I get that some people have business waiting at the pickup and wanting to look professional, but why everybody else?
There is a simple reason you haven’t considered.
I want to bring my suit on the trip, and I don’t want to crush it into a bag, because it’ll wrinkle.
this video is my go to for folding suits for travel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZu7RnfiCgU
My company was very old school and had a dress code for all stupid situations, including travel on business. Also, fly in and fly out meetings are a thing. In the 90’s they wouldn’t let you sit in first class - before points aligned status were a thing, travel enough and you would get bumped up often when in a suit over others.
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
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.
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.
One reason among several is tradition. Air travel used to be the domain of the wealthy, at a time when the wealthy seldom left the house in super-casual or working-class attire.
I actually find office/dress wear extremely comfortable.
Like to the extent I actually will wear more casual clothes to work to make sure I stay awake some days.
Habit. And I’ve become good at finding outfits that look nice and are just as comfortable as ones that look more casual.
By dressing nicely you show respect for other people.
How? If I were meeting with someone in a formal setting, sure. If I’m flying somewhere after work just to go straight to my hotel, I’m not formally interacting with anyone where being dressed up makes a difference.
I’m don’t see how it’s any more respectful for anyone else I’m walking by in an airport terminal if I’m wearing a suit and tie vs sweatpants and a hoodie.
Does your statement imply that it’s disrespectful to not dress up, or is putting on informal clothes kind of the baseline and dressing up is extra?
I’m not talking about wearing a suit. I’m talking about being clean and well groomed, showing that you care about your appearance.
Gotcha. I think the OP was specifically about being dressed formally, so that’s why I was asking.
Other than smelling bad, why does it matter if I’m well groomed to passerbys or that I care about my appearance?
Again, I’m talking about potentially flight attendants, the people at the gate check, etc. we are ships passing in the night, they are there to make sure I’m me, and I’m just passing by. I agree that if you wear something that is offensive, like swear words or images that maybe considered obscene, that’s not ok almost anywhere imo. But if I wear unbranded sweatpants and a hoodie, how would that make me being disrespectful? I’m not there for any person. I’m not there to win favor. They are there to do there job which is to check me in or provide a service, or as far as random passerbys, we are just sharing a space.
So do you believe that it’s disrespectful to dress down or is dressing up just more respectful in your opinion?
Maybe that’s considered so in your (sub)culture, but it’s not a universal truth. That sounds like something a WASP boomer would say.
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.
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