Dress Code!

[fozzyo]

quote:Originally posted by Jonathan
Ive worn various clothing in the clubhouse with no issues.
Again I think its polite to be smart, but not neccessarily formal

When Wolves27 and I upgraded on the way to and from SFO we turned up and bought tickets at checkin (well the ticket desk next to checkin). Both times it was a case of jeans, tshirts - holiday clothes. And both times no a hint of any problems with out chosen attire. On the UC return the guy behind me slept topless and again no comments from anyone.

If i may venture a little summary here. Comfortable good. Smart cas good. Business cas good. Formal - not really comfy and will probably look a bit of a mess at the other end. Shell suits bad. Very bad!

Foz )

Quite frankly if I'm paying that much for a ticket I hope I could wear whatever I want in the UC cabin. Right weres that gorilla suit for the next one

Dean

Dean,
thats fine as long as you dont smell like a gorilla ;)

I once went to work in a VS Sleep suite..

Nope, but I do start leaping on the tyres before take off

I always take my sleep suit and eye shades on flights now, regardless of class. I just wish they had bigger washrooms to change in!

Dean

I once was on an airbus to JFK and the disabled toilet was hudge much bigger than a 744 maybe a crew member can comment

Interesting pic Jonathon

Hope it was 'dress down Friday' and that your colleagues paid out on that bet!

Jilly

I got a few £££'s:D
It was a Tuesdaay as I was back from a BH weekend in NY
Interestingly only a few people commented at all!

I fly pretty often and am in my early 20s...
I always fly with a dress shirt, nice jeans / khakis, and a blazer whether or not I'm in xxx class or on a paid/award ticket.

I do think though that when one travels on an award ticket, smart casual should be the bare minimum for dress.
If you are paying out of your own pocket, I am of the belief that you should wear whatever pleases you!

Just my .02 cents

I normally wear whatever i pick out of the wardrobe that morning. The same as I'd wear around the house or doing the weekly shop at tescos. As for having a dress code for reward tickets if you've flown and earned the miles then you are 'paying' for the ticket so wear what you like.

It does make me laugh at the clubhouse at LGW when all the elderly pax look at you one to say why you travelling UC when you're young and two why aren't you wearing something like me. The great thing at the end of the flight is that I tend to look the same as when I got on the plane and they look worse as if they've been dragged through the hedge backwards:D

In recent times I've flown 50 - 100 segments a year on both business and leisure and that people pay attention to the "dress code" thing never ceases to amaze me. Each to their own, but amongst the highlights from the last few years have been:

A posh mid-forties couple dressed from the 1970's in Santiago de Chile: think aviator specs, beige suit and chocolate brown shirt with gold cufflinks
A VS flight to ANU when everyone, and I mean everyone, else in the nose were couples over 60, him wearing a blazer (shiny buttons) and golf club tie, she wearing some sort of twin set
A mid-week VS flight to SFO where everyone else in zone B was male and in a suit for some reason -- no frivolity to be had at the bar on that flight
My 7am BD flight to GLA with Ally McCoist sitting next to me in a designer suit, no tie and somewhat dishevelled -- he had presumably come straight from the nightclub
Another ANU flight where the woman in front of me had clearly spent rather too much on cosmetic surgery; and call me old fashioned but a 60 year old wearing a visible thong is never a fun sight

And boy did all these people look uncomfortable.

In any case, I am sure that these passengers were all richly entertained by the sight of the slovenly Cat either drunk on VS champagne, muttering animatedly to himself or else tapping away on his computer keyboard and swearing quietly.

Frankly I don't care if you want to wear flip flops with a dinner jacket or a shell suit with a moustache -- all part of the entertainment in my view.

BC

Spot on BlackCat!

Dressing up for a flight seems as random as dressing up to visit the butchers.

I'm beginning to form an impression that UC on the ANU route is a bit of a surreal place to be. It's not like that on the LAS route - a couple of times in UC it's felt a bit like a stag do with eating competitions, excessive drinking and dare i say a slight boisterousness in the air . I commend it thoroughly.

Got to disagree on the ANU route thing, when Mrs F and myself travelled it was a very casual place to be(maybe only on this occasion). Remember SRB was in the cabin in his jeans, trainers and v-neck jumper with big hole in the back of it:D:DIncidently he sat most of the flight with his feet up on the side of the cabin wall with shoes on[:0] However,it is his airline, aircraft, crews etc,etc,etc;)

[Decker]

Last time Mrs D and I did ANU it was the Blazer Brigade. Rather sweet.

Taking the suggestion of looking on eBay for a sleep suit the starting bid is $50.00. Is it me or does that seem like a little bit too much for the re sale of a freebie?

JC.

quote:Originally posted by fozzyo

quote:Originally posted by BuffyTVS65
Also - With BA I thought that at check you were classified as "suitable for upgrade" based on appearance - is this/was this true and is there something similar on VS - from previous comments I assume not.

Thats the kind of thing that really winds me up, I know why they do it - particularly an airline like BA, but if I was to turn up with a red mohawk or similar hairstyle I'd instantly be ruled out. Its just one of those pet hate things I have ... good job I work in Marketing and people are used to / expect me to have mad hair.

This reminds me of an incident about four years ago on BA. I was flying from MIA to LHR/LGW (don't remember which - you could fly to either as I remember) on a paid FC ticket. Due to storm weather the day before, my connecting flight from Jacksonville, FL got cancelled so I rescheduled to fly the next day. As I had the opportunity to bum about for a day in the sun, I was wearing a sleeveless vest style t-shirt, shorts and flip flops. This was also pretty much all I had that was clean. Certainly by my own admission I was a slob that day!

At the check-in, I offered to check my two roll aboards, but the agent offered that if I wanted to I could take them both on board with me, so I took her up on the offer.

When I got to the gate agent it was a different matter. Very officiously I was told "you can't take those onboard, you'll have to check them - where's your boarding card?".

As soon as he saw the 3K (or whatever it was), it was "oh, I'm so sorry sir - let me help you with those".

The moral of the story is that although this atire was slightly unusual for me, I do usually dress for comfort. But however you dress, and in whatever class you're travelling, that is no reason to be addressed in the way I was that day.

If I'm working right away at the other end, then absolutely I'll be in a suit and tie and change into a sleep suit onboard. Otherwise it might be smart-casual jeans, open necked shirt and jacket. Or at the bottom end maybe shorts or cargo pants and t-shirt. Maybe sometimes I prefer to dress down, as that way everyone knows I didn't get there on an upgrade!

Cheers, Howard

quote:Taking the suggestion of looking on eBay for a sleep suit the starting bid is $50.00. Is it me or does that seem like a little bit too much for the re sale of a freebie?

JC.

Much too much, look on the UK ebay site lot cheaper, if you come to the post xmas bash I will bring you one, the bloody things are breeding in the cupboard:D

[fozzyo]

Great story Howard, and as you say that is no way to treat any passenger ... irrespective of cabin class. And the fact that the attitude changed so much as soon as they saw your seat almost makes it worse.

Foz )

BC your posts are always so funny and have me laughing out loud - the cheesewire thong would have me and my partner in stitches.

Should I buy myself a blazer for travelling to ANU on Saturday and at 45 am I past wearing a thong? Just what is the cut off point?

Jilly

quote:Originally posted by jilly
Should I buy myself a blazer for travelling to ANU on Saturday and at 45 am I past wearing a thong? Just what is the cut off point?

I never presume to comment on a lady's attire.

Well, not unless she is 60 something, and wearing a visible thong and pink, velour, designer, hipster sweatpants.

Thankfully the lamb pie was on the menu, and of course I did manage a smirk from the FA with a "mutton dressed as..." comment when she took my order.

I'm a bad cat.

BC

[buns]

Blackcat

quote:I'm a bad cat

But one who has a unique style of writing that both Mrs Buns find very enjoyable - I only wish I had your skill in being able to illuminate occurences and encounters[8D][8D]

All the best

Buns

quote:Originally posted by jaguarpig
Much too much, look on the UK ebay site lot cheaper, if you come to the post xmas bash I will bring you one, the bloody things are breeding in the cupboard:D

Chris do you get them in different sizes as I do..
I find them handy for guests staying over;)

I've never even thought about it. I wear what I'm comfortable travelling in. If it's a holiday I'll be jeans and a T-shirt, or shorts if it's to somewhere hot. If it's work I'll be wearing my suit, over a T-shirt, as I find it the easiest way to transport it.

It's my ticket and there is no "condition of carriage" on dress code. As long as I don't smell (totally agree on that one) what on earth has it got to do with anyone else what I wear?

Looking at the replies to this is there a slight difference in opinion split by the Atlantic? I generally think Americans make a bit more effort with clothes, particularly the whole smart casual thing....just an observation

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