Does anyone else remember "dressing up" to fly?

[GeorgeG]

I just remembered that when I was little, everyone used to dress up for Sunday afternoon drives and just about any trips to parks. I wonder what it would be like if WDW had a formal attire only day in the parks. I would hope it would take place during the winter. I'm guessing crowds would be light and lines very, very short...

 

[Julie M]

I remember dressing to fly. Now I wear the closest think to pajamas as I can get away with in public.

I also remember in the mid 80's being served sandwiches on flights between LA and SF, which is about a 50 minute flight.

 

[Tink&SquirtsMom]

Over the years, with the security hassles getting bigger and bigger especially after 9/11/01, I now dress for my safety and not to be the fashion icon.

That's my thing too. I don't remember ever dressing up to fly. My first flight was in '78 but I was 2 months old, so I couldn't tell you how I dressed. After that it was like 1982 and we were flying from NorCal to SoCal for Disneyland, we wore shirts and t-shirts. I do remember my mom talking about dressing up to fly.

3 of my last 5 flights were over 20 hours in length each way with multiple stops in nations that sent you through security no less than 3x, per stop. I'm all about flip flops, pants (usually jeans sometimes khakis) that don't need a belt, a tank top and this long cotton pull on caridgan thing I have. It's great for moving quickly thru security, comfortable and allows me to add or remove layers for comfort. Depending on the airline/where you are flying not all the flights have good air circulation, or believe in having a cool cabin.

 

[antmaril]

I flew for the first time in 1968 when I was 17. I flew from Detroit to San Diego with a stop at Chicago O'Hare. I was all dressed up. Nice dress and pumps with a short heel. It was all very exciting. The trip was a graduation gift from my parents - visiting my relatives in California. It was big fun!

 

[OK!]

I remember doing that when I was really little, but judging from pictures when I was a teenager, I didn't have to anymore. I mean, my brother and I always looked nice and were well-dressed, but we were no longer "dressed up," per se.

Nowadays, because of my paranoid fear of an "incident" occurring on a flight I'm on, I always insist on wearing clothes I can move in, and no funky shoes! I gotta be able to move to an exit ASAP!

 

[Suzie Zoo]

I was talking to a retired flight attendant and she told me that anyone flying on a comp. ticket is expected to dress formally.

What is a comp ticket? When the airline screws up and gives you a voucher for your next trip? Yeah... they screw up and I have to suffer by dressing formally? Not in this lifetime.

I remember dressing to fly. Now I wear the closest think to pajamas as I can get away with in public.

Exactly. I wear jeans, a tshirt, and flip-flops. And I see absolutely no reason not to. Flying is uncomfortable as it is... sitting in one spot for hours at a time. No way am I wearing anything OTHER than jeans.

 

[Mickey&Donald]

What is a comp ticket? When the airline screws up and gives you a voucher for your next trip? Yeah... they screw up and I have to suffer by dressing formally? Not in this lifetime.

Relax. What we were talking about earlier is people who either work for the airline, or people who are using a free voucher because they know someone who works for the airline. There are pretty stringent rules in place about the attire of someone using a comp (complimentary, FYI) ticket.

Maybe you should think about taking the train for your next vacation..

 

[DisneyCP2002]

I still dress up for flights but not as much as before.

 

[Cindy B]

There is a picture of my MIL on her honeymoon in 1950. She had white gloves, dress suit, hose and heels to go on the airplane.

 

[Poohbear123]

My Mom and Dad arrived in Fl in Feb probably around 1945/1946 by Train from NY to Miami. She had on her Mink Stole and Matching Hand Muff, dressed in heels and a dress! Those were the days....my Mom wore heels and a fancy dress to go Grocery Shopping and she would wear white gloves....

 

[NYPDwife]

We never wore the big frilly dresses (sometimes associated with Latin people ), but we were always neatly dressed! My mom also worked for TWA and in order to get on the plane for free, we had to be dressed in slacks and shirt or a dress. No tees, jeans, shorts or sweats on the plane. I used to go from JFK to San Juan dressed up and then tear everything off in the airport b/c it was soo hot. I think I still dress neatly and do the same for my family. Even if we're wearing jeans, I put shoes and nice shirts on everyone.

 

[georgina]

I dress comfortably - you never know when you are going to have to spend all day (or a night) in an airport. We never flew when I was a kid; I have dressed casually since I started flying in the '80s

 

[figment52]

Dressing up to fly...I remember dressing up to go downtown shopping. Play clothes (shorts or jeans) were never acceptable to wear to go shopping. You wore school or Sunday dresses if you were going shopping.

And this was not New England it was the mid-west in the 60's.

I didn't fly until after I was married and yes I dress up to fly (not jeans or sweats).

 

[Shutterbug]

What is a comp ticket? When the airline screws up and gives you a voucher for your next trip? Yeah... they screw up and I have to suffer by dressing formally? Not in this lifetime.



Exactly. I wear jeans, a tshirt, and flip-flops. And I see absolutely no reason not to. Flying is uncomfortable as it is... sitting in one spot for hours at a time. No way am I wearing anything OTHER than jeans.

hmmmm I see mostly the younger crowd dressing in the *whatever I have at the moment* type stuff.

The older crowd I see dressing a lil frumpy.

I remember waiting for a flight in Orlando. When it arrived there was a girl walking off in pajamas and slippers. She looked like she was about 14 or so.

 

[madge]

I was talking to a retired flight attendant and she told me that anyone flying on a comp. ticket is expected to dress formally.

My brother works for an airline - I flew on a comp ticket last year and there were definitely rules about what could and could not be worn for travel.