Originally Posted by
APC225
The double breasted suit can't be worn unbuttoned without looking really bad. I think that's part of the reason they chose it and is certainly why Delta pilots look uniformly consistent and professional.
While I think they've got the sharpest uniforms in the industry, I'm all about easy and as you allude to, the extra buttons add a layer of difficulty. Within reason, I couldn't care less about the uniform style. Just about anything currently in the industry works fine for me. I get the complaints about quality, to an extent. Style... not so much.