{"id":16496,"date":"2016-07-20T08:30:03","date_gmt":"2016-07-20T00:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/?p=16496"},"modified":"2016-07-20T09:04:04","modified_gmt":"2016-07-20T01:04:04","slug":"travel-fly-wear-pants-jeans-skirts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/2016\/07\/travel-fly-wear-pants-jeans-skirts\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Say: Do you prefer to travel or fly in pants\/jeans or in skirts?"},"content":{"rendered":"
I was having a short discussion with a reader @fathinsn over on Instagram a few days back, about what we wear when we travel, by way of pants or skirts. Like many, I like wearing pants or jeans when I travel, because it offers ease of movement, and for women, a modicum of modesty. You never know who’s turned on by the flash of an ankle these days. I swear we’re reverting to Puritanism.<\/p>\n
But it gave me an idea for a blog post because I got to wondering what people wore when they travel!<\/p>\n
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OOTD: Fit and Flare Sleeveless dress and long Airism cardigan by Uniqlo, Scarf by H&M, Shoes by Skechers<\/em><\/p>\n These days however, when I travel or fly, I tend to wear skirts. I know it was a reader (or readers) who sicced me onto this quite a few years ago, and if you were the one who mentioned it to me, please pipe up! I can’t seem to find who it is anymore, sorry! Since I gave it a try, I’ve never looked back! So, here’s my tip for you – much to my surprise, it’s actually more comfortable to wear skirts when you travel, or fly! But I’d love to hear of your experience \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n <\/p>\n To be honest with you, I didn’t believe this the first time I read it. Let’s be honest. We all want to traipse off a plane looking like a celebrity, and a million bucks. And you might notice how many airport pictures of celebrities have them wearing tight jeans or pants and impossibly high heels. But few of us look as glamorous, because few of us fly First Class (or on a private jet)! \ud83d\ude1b For the most part, us mortals\u00a0fly\u00a0cattle class (economy, in airline speak) and that means cramped seats and narrow spaces.<\/p>\n For many years, I wore jeans on the plane and when I arrive at my destination. But the problem with jeans or pants, is that it can pull and tug at the most uncomfortable areas. Sit down for any length of time in a pair of fitted pants or jeans and you’ll soon find it pulling at your crotch area, and around the waistband. This is actually more apparent if you’re a little fleshy the way I am \ud83d\ude1b Maybe skinny girls don’t have this problem, I won’t know \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n When I was told that flying in a skirt made more sense and was more comfortable, I actually wasn’t too sure. But I tried it on the next flight I took and I’ve never looked back. The trick here is to wear a fairly long and flare skirt – a midi or maxi is preferable, to keep your legs covered (for modesty and protection from\u00a0the cool air) and a flare skirt allows for more movement. An elastic or slightly loose waistband makes for better comfort too, as your body can swell a little in the pressurised air. Believe you me, you too will never look back! \ud83d\ude00 It helps that the bohemian fashion trend seems to have returned, so it’s quite easy to get long, flare skirts these days. At one time, it was really hard to find!<\/p>\nFly in a skirt for more comfort<\/h2>\n