Just wondering why they were wearing suits when getting on the plane. Am I missing something?
"60 takes, I didn't see a difference in one of them man."
Back in those days, people dressed for dinner. They dressed to go to the movies. They dressed for work. They dressed to travel, be it by plane, train, or even by bus. Both ladies and gentlemen wore hats. It's a charming hallmark of a lost time.
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Yeah back then they made sure to look presentable when going out, i'd imagine this would be especially important when travelling to another country
These days when you go to the airport it's mostly just a stream of fat people in ratty old tshirts and shorts, clutching a cheeseburger
"Fat people in ratty old tshirts and shorts, clutching a cheeseburger"
LOL Exactly!!
In those days you had to dress up to get on a plane; they did have a dress code and sometimes wouldn't let you on if you weren't dressed nice (especially if you were flying stand-by). I'm still paranoid wearing jeans and sneakers on a flight to this day!
And it does get cold in the cabin at 35000 feet - the slacks and jackets are warmer than cheap shorts. LOL
I'm 37 years old (Born in '73). My dad was in his 30s at the time this movie was made, and he traveled the world working for shipping industry. He would show me slide shows of his travels, and yes, of course, everyone dressed up for air travel. And in reflection to a previous post, people did dress up much more during that era. I am in awe of that era.
shareI recently flew for the first time in many years. I made sure I wore my "good clothes" No tie though.
shareIndeed, as others have already stated, in those days, people dressed up when traveling - particularly by air.
I remember as a kid in the 1960s when we flew to Florida, you'd think we were heading for church, the way we were dressed up. Not sure what happened, or when it happened, but it certainly isn't that way anymore.
Well, can't he just beam up?
This is *reality* Greg.
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I can't imagine how uncomfortable it would be to go on a 10 hour plus flight wearing a suit and tie. Glad this is not the norm anymore.
A day without a buzz is a day that never was.
Yes there were dress codes. Not enforced per se, although many restaurants had "proper dress required" signs.
Obviously the guys loosened up on board the plane.
Yes you had to dress up to travel on a plane. I remember that well. But air travel was different then. The seats were far more luxurious, and they FED you on planes. REAL food. AND REAL snacks between the meals, too.
The stews would give you PILLOWS and BLANKETS when you wanted to take a nap, and get this!!! you could make the seat back go all the way BACK AND there were foot thingies.. ?stands? where you could put your feet. Sigh.
The good old days of travel.
Life is a journey not a destination. Fear nothing.
It wasn't just airliners. I have actually seen skid-row bums wearing suits and ties as late as 1975. They still cared about their appearance.
shareI remember as a child in the 1970s my parents and I dressed up formally to fly the way we would for a concert. It's a shame that ended.
shareAir travel wasn't yet common in the mid-'60s — especially by jet, which had begun only six or seven years earlier — and though the industry had largely converted to jet aircraft by 1966, traveling in one was still considered rather glamorous. (A common term then was "Jet Set," referring to celebrities and others who frequently "jetted" across the country and across oceans.)
Going someplace on an airliner then was kind of an event. Now, it's more like a bus trip.
On "I Love Lucy", Ricky Ricardo sat around the house wearing a sport coat and tie. In one episode, Ethyl didn't want to go out and ride the subway because she was wearing blue jeans. Beaver and Wally ("Leave it to Beaver") wore suits to a Dodgers game.
shareIt's because people had something called "class" back then..
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