This Thanksgiving is the holiday I finally curate my travel outfit before stuffing my suitcase. Gone are the days of throwing on a mismatched sweatsuit while half-asleep before a 5 a.m. flight. This holiday season, I'm taking style cues from fellow frequent flyers on the celebrity style circuit. I even encouraged Marie Claire editors to follow suit before boarding their respective planes, trains, and automobiles.
Everyone on the team approaches travel style differently—interim style director Ana Colón puts in "negative effort," while associate commerce editor Brooke Knappenberger prefers to "max out comfort." For me, Dua Lipa's in-flight 'fits are the blueprint. This year, she's debuted her rarest sneakers en route to her gate. (See her neon Puma Inhales in Jan. 2025.) An Hermés Birkin is always Lipa's carry-on, dating back to flights in 2023. This winter, when I jet back to my quaint Wisconsin hometown, I plan to arrive quilted coat in tow. (I'm still working on that Birkin.)
