Travelling Clothes - what to wear

Travel Changes Into An On Board Plane Outfit

 On one press travel trip, our frequent flyer destination PR escort revealed her secret. She travelled wearing a smart suit to greet her group at the departure airport and make a good impression  However, she carried a  pair of velvety soft, stretchy travel 'pyjamas'. She changed into them on boarding the plane. 

On the long descent for landing she quickly changed back into a smart suit which was figure fitting. This meant watching for an opportunity to dash to the toilets when the fasten seatbelt signs were on and off and on. 

Small Scarves

Scarves are a quick fix to smarten up an outfit, especially in the evening. If you land late for dinner and cannot change or your luggage is still with the airline or hotel porters, It is handy to have a scarf packed in your carry on bag or tote bag. 

A scarf is also good going from a hot country and arriving in the cold. The scarf will warm your kneck and head. 

But I try to avoid trailing scarves untidily, or having one half higher than the other.  You can clip the scarf with a non metal brooch, a quick release scarf clip, or even a concealed safety pin, or a fancy safety pin with a coloured top. 

Another solution is to wear an infinity scarf like a big figure of eight. With a needle and cotton, or safety pins, you can attach one end of the scarf to the other. But make sure you can get out of it in a hurry if you have to undress jacket and concealing scarves  to got through a security arch.

I avoid wearing loose scarves which might fall on the dirty floor of toilets on planes or airport. You don't want trailing scarves falling into toilets, nor wash basins as you lean over to reach for the paper and soap and even dryer which are hidden under mirrors behind the basin. 

Loose scarves could also, worse case scenario, get trapped in doors or machinery. (I remember the actress who died when her scarf got caught in low sports car wheels. Other accidents have occurred on go-karts and fairground rides.) 

On board she asked the crew to hang up her suit. As her job required her to travel back and forth every month, she was soon a VIP client and could count on them hanging up her items. I often found that the crew would want to hang up my coat or take it away rather than put it in the overhead locker. 

Now, let's go back to the loose fitting Anthony Sicari outfit I chose to wear to go out for an annual check-up with a nurse. I used to have one cupboard for evening clothes and another for day clothes. Plus sections for seasons, long sleeved or long skirts and short sleeved and short skirts.

For extra security, a long scarf or extra caftan can go over clothes with pockets when you are in crowded trains or markets. Only your train ticket and a small amount of cash or one credit card needs to go in a pouch, kept in your front, never a back trouser/pants pocket, but tucked out of sight and out of reach.

The idea is to look cool, keep warm, and stay calm. Happy travelling.

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