I wear jeans to fly, but nice non-ratty ones, and an equally nice and non-ratty shirt. Because I don't want to look like a slob, but I'm going to be schlepping my carryons all over creation, crowded into narrow seats, etc., so I want clothes I can move easily and comfortably in, and for me that's just not a skirt. A tight skirt isn't comfortable enough, and a long, loose, flowy one gets caught in things, drags the ground when I stoop to pick up my luggage, etc. I guess I could fly business casual, but if I'm going to a conference, I'd rather save my conference clothes to wear there and not feel like I've gotten a perfectly good conference outfit grungey and wrinkly from a day on a plane. And if I'm on vacation or visiting family, all I'm taking is jeans or shorts and maybe one dressy outfit for church or a nice dinner.

They usually smile at me and say things like "Nice hat"

I do wish that those days of ladies' milliners would return. My DVR is set to record GSN's late night reruns of What's My Line?, and they're showing ones from 1954 right now. The women contestants' hats are mostly very cool, and I've wanted to buy more than a few of them if I had some place to wear them.

I don't wear make-up because I slather my face with moisturizer before the flight--which has done wonders for my post travel complexion, I must say. I make-up once I land. I do wear comfy clothes, but have to admit I look askance that folks who seem to equate comfy with "like a bum." Really, dude, a stained tank top, cut-off sweatpants and flip-flops--really?

I do wear comfy clothes, but have to admit I look askance that folks who seem to equate comfy with "like a bum." Really, dude, a stained tank top, cut-off sweatpants and flip-flops--really?

On the other side, I am perplexed by the women who wear micro-minis, tank tops, 4" heels, and three pounds of jewelry to fly. I mean, yeah, I'm over here in petticoats and a top hat, but I'm also wearing flats and can wrangle my own luggage.

If possible I usually wear jeans on the plane. Can I impress someone who would change my life, in jeans?

I think so. I interpret the "dress to impress" more as "Would I be embarassed to be in this if I met a cute guy someone I wanted to impress?" than wearing anything fancy. You can look fine in jeans and a t-shirt, it just depends on the jeans (or yoga pants) and the t-shirt. And, more importantly, the shoes. You can be comfortable and still not look like you rolled out of bed.

You can be comfortable and still not look like you rolled out of bed.

Yep.

You can look fine in jeans and a t-shirt, it just depends on the jeans (or yoga pants) and the t-shirt. And, more importantly, the shoes. You can be comfortable and still not look like you rolled out of bed.

Yeah, absolutely. And going back to the theater thing, sure I'd wear jeans to a $15 Off-Off-Broadway show, but only with a nice top and good shoes!

I have to say that I looked pretty freaking cute in the outfit I wore on the plane going from SF to Chicago last weekend.

I feel that people should dress nicely for airflight (or at least sensibly), but there a lot of people who resent being told that they shouldn't dress like they're in their own living room.

There's a big distance for me between what I wear in the living room, what I would wear on a plane, and what I have to wear to work (or court). Planes are uncomfortable. I am no more going to meet someone that I care is disgusted by my flip-flops sitting in the middle seat than I am going to win the lottery. Planes are entitled to what I would wear in public and no more.

Bon Bon, for the recodI find women in flip flops cute and styling, but dudes always look like they have a hangover and slept on the couch.