They’re not appropriate runway attire.
TV writer and producer Gary Janetti, who has worked on hit shows including “Will & Grace” and “Family Guy,” divided viewers online after railing against flyers who wear sweatpants on a plane.
The small-screen scribe offered his sartorial critique while promoting his new travel book “We Are Experiencing a Slight Delay” on ABC News.
“It looks like at the airport, too many people are on day five of the flu, like they’ve been in bed for a week,” declared Janetti when asked whether wearing the casual garments inflight was socially acceptable.
“How comfortable do you have to be to get on a three-hour flight?” continued Janetti, whose husband is stylist and TV personality Brad Goreski. “You could have pants that button or a shirt that buttons.”
The one exception, per the inflight fashionista, is passengers on an overnight flight, where they need to bed down or be comfortable for extended periods.
That’s when ABC News interviewer Liney Davis admitted that she, too, was guilty of sporting casual wear on flights, declaring: “That’s so me.”
Many TikTok commenters were quick to rip Janetti for his fashion policing, with one writing, “I need to be comfortable on a flight & ppl need to mind their own business.”
“Why does he care,” said another indignant viewer.
“He can tell me what to wear when he pays for my flights,” a third scoffed.
However, others sided with high-flying Janetti.
“People have no class anymore,” lamented one fan.
Another declared, “I agree … Dress up and carry on!!”
Coincidentally, most airlines have either a written or unwritten dress code and won’t hesitate to kick violators off the plane — a trend that has stirred up some controversy in the past.
However, the inappropriate attire rules generally apply to skimpy and revealing clothing rather than sweats.