Just when you thought you had seen it all in the Qantas lounge...

[kyle]

Beach/gym casual is also a dress code.

Society needs dress standards. That's not just my personal taste. It's the majority's taste. Company just sent another email reminding people what is acceptable in office. Should be no different in public.

When you start having free for all that is where society declines rapidly. You don't have to agree with me. I see it with my own eyes and not just dress standards.

I see the difference between office and other places is that in the office, I get paid, whereas elsewhere, I pay them!

 

[MARTINE]

Exhibit A:

Exhibit B:

Is Exhibit A Balenciaga?

 

[DC3]

Active wear OK?

 

[Seat0B]

Yeah nah I think that’s swimwear!

 

[DC3]

Yeah nah I think that’s swimwear!

How about now? Would you swim in this?

 

[Seat0B]

How about now? Would you swim in this?

I wouldn’t be seen dead in it! Inside the lounge or outside!

 

[RooFlyer]

How would you feel if I said I did not want to sit next to a woman with her hair uncovered? Or even to sit in the same room as a woman? Should her inconsiderate behaviour (read dressing) be allowed?

Hmmm .. although consider that expressing a dislike for the appearance of someone (eg I HATE multiply pierced, facial rings and other metal hanging off - servers in restaurants etc) is different from expressing that such not be allowed . I don't think TOF expressed the latter

 

[Mr H]

Hmmm .. although consider that expressing a dislike for the appearance of someone (eg I HATE multiply pierced, facial rings and other metal hanging off - servers in restaurants etc) is different from expressing that such not be allowed . I don't think TOF expressed the latter

Actually, TOF was talking exactly about whether particular sartorial choices should be allowed...

"I do care about the way some people dress and I don't fancy sitting next to a passenger in a tank top with hairy armpits exposed. It seems to me it's all part of a general loss of standards in the community. Just because some may not be concerned is not a valid reason to allow inconsiderate behaviour (read dressing )."

I was simply showing where we could end up if we allow one group of people to impose their own dress sense on everyone else - using real world examples that actually happen in various parts of the world.

 

[Rich]

So you don't like someone with tank top and hairy armpits, even if they just sit there and do nothing? Geez...

My observation about people in tank tops is they are more likely to smell. I assume it is due to less sweat absorbing material than a t-shirt has, rather than a reflection on the wearers.
It is also pretty disgusting to brush arms/ shoulders with said people, which invariably happens with people you sit next to in Y.

 

[Mr H]

My observation about people in tank tops is they are more likely to smell. I assume it is due to less sweat absorbing material than a t-shirt has, rather than a reflection on the wearers.

My hunch (I am not a scientist and have no data) is that the type of clothing is not the main driver for whether or not a person smells. Rather, people who might be prone to odour might also be likely to wear skimpy clothing - perhaps in the belief that it would minimise sweating. I am not convinced that requiring them to wear sleeved tops would solve the problem.

It is also pretty disgusting to brush arms/ shoulders with said people, which invariably happens with people you sit next to in Y.

The irony, of course, is that Qantas only bans tank tops in lounges where you do not come into very close proximity with passengers - they are quite OK with tank tops in the economy seats you describe.

 

[justinbrett]

My observation about people in tank tops is they are more likely to smell. I assume it is due to less sweat absorbing material than a t-shirt has, rather than a reflection on the wearers.
It is also pretty disgusting to brush arms/ shoulders with said people, which invariably happens with people you sit next to in Y.

What's the difference between a tank top and a sundress for this purpose?

 

[Rich]

What's the difference between a tank top and a sundress for this purpose?

Women glow, men perspire?
Good point. Maybe @Mr H is right. Or maybe a sundress tends to cling to the body more than a loose fitting tank top

 

[DC3]

What's the difference between a tank top and a sundress for this purpose?

I hope that you manage to work out the difference between the two before heading out of the house.

 

[justinbrett]

Women glow, men perspire?
Good point. Maybe @Mr H is right. Or maybe a sundress tends to cling to the body more than a loose fitting tank top

I thought your point was the exposed skin

I hope that you manage to work out the difference between the two before heading out of the house.

Well I did say "for this purpose", ie, ability to absorb sweat / cover skin on arms

 

[DC3]

Well I did say "for this purpose", ie, ability to absorb sweat / cover skin on arms

Just so as there’s no confusion:

 

[justinbrett]

Just so as there’s no confusion:

There's confusion. You found the most extreme examples to prove your point (I'll leave it to the ladies of the forum but I think a sundress is generally sleeveless - I think your photo is just a dress).

First google image result for sundress & tank top:

Both of which are permitted in the QF lounge by the way.

 

[DC3]

There's confusion. You found the most extreme examples to prove your point (I'll leave it to the ladies of the forum but I think a sundress is generally sleeveless - I think your photo is just a dress).

First google image result for sundress & tank top:

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Both of which are permitted in the QF lounge by the way.

Well, I’ll bow to your knowledge of such things. Some very extreme things can be seen in the Lounge, of course

 

[Rich]

I thought your point was the exposed skin

All I know is I've encountered a lot more smelly men in tank tops than women in sundresses, so I will avoid the former.

 

[justinbrett]

Well, I’ll bow to your knowledge of such things. Some very extreme things can be seen in the Lounge, of course

Exactly. That's why I'm not in favour of a dress code that rules out specific items of clothing, I'd prefer more vague discretionary terms like "smart casual".

 

[Mr H]

Exactly. That's why I'm not in favour of a dress code that rules out specific items of clothing, I'd prefer more vague discretionary terms like "smart casual".

All I know is I've encountered a lot more smelly men in tank tops than women in sundresses, so I will avoid the former.

If the issue is smelly people, why not bar people who smell rather than try to catch them with the clothes they might be wearing? Or is this more about social class than body odour?