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by Dara Morgan

Fly High: Top 10 Tips On Your Style When Travelling By Plane

7 May 2025

I wish I were one of those Succession characters, flying exclusively jets, wearing something silk-linen-organic-cotton-beige-old-money stuff that somehow costs more than my rent. A vintage Kelly bag swinging casually from one elbow, pointed pumps clicking on the tarmac like a slow fashion ASMR. I wish.
But alas, I am a civilian. I fly commercial. I have known the cold, sticky leather of a budget airline seat. I understand, deeply and personally, what a “low cost airline” is. Still, I find something weirdly enchanting about travel. Airports? Slightly dystopian, yes, but also full of promise. Like a mall with planes.
Flying itself, however, isn't the peak of human comfort. You are herded, scanned, squished, and sometimes fed a sandwich that tastes like disappointment. Which is why I have come to treat my plane outfit like tactical gear: carefully selected, slightly chic, and always functional.
Luckily, brands like The Giving Movement seem to know the struggle. Their latest capsule collection, Island Ease, launched in collaboration with beOnd Airlines — a new premium leisure airline that takes the phrase “travel in style” very literally — is designed to make your flight truly comfortable . Think breathable fabrics, flowing silhouettes, and colours that whisper "I summer in the Maldives" (because you might, if you win those round-trip tickets they are giving away — see all the details here).
Here are 10 tips to make your journey slightly more elegant and significantly less painful — whether you are boarding first class or budget, bound for Zurich or a sun-drenched atoll.
Oh, and please — drink water. More than you think you need. It is the only thing more dehydrated than the cabin air is your skin after hour four.
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1. No heels

This is not Paris Fashion Week. This is gate A17 after a 45-minute delay. You will be running, and no one looks good doing a half-jog in stilettos. Especially not while clutching a Pret croissant.

2. No bare foot shoes

Take this as a public service announcement: your feet will be out. You will be asked to remove your shoes at security, and when that happens, you do not want to be barefoot on that particular kind of carpet.

3. No belts

Are you really going to stand there, one hand holding your boarding pass, the other trying to rethread a belt through five loops while everyone behind you sighs? Lose the belt. No one is looking at your trousers. No one ever is.

4. No shirts

A button-down shirt may seem like a sharp idea until you spend seven hours trying not to wrinkle it into a wearable napkin. It is high maintenance. You are not.
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5. No tight clothes

Compression tights are for athletes. Or astronauts. Everyone else deserves a waistband that respects their dignity mid-flight. Your body is about to inflate slightly. Dress accordingly.

6. Multilayers

You will go from sweaty check-in queue to arctic cabin breeze in the span of six minutes. Be ready. Think light jumper, T-shirt, jacket — perhaps all three. Layers are your only real friend in this life.

7. Breathable fabrics

Enter Island Ease. Made from 100% organic crinkled cotton (you read that correctly), this capsule is the antidote to clammy cabins and plastic-y polyblends. The fabrics are soft, weightless, and basically whispering: “Namaste, but make it chic.”
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Regular Fit Long Sleeve Shirt349 AED
Asymmetric Dress599 AED
Oversized Short Sleeve Shirt299 AED

8. Big soft tote bag

Rigid handbags are a form of self-sabotage. You want something that slouches elegantly under the seat and holds a week’s worth of existential essentials: lip balm, book, snacks, your will to live.

9. Cap is a must

It is not just sun protection — it is eye contact protection. Want to nap without being perceived? Cap. Want to land looking like you made some sort of effort? Cap. Fashionable mystery is the goal. Bonus if it matches your Island Ease robe dress. Quiet luxury, loud message.

10. Yes to pockets

A pocket is a portal. One for your boarding pass, one for your lip gloss, one for that sudden need to shove your passport somewhere while juggling your phone and water bottle. Thankfully, Island Ease understands this — every robe, shirt, or trouser comes ready to carry both objects and attitude.
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Shell Bag199 AED
Brand Logo Cap99 AED
Tote Bag149 AED
In conclusion: dress for turbulence, both meteorological and emotional. Choose comfort, but make it aspirational. And if you are lucky enough to be one of the 50 winners of those beOnd Airlines business class tickets? Darling, that robe dress better be the first thing in your suitcase.