Yesterday, I flew two flight segments to get home from my business trip. I was in three airports (departure, transfer, and arrival) for several hours of waiting time. There were hundreds of people who saw me while I was in lines to check in, going through security, waiting for planes, and waiting over an hour for luggage at baggage claim.<\/p>\n
I was dressed for these flights in what I like to wear when I dress casually in cool weather: leather jeans, biker t-shirt, and comfortable boots.<\/p>\n
What’s that? Leather jeans<\/strong> — you wore them in public!!!<\/strong> — in airports? What did people say or do? Then there was a guy in line behind me at the airport security station who asked, “will those pants set off the machine?” — referring to the magnetometer which detects metal objects.<\/p>\n I toyed with a sarcastic response, but decided that some people just don’t know that leather is a fabric and is composed of collagen — a protein-based fiber. No metal in leather, unless you count the metal belt buckle on my leather belt. I just said, “no, watch me,” and walked right through the magnetometer without a problem. (The TSA agent looked me up and down, smiled, and pointed to the exit.)<\/p>\n But in all the hours spent in public spaces in airports and on airplanes, no one — NO ONE — said anything that could be interpreted as critical about the leather jeans or me wearing them.<\/p>\n I was not expecting commentary, but from the questions that visitors to this blog and my website enter into search engines, I sense that many people fear what someone else may say about them wearing leather in public. My experience proved my point: no one will say a thing, or if they do, it will be inquisitive or complimentary — not insulting or derogatory.<\/p>\n Life is short: wear leather!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Yesterday, I flew two flight segments to get home from my business trip. I was in three airports (departure, transfer, and arrival) for several hours of waiting time. There were hundreds of people who saw me while I was in … Continue reading
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\nNothing. Absolutely nothing (of consequence). One young man who passed me in a hallway said, “cool, dude.” <\/p>\n