Runway Fashionista
I’ve had the dubious pleasure of traveling on a lot of airplanes recently and one thing I’ve noticed is just how low our collective standards for travel attire have sunk. In the old days, people used to dress up for the occasion. Nowadays – and I am the worst offender here – we’ve thrown any pretense of grooming standards out the emergency exit hatch.
Me? I’m the one clad in comfy sweats (think a step up from PJs) and sneakers (the easier to slip out of at security). I’m usually sporting overgrown eyebrows and ragged nails (I know you’re supposed to pack those tweezers and nail files in the checked baggage but somehow I never remember), and I’m often wringing my wet hands after a visit to the ladies room (c’mon, those air blower things SO do not work). To top off the effect, picture me loaded down like a sherpa with my cell phone, laptop, iPod, and carry-on chicken Caesar salad from McDonalds.
All those 50s era stewardesses would be appalled. But hey, it’s a look. I’ll leave the dress up to Naomi C. for the next time she has to do a stint at the NYC Sanitation Department.
Comments
We are on the same page!! Hooray for "plane" clothes! Try using the paper seat covers as hand dryers instead of the non-drying blowers. My friend, Carol, clued me in on that one.
It makes sense to dress comfy when flying cuz you can assume they'll be delays at the airport, and it's easier to snooze in those stiffs seats in the terminal when you are wearing comfortable clothing. However, I don't get why people no longer dress nicely for the theatre. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that ticket prices are so high, people can't afford to buy nice clothes.
My first plane outfit, in about 1974, was a little suit and black patent leather shoes. I also remember eating a full meal off of a breakable plate. Now, flying is a glorified Greyhound. I miss the allure of plane travel...but the prices are better.
Kathy
Eeek, how about one step up from sweats? Like cargo pants from J Crew?
