As utilitarian as pyjamas are, not everyone finds them to be in good taste.
this post was submitted on 22 Aug 2026
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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.
It used to be good manners to dress up for stuff like this, probably left over from that. People would wear their church clothes when traveling.
Wearing a shirt and nice trouser helps my business traveller persona dont want to explain an immigration officer why I wear work clothe and steel toe booth for a business meeting.
Anyway, I have a business meeting, need a suit and will be back the next day, so I am rather wearing my business suit, rather than taking a checked in luggage
Habit. And I've become good at finding outfits that look nice and are just as comfortable as ones that look more casual.
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.
By dressing nicely you show respect for other people.
Maybe thatβs considered so in your (sub)culture, but itβs not a universal truth. That sounds like something a WASP boomer would say.
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I feel like in Italy they still kept that mindset and it shows by how people are dressed in the street. Judging by the comments it's not so common to think that way any more.
Btw, remember the childish drama because Zelensky didn't have a tie in the oval office?
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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?
Good. One worry less.
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