Anonymous wrote:I wear clothes to escape a plane crash. Sneakers with shoes tied especially. I don’t look at my phone for the first few minutes after takeoff and while landing. I also count rows to the exit. I have three small kids and when not with my husband I look for a man nearby whom I can specifically ask to carry one of them out. My mom was a flight attendant for over 40 years (and survived a Pan Am plane bombing while working, but that wasn’t due to any sort of survival skills).

You and I must have very different ideas of what plane crashes look like.

I wear clothes to escape a plane crash. Sneakers with shoes tied especially. I don’t look at my phone for the first few minutes after takeoff and while landing. I also count rows to the exit. I have three small kids and when not with my husband I look for a man nearby whom I can specifically ask to carry one of them out. My mom was a flight attendant for over 40 years (and survived a Pan Am plane bombing while working, but that wasn’t due to any sort of survival skills).

For flight under 4 hours I just wear my regular clothes. It's not that serious. I just usually bring a big scarf or airplane blanket but nothing else special otherwise.

For longer flights or if I'm traveling for business, thick/stretchy knit black skinny pants and some kind of wrinkle free top or something I can easily throw a blazer or sweater over and comfortable shoes.

One little trick I found recently is wearing those little footie liner socks with my slip on sneakers so my bare feet dont have to touch the floor when going through security. They're also nice if I'm going to be doing a lot of walking when I get to my destination as they keep my feet from getting sweaty.

My mom told me a long time ago about a study that looked at what people who survived plane crashes were wearing. People who wore natural fibers and athletic shoes fared better. So I try to wear cotton and tennis shoes.

I agree with Pp. some of the neurotic posts here are not about fun at all, it’s almost like how you can make every aspect of travel more hard and over planned than it needs to be.

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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 can’t stand people like you. Why do you make something simple more difficult than it is? I travel frequently, it isn’t rocket science.

Wow. Joyless.

Joyless because I don’t have a five hour conversation with myself about every facet of a process that my 10 year old can do on their own. You go to the airport, you go through security, you wait x amount to board flight, you board plane, you sit down, you get off flight. It is pretty straight forward and simple. It is mode of transportation not a great adventure to some undiscovered place. Why complicate it.

Jeans and a sweater - always cold on planes!

I'm with the PP who said travelling in a maxi dress is like wearing a blanket. I can never do jeans.

If I'm wearing pants, they're some type of leggings with a tunic. Socks and shoes that slip off easily. I almost never wear sneakers or high heels so whatever I'm wearing on the plane is usually what I plan to wear to death during my trip, with a backup pair packed.

My uniform is either stretchy pants with lots of pockets/joggers, comfy t-shirt style top, hoody or cardigan, sports bra, socks, heaviest shoes I need that are still comfy. I also bring 24hrs of clothes in my carry on - more if traveling with small children. For shorter flights, less important. For shorter business flights I've worn suits a few times. I fly coach.

Anonymous wrote:Pls don’t wear yoga pants with petite shirts.

PETITE SHIRTS? Do you mean crop tops? This wording is incredibly strange.

I dont think I have ever been cold on a plane except maybe on longer flights when we are high up. Most of my flights are <3 hours and are hardly ever direct when I am flying for work.

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Anonymous wrote:joggers or track pants
t-shirt
hoodie or long cardi
running shoes

Curious about the palazzo pants that a couple of people have mentioned -- are they like yoga pants or ribbed flares or . . . what?

Think wide leg usually in a knit or other crinkly material that doesn't wrinkle.

https://www.kohls.com/product/prd-3989708/womens-apt-9-double-border-print-palazzo-pants.jsp?skuid=33314616&ci_mcc=ci&utm_campaign=APT%209%20BOTTOMS&utm_medium=CSE&utm_source=bing&CID=shopping20&utm_campaignid=380493030&utm_adgroupid=1240249323077870&gclid=12e79be4c51c17a4addefb2f7e209110&gclsrc=3p.ds&msclkid=12e79be4c51c17a4addefb2f7e209110

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Got it . . . thanks.

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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 can’t stand people like you. Why do you make something simple more difficult than it is? I travel frequently, it isn’t rocket science.

Wow. Joyless.

Business casual for business trips. Casual/athleisure for family travel. We have little kids and a baby on the way, so my chances of being puked on during a family flight are about 1 in 4. On one memorable trip, I got puked on twice. Not gonna waste nice clothes on that.

It depends on the reason for travel. If it's for work and I have to be at a meeting I wear some of my work clothes (not for a long flight). Otherwise jeans, t shirt and sneakers and carry a sweater/hoodie in case it's cold. I always feel grimy after airplanes/travel and try to shower as soon as I can.