No matter what hour of your flight, your destination or your degree of hangover, all self-respecting people should dress properly for travel. For some reason, perhaps the long period of sitting and waiting, young people have been equating a flight with an afternoon on the couch for as long as I can remember. Granted, going through security 3 hours prior to your departure to Cabo is tedious, and getting the most out of a vacation requires an early flight, which in turn requires you rising in the middle of the night. Not to mention the carrying of heavy luggage and dealing with long lines at every turn, it is understandable that travelers want to be as comfortable as possible.
However.
I am sick. To. Death. Of seeing men and women in their twenties (who should know better) donning the following items for travel: sweatpants, PJ pants, gym pants, hoodies, slippers, Uggs, and flip-flops with socks. Offensive in solitude, but especially in tandem with each other.
It's about time people (young women in particular) begin dressing better for travel, by boat, plane, train or automobile. Below are some celebrities in travel mode, doing some things right, and of course, some things wrong.
Stylish... and Completely Impractical


Chic and Realistic



Score of 10 for the Gentlemen


What Not To Wear for Travel

And now, inspired by my 2008 plans for Europe with friends and Key West with the family, what I have worn and plan to wear while my bags get scanned...
What You Should Be Wearing to Fly...
Cold-to-Warm Trips (or vice versa):
polo or chic tank
lightweight sweater
twill pants
bright flats
denim jacket or lightweight blazer
For more extreme temperature differences, I always do an on-board change, at least partially. I hate dressing out-of-climate, and it gets me excited to dash into the sardine can they call a bathroom to change into breezier clothes 30min before we land. So here's what you get on the plane in: polo shirt, jeans, Sperrys, sweater, lightweight jacket. In your carry-on are either a skirt or linen pants, flip-flops and deodorant. Freshen up, swap your jeans for a lighter bottom, ditch the jacket, wrap the sweater around your shoulders, and throw the flats in your bag. Have more fun by adding summery jewelry and aviators. You're ready to hit the cabana bar when you walk off the plane. Do the reverse when you're heading home. Warning: it's a lot less fun.
Happy Traveling!
Hayley
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