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As others have said, its really easy to spot those who travel often, partly from how we dress but mostly how we move across the airport. I can’t prove this conclusively, but empirically I suspect that if staff think you travel often, they might give you the benefit of the doubt and assume that you know what you are doing (so they won’t immediately tell you to “stow your carryon wheels-first”, or suspiciously look at your boarding pass to check your boarding group before scanning; in some cases I’ve even noticed TSA barking at the next person in line much more than at me).
I do not dress down for comfort, just bc I’m not a sweatpants guy, even in my own home. I wear dress shoes and a shirt if I’m going straight to the client site from the airport, otherwise I’ll be in sneakers and a casual shirt or sweater. What betrays me is
I often have a blazer or light jacket/coat, even when I travel for leisure bc it makes it easier to go through security: instead of putting phone, wallet, watch in the bin, I dump them all in the jacket’s pockets (which I can already do while I’m standing in line for TSA, so I cut on time), then dump the jacket in the bin; after TSA I just need to wear the jacket and I can be on my way to the gate (I’ll move my wallet and phone to my “normal” pockets while I walk or when I’m at the gate).
It all depends on how use to the process you are. Well travelled people will pack and dress appropriately to get through screening as efficient as possible. It’s very easy to see who travels a lot and who doesn’t when you are lining up to go through screening.
I definitely feel like appearance matters, I notice they tend to upgrade people who seem more put together. But I'm also sure there's some diminishing returns, the guy in the suit isn't going to notice a different experience than the one in nice jeans and a sweater.
As long as you're not wearing pajamas, being exceptionally nice, patient, and looking like you know what you're doing will get you farther than an outfit.
Also ladies get a little more leeway here I think, my jeans have enough spandex they're comfy enough to fly in and some dress pants literally come in leggings material.
Dress for comfort. Leggings and tshirt and sandals. Treatment is the same to me.
I dress for comfort. Leggings, t- shirt and a hoodie or button up.
I think it’s how you act more than anything. If you know the drill and are polite you are treated well.
I always dress for comfort and according to the weather at my destination. I am not in a client facing role.
I see a lot of people in business casual but that wouldn’t work for me. They look so fancy! I think they dress that way because they have client meetings once they arrive to their destination.
Oh, for comfort, surely. There’s no reason to go and be sitting there all formal, by the end of the flight I would look a wreck regardless. I’ve found some wrinkle-free blends that nevertheless look more formal (for slacks) and a nice top - that way I can look semi-put-together without being uncomfortable