Airport fashion advice?

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Anonymous wrote:Lounge sets. basically sweatpants with matching shirt, but it's a bit tailored so it looks quite fashionable

https://www.cntraveler.com/story/comfortable-womens-clothing-travel-sets

This. A fancy sweatsuit. As this thread demonstrates, airport people can roughly be divided into 2 crowds- those that see it as a public space and therefore warranting a real outfit, and those that see it as a liminal space to transit. I fall into the latter crowd-- airport fashion is about maximizing comfort and utility. Lounge sets are permissible in an airport lounge, and that is all I care about. I want to be minimally compliant with airport lounge dress codes. And btw, I'm also that a-hole who wont wear makeup because I intend to use a sheet mask once they dim the lights on the plane.

A sweatsuit, in and of itself, is never fancy. Because no matter how much you overpaid for it, it's still just ... sweats. Nobody should wear sweats in public unless they're comin or going to a medical appointment.

Your brain must explode every time you step outside your house these days.

[Anonymous]

Who cares what other people wear? Just be comfortable, whatever that means for you. If you're in it for fashion, then go ahead. Some of us are not. And I wear sweats in public all the time. No one cares, especially not me. If people are judging me, isn't that THEIR problem? Why sacrifice comfort for someone else?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agree---wide legged pants touching the toilet floor, the airplane floor at my seat? That all just grosses me out. Why wear all that extra fabric?

How do your pant legs touch the floor at your seat?! Either your pants are down or you’re rolling around the floor, which is weird. If you’re just wearing your wide legged pants and sit down with them on, the hem or pant bottom rises. It doesn’t lower.

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Anonymous wrote:I wouldn’t wear sweats in my own home. Can’t imagine wearing out in public.

Out of curiosity -- what DO you where in your own home? Do you wear pajamas ever? What do you wear to bed, what do you wear when you are sick, what do you wear to clean out a closet or when you're on maternity leave?

I get not wanting to wear sweatpants out of the house (I generally don't either, though I have some cute joggers I do wear) but I don't understand refusing to wear them at home. They are practical clothing.

I wear jeans. It wasn’t that long ago that jeans were considered the bottom of the barrel in terms of formality and maturity and now we have people wearing Garanimals throughout adulthood.

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I take an early morning train (after which I go straight to my office) a few times a month for work and have settled on a knit midi dress, tights, and heeled boots for this purpose - it seriously feels like pajamas on and also looks fairly put together. I have a couple of these in merino wool, so they look nice and don’t wrinkle either. I’m only 5’4” and thought for a long time that a midi dress wouldn’t work, but the right one will even if you’re short (you may have to try a few on).

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I am usually cold in the airport. I make sure to wear socks and comfortable running shoes. LoL. I usually wear nice jeans, fashion sneakers, no show socks, a nice tee shirt, a cardigan, and a wrap.

[Anonymous]

I wear the black leggings, long sweater and tee outfit when I fly- it's comfy, looks half decent, and I end up wearing it to hotel breakfast a lot of the time when I'm at the destination- it's perfect for hotel between pjs and getting ready to go ski or out for the day... I haven't tried the Vuori joggers- I'm not sure they'd look good on my 5'3" 135lb frame.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wear the black leggings, long sweater and tee outfit when I fly- it's comfy, looks half decent, and I end up wearing it to hotel breakfast a lot of the time when I'm at the destination- it's perfect for hotel between pjs and getting ready to go ski or out for the day... I haven't tried the Vuori joggers- I'm not sure they'd look good on my 5'3" 135lb frame.

Get the joggers (great for so much more than airport). I'm 5'3" and they are the only joggers that are not too long on me/don't bunch, and therefore keep the intended slim fit! My tall friends dislike them, ha!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I wear the black leggings, long sweater and tee outfit when I fly- it's comfy, looks half decent, and I end up wearing it to hotel breakfast a lot of the time when I'm at the destination- it's perfect for hotel between pjs and getting ready to go ski or out for the day... I haven't tried the Vuori joggers- I'm not sure they'd look good on my 5'3" 135lb frame.

Get the joggers (great for so much more than airport). I'm 5'3" and they are the only joggers that are not too long on me/don't bunch, and therefore keep the intended slim fit! My tall friends dislike them, ha!

I'm also 5'3" much prefer athleta to vuori joggers. Vuori fabric was just too thin and less flattering on my small waist, curvy hips.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wear the black leggings, long sweater and tee outfit when I fly- it's comfy, looks half decent, and I end up wearing it to hotel breakfast a lot of the time when I'm at the destination- it's perfect for hotel between pjs and getting ready to go ski or out for the day... I haven't tried the Vuori joggers- I'm not sure they'd look good on my 5'3" 135lb frame.

Why not? I'm 5'2" and 130 and I have the Vuori joggers in most colors. They are the perfect length and super soft! A little thin for this time of year, but I still wear them most days. I've had many of mine since 2020, wear them constantly, and they still look new.

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Thanks DCUM friends who are around my height- I'll give the Vuoris a try!

[Anonymous]

I would not wear my Vuori joggers to the airport/on a trip. Too tatty. Mine are for the gym only. I travel overseas frequently, and prefer to wear my regular outfits. My standard is slim stretch wool trousers, a thin wool mock turtle body with fitted 3/4 sleeves or long sleeves, a blazer, pashmina, and thin silk socks with loafers.

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On my last flight to Munich last September, the plane sat on the tarmac for 2.5 hours prior to takeoff while 3 babies provided a symphony of protests. The plane was chilled to a meatlocker temperature. I then had to sprint what seemed to be a mile to catch my connection. On a trip from Athens 2 years ago, my connecting flight from Paris was delayed for 9 hours. We then sat on the tarmac for 2 hours prior to takeoff. I wear joggers, sneakers with socks, a long-sleeve t-shirt, a cardigan sweater or sweatshirt, and a scarf/pashmina. If I am potentially going to be crammed into my seat for upwards of 12 hours, I really don't care that much how "put together" I look.

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I always do black leggings, long tee, long cardigan, fashion sneakers. Would never do sandals, not gonna risk having to take my shoes off and walk barefoot. Jeans are not comfortable for me for longer flights.

I agree that a matching lounge set can look cool too, especially with a more structured long coat over top and fancy sneakers

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would not wear my Vuori joggers to the airport/on a trip. Too tatty. Mine are for the gym only. I travel overseas frequently, and prefer to wear my regular outfits. My standard is slim stretch wool trousers, a thin wool mock turtle body with fitted 3/4 sleeves or long sleeves, a blazer, pashmina, and thin silk socks with loafers.

Isn't that uncomfortable for a red-eye flight?