Dresscode on Commercial flights in First Class
Jan 14, 2009, 1:09 am
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This thread caused me to remember Caddyshack's slobs vs. snobs humor. Ty Webb (Chevy Chase) vs. the stuffed shirt Judge Smails, that scene where Danny dresses up in the sailing suit with cap and ascot to "fit in" and impress, etc.
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Jan 14, 2009, 4:02 am
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Fly in Japan... almost everyone is in suits and ties...
And, while I'm not advicating a dress code per se, I do think there are some things that shouldn't be worn on an airplane, Flip Flops are my biggest pet peave, as are t-shirts. I know, it sounds ridiculous but if i'm in coach, i don't want your skin touching me...ever.
And, while I'm not advicating a dress code per se, I do think there are some things that shouldn't be worn on an airplane, Flip Flops are my biggest pet peave, as are t-shirts. I know, it sounds ridiculous but if i'm in coach, i don't want your skin touching me...ever.
Jan 14, 2009, 6:55 am
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Jan 14, 2009, 8:35 am
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At least in my company (investment bank), this game is all about insecurity among middle management. The executive-level people are so inherently powerful that they don't really care how they look. The uber-peons, on the other hand, try to outdo each other so they look less like peons.
Anyway, I think there's a big difference between this particular game and the notion of a "dress code" in an office, club, restaurant, airplane or wherever. The dress code is not there to show success or status. The dress code is there to show respect for yourself and for the people around you. Sure, you can say it doesn't matter, but it does matter to a lot of people, including the people who are giving you service.
Perhaps I say this because my mother was at one point an assistant manager in the MIA Admirals Club, and constantly sharing stories of the famous or powerful people who came through there--invariably accompanied by some line like "Sean Connery looked just as dignified and majestic in real life" or "KISS were dressed like a bunch of construction workers and the girls out front didn't even want to let them in."
Anyway, I think there's a big difference between this particular game and the notion of a "dress code" in an office, club, restaurant, airplane or wherever. The dress code is not there to show success or status. The dress code is there to show respect for yourself and for the people around you. Sure, you can say it doesn't matter, but it does matter to a lot of people, including the people who are giving you service.
Perhaps I say this because my mother was at one point an assistant manager in the MIA Admirals Club, and constantly sharing stories of the famous or powerful people who came through there--invariably accompanied by some line like "Sean Connery looked just as dignified and majestic in real life" or "KISS were dressed like a bunch of construction workers and the girls out front didn't even want to let them in."
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Jan 14, 2009, 1:20 pm
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Jan 14, 2009, 4:58 pm
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Otherwise, dress the same pretty much any time I leave the house: khakis, and either a short-sleeve buttonup shirt or a polo. For longer flights, I tend to wear one of my more casual short-sleeve buttonups, because the more dress-shirt-ish ones tend to wrinkle too much and the polos tend not to wear well in other ways.
Jan 14, 2009, 5:36 pm
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Jan 15, 2009, 9:35 am
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May 27, 2009, 7:07 am
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Apparently, I don't meet dress code requirements...
I was wearing jeans, a t-shirt and a baseball cap for a domestic flight in F.
None of my clothes were wrinkly, I just looked casual.
As F began boarding, I merged in with the others. A woman looks at me and sneers: "This is the first class line", to which I responded: "Good, I must be in the right place then". She turned around and didn't say anything anymore.
Maybe I should put on that penguin suit after all, next time.
I was wearing jeans, a t-shirt and a baseball cap for a domestic flight in F.
None of my clothes were wrinkly, I just looked casual.
As F began boarding, I merged in with the others. A woman looks at me and sneers: "This is the first class line", to which I responded: "Good, I must be in the right place then". She turned around and didn't say anything anymore.
Maybe I should put on that penguin suit after all, next time.
May 27, 2009, 10:36 pm
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What I have found is that the truly wealthy will wear whatever the heck they want. I know I do. I usually wear a t shirt and jeans in FC because I CAN. The people wearing clown suits are usually those TRYING to look wealthy but aren't!
May 28, 2009, 2:34 am
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Originally Posted by namecheap
What I have found is that the truly wealthy will wear whatever the heck they want.
I know I do. I usually wear a t shirt and jeans in FC because I CAN. The people
wearing clown suits are usually those TRYING to look wealthy but aren't!
I know I do. I usually wear a t shirt and jeans in FC because I CAN. The people
wearing clown suits are usually those TRYING to look wealthy but aren't!
May 28, 2009, 5:31 am
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May 28, 2009, 6:57 am
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1. Don't fly commericial.
2. Don't post on messageboards.
May 28, 2009, 11:19 am
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Your first point brings to mind an article I read in a British paper - maybe the Telegraph.
It was written by a reporter who visited a top club in Barbados several years ago. It was apparently a favourite haunt of the very wealthy.
At one of the tables a businessman was showboating and let everyone at his table know that "he'd flown into the island earlier that day on Concorde!"
According to the reporter, a stately middle aged lady seated next to the businessman turned and gazed at him briefly and somewhat disdainfully. "Oh did you?" she said "My husband and I used our private jet".
According to the reporter the businessman stayed mostly silent for the rest of the evening.
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