How to dress for the plane?
Apr 29th, 2006, 04:45 AM
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I hear ya loru ! I flew non rev for so long as a kid, teen, and young adult, when I starting buying my own tix for trips I couldn't get used to wearing "street clothes"...although of course more comfortable, it just felt weird, I always associated flying with dressing up...took years to get used to it before I would wear jeans....
Apr 29th, 2006, 05:52 PM
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Back when flying was a "special experience," at least some people thought it appropriate to dress up for it.
Today, flying is an ordeal worse than taking the Greyhound bus (when you go Greyhound, you don't have to remove your shoes, get patted down, or otherwise subject yourself to the capricious demands of officials staffing the government's pseudo-security operation). So there's no need to wear anything "smart" or special for the plane. Just wear something comfortable, since the airport and flight will provide as much discomfort as you could possibly want.
Today, flying is an ordeal worse than taking the Greyhound bus (when you go Greyhound, you don't have to remove your shoes, get patted down, or otherwise subject yourself to the capricious demands of officials staffing the government's pseudo-security operation). So there's no need to wear anything "smart" or special for the plane. Just wear something comfortable, since the airport and flight will provide as much discomfort as you could possibly want.
Apr 30th, 2006, 06:41 AM
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Just wear a wrap, it can get cold on airplanes once the thing is turned on and the air is flowing. I'd say anything Danskin or whatever stretches. There is no way wearing tight jeans is comfortable. I never wear spikes no matter where I go!
Apr 30th, 2006, 06:19 PM
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But seriously.....I had a young friend develop DVT on a 7 hr flight. I wear flight socks, even though mine are black and ugly, I put them on pre-flight and they make my legs and feet feel wonderful, and I never swell at all anymore. Look for medium compression stockings/hose and you'll be such a happy traveler.
May 1st, 2006, 02:27 AM
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I got open-toed knee high black (or neutral) compression hose there and wore them on the 14 hr flight and every day for 2 wks in Japan in APril, washing them in the sink nightly. Loved them. Have never worn compression before and just loved it. So rejuvenating, and gave me ankle support too. No tired feet, and no swelling. And I couldn't feel them once I got them on!
I got open-toed knee high black (or neutral) compression hose there and wore them on the 14 hr flight and every day for 2 wks in Japan in APril, washing them in the sink nightly. Loved them. Have never worn compression before and just loved it. So rejuvenating, and gave me ankle support too. No tired feet, and no swelling. And I couldn't feel them once I got them on!
May 1st, 2006, 06:59 AM
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My how times change. I can still vividly recall my partner and I getting off a plane in Ft. Lauderdale to visit his parents in the early 1970's. We were both wearing nice slacks, dress shirts, and sport coats. His father read us the riot act for not wearing ties when flying on a plane. "Why did we want to look like a couple of bums?"
Today, it's nice if people wear something more than tank tops, running shorts, and flip flops.
Today, it's nice if people wear something more than tank tops, running shorts, and flip flops.
May 1st, 2006, 07:04 AM
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Yes, people definitely dressed better for airplane travel, but then again, the whole experience was much more civilized.
If they're going to treat the passengers like cattle it only seems appropriate that we should dress the part....
If they're going to treat the passengers like cattle it only seems appropriate that we should dress the part....
May 1st, 2006, 08:55 AM
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Personally, as long as people have good hygene, it doesn't matter to me what they wear - well, I guess that isn't entirely true. I don't care to sit next to men in tank tops. Sitting inches away from some strange man's arm pit hair is not very comfortable to me - LOL,
May 1st, 2006, 12:43 PM
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Just a warning: it may be not DVT which makes your ankles swell (literally, not good looking ) talk to your doctor.
My doctor said I can't wear compression socks. He advised LOOSE hosiery and some medication for my condition.
) talk to your doctor.My doctor said I can't wear compression socks. He advised LOOSE hosiery and some medication for my condition.
May 1st, 2006, 12:57 PM
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DVT is not the same as swelling of the ankles. It is a condition where a clot forms. Here's an article that appeared on CNN about compression socks. I've never heard in the medical field discourage their use.
http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/eu...cks/index.html
http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/eu...cks/index.html
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