Pajama Jeans - The Long Flight Saviour

Here's the scenario - the flight to Yokosuka is about 13-16 hours long. Flying at any length leaves me rumpled, irritable, and with skin that feels like crunchy leather due to the extremely dry air in the airplane.

Most of the time when I'm hopping off a flight, it doesn't matter what I wear. I'm either seeing family, John, or Vegas (which is a 30 minute flight). However, coming into Yokosuka there's a chance one of the first people I will see will be one of John's co-workers. We'll go straight to base and will have a lot to do on our first day...and a lot of people to meet.

For me, jeans just aren't comfortable for a long flight. Sitting for long periods and snacking on salty foods whilst trying to limit my liquid intake so I don't have to make my way to the bathroom more than once leaves me feeling bloated. Jeans and bloating just won't work. All real jeans will accomplish is showing off the fantastic muffin top I have grown on my 13 hour flight. I usually opt for the black yoga pants, which are sweat pants in disguise. However, they are too casual for a "first day" impression. So I've opted to buy a pair of pajama jeans.

What are pajama jeans? They look just like jeans, but they fit like yoga sweats. Looking at the pictures on the internet you really can't tell the difference. Hopefully they work out. They're made of some denim cross over material and are supposedly as comfortable as sweats. So will these work? Will these make a great first impression or fool people into thinking I suffered a long flight in jeans? We shall see.