

So I fly ultra long-haul on a reasonably regular basis. Travel times of 20+ hours.

I have a uniform.

All black. Compression socks; black joggers; sports bra; a quick-dry tunic top; a running hoodie; a Athleta quilted jacket. I wear the heaviest pair of shoes that I will take on the trip -- either sneakers or chelsea boots. I usually stash clean underwear and a clean tunic in my carry-on.

I get super-cold on flights and don't sleep if I'm too cold; I've been known to bring a packable down jacket to sleep in. I also bring a giant pashmina plus a silk sleeping bag liner for my legs.

Also bring 24h worth of clothing in my carry-on. That might mean a pair of jeans in addition to my clean shirt and undies; if I'm going somewhere warm, it might mean a sundress.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Depends where I’m going…. This is a weird question.

This is a question people who only fly 1-2x a year ask.

Nope, it's a personality thing. I am someone who gets really into travel strategies and I travel a lot. I love talking about travel wardrobes, how best to game security, how to get comfortable on a plane, best luggage, etc. It's almost a video game mentality. I'm always trying to become more expert at traveling and love getting tips and tricks from others.

I’m getting good ideas on here.
I love tank tops but for travel I always wear a loose tee as my bottom layer. I tend to hurry through garages and airports and can’t really calm down until I am in my seat. So I sweat. I have to wear a “plane tee” and then another layer for on the plane when I’m cold. I have to change at least this shirt when I get to wear I’m going. I would love to find the perfect shirt solution. Maybe it won’t exist until I can charter my own plane and calm down!

I always wear sneakers and socks as well. If I’m going somewhere warm I will slip over to sandals at the other end.

[Anonymous]

Always wear underwear, never go commando. Especially if wearing a short skirt. You have no idea what kind of germs are on the seat. NO. IDEA. AT. ALL.

[Anonymous]

For the kind of flight I think OP is referring to (ie not jetting off to a tight business meeting), I wear stretchy black pants, and either a long sleeve shirt that covers my butt or a tee shirt and long sleeve long cardigan. In winter, blondo boots or sneakers, in summer rothys (I have pre check so don’t take off shoes).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Athleta or Lulu type studio pants with pockets, t-shirt, hoodie and sneakers. Got to be comfortable and covered. I'm always cold on the plane.

+This exactly. I’m always freezing on flights so usually bring a Dudley fleece or Lulu mini puff jacket or my long down if it’s winter! Comfort all the way. I won’t even wear jeans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Always wear underwear, never go commando. Especially if wearing a short skirt. You have no idea what kind of germs are on the seat. NO. IDEA. AT. ALL.

Don’t worry. I never go commando period! haha

[Anonymous]

I was born in 1983 and traveled frequently as a young child with my parents. I remember my mom waking me early to catch flights and dressing up in “fancy” clothes - maybe not church on Christmas fancy but definitely nice clothes like dresses with white knee socks and Mary Janes, etc.
Even into my teens and college age I always felt like I needed to “look good” for flights for some bizarre reason. I’m now in my late 30s and have 3 kids and wear something comfortable and versatile, either leggings or joggers with a T-shirt and sweater, comfortable shoes (often Birkenstock’s in summer since I’m precheck and never need of take off my shoes). But flying has definitely evolved since I was a kid, and I wonder what the next 30 years will bring!

[Anonymous]

I take the red eye to Europe or long flights to Asia, so for me comfort is paramount. Shoes that are easy to slip off, layers, elastic waistband. Face cream.

[Anonymous]

I really like to have pants with good pockets for flights in case I need to stick something like my ticket in it quickly, so I usually wear jeans, tee shirt, long soft cardigan to wrap around me like a blanket, slip on sneakers and socks. For work, I always do comfortable black dress pants in case something happens to my suit bottom, I can always throw on the black pants with any blazer and look at least presentable. (I once had a zipper break when getting dressed for court in the hotel room.).
I don’t honk years ago I had some comfy khaki cargo type pants that also worked for casual travel. Something like this, which I am sure would make the fashionistas gasp in horror but was really great for a casual vacation someplace outdoorsy:
https://www.titlenine.com/p/kuhl-womens-cropped-cargo-pants-boulder/212033.html?cvosrc=ppc.google.&cvo_campaign=&cvo_crid=528081123724&Matchtype=&code=&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=&mkwid=%7Cpcrid%7C528081123724%7Cpkw%7C%7Cpmt%7C%7Cpdv%7Cm%7C&gclid=EAIaIQobChMItby7nsOg8QIVogmICR0_HAHtEAQYBSABEgJOafD_BwE

[Anonymous]

I fly once a week and wear almost a uniform. Black northface trailpants, a thin feet spirts hoodie, socks and slip on shoes. Very comfortable on the plane and in airport, easy to move in, and looks good enough to go anywhere casual when I arrive.

[Anonymous]

Black compression leggings and a long sleeved, longer top (could double as a dress), and sneakers (for above stated reasons). I switch my purse to a backpack and carry a wallet-on-a-string thing to keep essentials handy and secure and move it into the backpack in case the airline gets picky about the one item carryon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Athleta or Lulu type studio pants with pockets, t-shirt, hoodie and sneakers. Got to be comfortable and covered. I'm always cold on the plane.

+This exactly. I’m always freezing on flights so usually bring a Dudley fleece or Lulu mini puff jacket or my long down if it’s winter! Comfort all the way. I won’t even wear jeans.

So glad you clarified the brands of all of your clothing. We definitely wouldn’t have been able to get the gist of your post without them, and god forbid someone thought your pants might be from Old Navy!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So I fly ultra long-haul on a reasonably regular basis. Travel times of 20+ hours.

I have a uniform.

All black. Compression socks; black joggers; sports bra; a quick-dry tunic top; a running hoodie; a Athleta quilted jacket. I wear the heaviest pair of shoes that I will take on the trip -- either sneakers or chelsea boots. I usually stash clean underwear and a clean tunic in my carry-on.

I get super-cold on flights and don't sleep if I'm too cold; I've been known to bring a packable down jacket to sleep in. I also bring a giant pashmina plus a silk sleeping bag liner for my legs.

Also bring 24h worth of clothing in my carry-on. That might mean a pair of jeans in addition to my clean shirt and undies; if I'm going somewhere warm, it might mean a sundress.

Would love a link to some of your stuff! I also do long haul flights to Asia and africa frequently and I am looking to update. Agree on the spare clothing although I go for sneakers and bring slippers for the flight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Athleta or Lulu type studio pants with pockets, t-shirt, hoodie and sneakers. Got to be comfortable and covered. I'm always cold on the plane.

+This exactly. I’m always freezing on flights so usually bring a Dudley fleece or Lulu mini puff jacket or my long down if it’s winter! Comfort all the way. I won’t even wear jeans.

So glad you clarified the brands of all of your clothing. We definitely wouldn’t have been able to get the gist of your post without them, and god forbid someone thought your pants might be from Old Navy!

Old Navy leggings are 10000x better than Lulu these days. I used to get Lulu 20 years ago but the quality has been crap for the last 10 years or so.

[Anonymous]

Comfort first, which usually means leggings and layers—a tank top, a long sleeve tshirt, and a fleece vest.

I prefer leggings to any sort of wide-leg pants because of the bathrooms; I don’t want any article of clothing touching any part of the bathroom if I can help it.

I tend to wear sneakers but will sometimes go with Birkenstocks and socks. My issue with bare feet on planes is the people who put their bare feet on other surfaces—up on an armrest, etc. That’s disgusting and rude (with shoes on, too, but people don’t see to do that as much in my experience). But if a person is most comfortable with bare feet and keeps them to themself, that’s fine.