Leather pants for special plane ride outfit problem
 

As some of you may know I will be whipping off to Aruba come January and I have carefully selected my special plane riding outfit which should be chosen with care and reverence and not worn until the big event even the tags should not be removed until one dresses for the all exciting event. I have some wonderful leather pants but upon prancing around the house I discovered they go SQUEAK SQUEAK! I simply cannot be jaunting around the airport with this or going up and down the aisle in the plane to the restroom making this sound. Is there any special gel or a way of walking that will prevent this? I am sure I am not the only person to encounter this embarassing problem am I? Please help! ***smooch***

That's great! :))

This is not fair! I can imagine all the walking advices will appear, and I'll be heading home in 30 minutes, and by the time I'll be back to work on Monday this thread may be gone.

Have you tried walking funny, keeping your legs far apart, like letter A?

Oil them.

Good great googlie mooglie...

Cut them off to short shorts and voila...no squeaks.

muffin, if you wear leather pants on a plane ride to Aruba, you will have to wear them for the duration of your trip or cut them off you upon arrival.

The extreme heat and humidity of Aruba will make the pants stick to you and the altitude change will make your legs swell up.

Think about the scene on 'Freinds' when Ross wore the leather pants on the date and had the baby powder incident?

Somehow, I knew who started this thread before I even clicked on it....

Lee Ann

If your thighs rub together enough to squeak when wearing leather pants, then you should not be wearing them. Hit the gym, sweetie.

LOL GoTravel...that's excatly what I thought of when I read this.

prancing around in leather pants...too funny muffin.

Now are they real leather or pleather?
Are they white? will you wear sneakers with them?
I like the oil idea. Are you sure they do not go crunch, crunch cruch when you walk??? Sqeaky pants will highly irritate the flight attendants and therefor take out all frustration on you and nearby passengers.
Perhaps you could wear themSunday and scare the bejesus out of all the trick or treaters!!!!!

Muffin squeaking in leather pants...

Just to think about it will make my weekend.

Muffin, since based on your other thread you apparently travel with a farting dog, won't the sound of the pants be drowned out by the sound of the dog?

Won't leather pants be just a tad warm when you get OFF the plane in a sunny and humid tropical destination? Wouldn't a short skirt and heels or sandals be more appropriate to the heat and humidity that will slam you the minute you disembark, down the stairs, onto the tarmac?

muffin, muffin, muffin....go naked, if that won't do, wear a robe but not the leather pants. I can recommend some people who you can talk to about your ehhh shall we say fetish!

God...I love Fodors

RPTFLOL

OK, make that ROTFLOL

(white wine)

I just read about this in the new issue of InStyle magazine. Which makes me wonder if muffin read it too thus giving her more fodder for her Fodor questions~
They are oiling the leather so much this year, to give it a good shine and softness, that the result is squeaking.
I will get out my magazine and see if there is a remedy.
OR, just don't wear them because that would be a RIDICULOUS outfit to wear to an island!

muffin, I assume you'll also be wearing lizard skin boots?

Jocelyn, and little white fluffy mittens made from used hotel robes LOL

muffin, darling, here you are again today! Life is just too bountiful!

I suggest a 6 hour horseback ride the day before you fly. I guarantee your leather pants will not rub together and squeak, because you will be walking bowlegged.

Unless, of course, you are an accomplished horsewoman who rides all the time. In that case, you will have to think of something else that you are not accustomed to that might have the same effect. **smooch smooch**

Maybe if muffin wore a poncho, no one will notice the annoying squeaking sound coming from her pants :D

Quote from InStyle Magazine:
I love wearing leather pants but I am embarrassed by the way they sometimes squeak when I walk. How can I keep them quiet?

Answer:
".. more designers are using a heavy wax to give leather a sleeker look. Unfortunately pants with such a finish, make a noise when you walk.
As you wear them, you will eventually wear it off.
Until then, keep the leather well conditioned..oil it. or spray it with Lexol.

muffin, We both got our issues at the same time?

Well, if muffin must continue to oil her pants, she'd better buckle up or she may be slip-sliding down the isle during any unexpected turbulance!

seetheworld
snort!

LOL, just read the same InStyle Q&A article yesterday. Now stupid me, why didn't I think that this would be dear Muffin's next "problem".

The "girl" does have quite a time of it, doesn't "she"?

Our Marilyn is so-o good at solving problems.

AHA!!

I have the solution.

Everyone shall bow to me the great GoTravel at my greatness (and I'm always right).

Muffin shall cut off the pleather pants into Daisy Dukes.

Hence, Muffin will wear her new PLANTS.




:-D




(get it? Pleather hot pants = plants)

PLANTS!

GoTravel, have another glass of wine, dear, and calm down. :-D

Cigale, see you soon!

Marilyn, how did you know?

((D))

I love my pinot grigio!

We should really get Muffin and ThinGorjus together.

And to think I used to answer her questions, because I was afraid her feelings would get hurt at some of the off-hand replies.

Yes, ElenDil, I clicked on with the same anticipation!

Muffin, your posts remind me of the contemporary British novels my daughter likes to read, such as Bridget Jones and Shopoholic. Good luck with whatever it is you're trying to accomplish!

Muffin, does your cat have matching pants?

This thread is absolutely hilarious. I really needed the laugh!

Muffin, join the Mile High Club. You'll have to remove your pants while in flight for membership, thus no squeaking noise. (This won't help with the squeaking while walking through the airport, though). Wear your bikini bottoms like they're your underpants, and when you come out of the bathroom you'll be ready to disembark and go straight to the beach.

Now why didn't I think of that, Buffalo Girl?

Oh, Muffin, I needed a laugh today. Thanks for posting...

You didn't say what color your leather pants are. I hope they are a tropical shade that goes good with a tan...perhaps hot pink??

Are they ventilated? I seem to remember some star, was it Cher, wearing air conditioned leather at one time....

I am NOT speaking from personal experience. (But I wish I was - sort of)!

Tate the Pup loves squeaky toys. It might be a good idea to let me know when you will be at the airport and which airport, we would not want my large furry dog to go after your squeaky pants with the gusto he usually spends on his bunny.

Oh my am I going to have to rethink this whole outfit?? Oh dear. As you all know the plane riding outfit is most most important you simply cannot be parading around the airport or the WHOLE PLANE ride in an unsuitable and unstylish outfit. Thank god I came home in time to study up and give this matter some proper thought time. Thanks again....smooch.

Upcoming tips coming on traveling, shopping and packing as relating to women on a specific basis.

Really, muffin, Your are too kind, you don't have to..please, don't put yourself out, we will manage on our own, I am sure.
You just go have a good time and we will stumble along figuring out what to wear all by ourselves.

Scarlett,

A refined poodle going after some unsuspecting woman in leather pants in a crowded airport: I just might pay to see that. :D

All he has to do is hear that squeak ((&))