Originally Posted by
Max The Distance
I don't think dressing "sloppy" is all that great either. When I fly, I'm going to dress comfortably - that's my bottom line. I'm not out to impress anyone when I'm flying. When some dude gets on the plane in a suit & tie, I just get the impression that he thinks he's a pretty damn self-important businessman.... and he wants everyone else to think so too.

Here's the deal. No one likes wearing a business suit period, let alone on a plane. I mean, right now I'm sitting here in the ORD RCC in B waiting for my flight to DFW looking like a penguin not because I think I'm James Bond, but because I've been presenting a final deliverable to a client all afternoon and have not had the time to change before I got to the airport. I would imagine the majority of businesspeople in suits have the same story to tell.
Anyway, in a few minutes, I shall be walking over to the gate where the gate agent will notice my suit, determine that I am truly a man of distinction, beckon me toward her slowly with the index finger of her right hand while she begins to let down her hair with her left hand. She'll shake her head slowly to let her hair loose as I walk slowly toward the podium. By the time I reach the podium she will have a First Class Boarding Pass waiting for me on the counter. She'll write her phone number on the front and whisper "call me" as I pick up the boarding pass nonchalantly and proceed toward the red carpet to board my flight. The other gate agent will take my boarding pass, salute me and ask if he can touch my suit. I will decline and continue on down the jetway where I will be greeted and pampered by the FAs as I sit my self-important businessman arse down in seat 1B
Sometimes, it's good to wear a suit!