She didn’t get the dress code memo.
A TikToker, who goes by Jacy, shared her anger over being scolded for her attire on an airplane.
In the resurfaced viral clip, Jacy showed her ensemble — a hot pink corset top from Urban Outfitters paired with multiple pieces of gold jewelry — while expressing her outrage at being told to cover up.
“Bro I got dress-coded on a Southwest flight,” she wrote on the video, which amassed more than 618,000 likes. “Are we in high school?”
She inquired, in jest, if the airline was “upset” about her shoulders showing, despite it being a whopping 102 degrees Fahrenheit where she was located.
“My torso is fully clothed,” she wrote, defending herself. “And it caused a scene [because] some sweet lady stuck up for me and then got kicked off the flight.”
Jacy demanded that Southwest Airlines give her a refund for her ticket, or at least “a bottle of expensive champagne.”
Despite commenters’ outcry about there being “no dress code” on Southwest, the airline’s passenger contract bars passengers from wearing clothes that are “lewd, obscene, or patently offensive,” which are categorized as “disruptive or unruly.”
According to USA Today, airlines across the board uphold similar attire regulations on board their aircraft.
In the days when sweatpants and hoodies are the preferred uniform of choice while flying cross-country, dressing appropriately on a plane doesn’t mean a suit and tie like it used to.
However, frequent flyers told USA Today that they would support a stricter dress code.
“I think a basic dress code could bring value to the air travel experience,” Denver filmmaker Neil Chase told the outlet. “It isn’t about stifling individuality, but fostering respect and comfort for all.”
In light of some unruly — and viral — outbursts on airlines, experts even believe that when people dress better, they tend to behave better, too.
