Celebrity Airport Outfits Prove Chic Travel Style Is Surprisingly Easy to Copy

The Case Against Leggings (and Loafers)

There is a moment at every airport, in every terminal, when the sea of grey sweats and battered sneakers becomes genuinely depressing. The leggings-and-loafer combination — once a credible shorthand for "comfortable but trying" — has calcified into a cliché. The best-dressed celebrities know this, and in 2026, they have been making a collective, photogenic case for something better. Seven looks in particular have crystallized what chic travel dressing actually looks like when it's done right: not fussy, not costumed, but intentional. The best celebrity airport outfits of 2026 prove that on-the-go elegance doesn't have to come at the expense of ease. The key is to invest in heavy-duty basics that can take quite the beating, because between the countless security checks, endless time spent waiting before departure, and fluctuating temperatures once you're in the plane's cabin, there are quite a lot of variables to factor in. These seven looks do exactly that — and every single one of them is copyable.

Margot Robbie: Back to Basics at LAX

Being a celebrity is undoubtedly a glamorous career, but it does not come without obstacles. Never has this been more apparent than in airport style. Rather than going incognito by wearing a comfortable outfit to lounge at the gate in, the most prolific stars know that the arrivals terminal is a perfect opportunity to flaunt their personal style and court public interest. Given that the rich and famous are always flying from lavish film festivals to prestigious galas and fashion weeks, they've perfected travelling with style down to an art. No one embodies this more concisely than Margot Robbie, and it is entirely fitting that she leads the pack. At the airport in Los Angeles, Robbie wore Beare Park tailored shorts and a matching top, grounded by Alaïa mesh flats — a trio of pieces that reads as effortlessly expensive without a hint of effort. The context matters: this was the quiet, decompressed end of her cinematic press tour for *Wuthering Heights*, after months of corseted gowns and period-drama theatrics. The actress simply stripped all of that back and went to basics, which is perhaps the most sophisticated styling decision of all.

Jacob Elordi: The Art of the Statement Carry-On

Speaking of virality, it almost feels like every time Jacob Elordi boards a flight, we know we're in for a good thing. From his James Dean Death Club caps to his impressive collection of incredibly spacious luxury totes — Louis Vuitton Speedys, Bottega Veneta Andiamos — and jeans so roomy they can hold a 600-plus-page paperback in their pockets, the Brisbane-born actor's airport outfits are the definition of trendsetting. In 2026, he surpassed even his own high bar. He wore a bubblegum pink intrecciato leather duffle bag from Bottega Veneta and a custom mustard-coloured corduroy jacket from Bode, hand-painted with motifs relevant to his own life: an outline of Queensland (the state where he hails from), comedy and tragedy masks, the head of Frankenstein's monster from the original 1931 film, and his golden retriever, Layla. The lesson here is not to replicate the jacket — you can't — but to understand the principle: one extraordinary, personal piece elevates the most unremarkable outfit into something memorable. The bag, the jacket, the story behind it all. That is how Elordi travels.

Hailey Bieber: The Three-Piece Formula, Perfected

Hailey Bieber arrived in Sydney for the global expansion launch of her beauty brand Rhode, and she did so in the kind of outfit that makes editors reach for a screenshot immediately. Bieber spent her long-haul flight in a three-piece outfit chic dressers often reach for when getting dressed for the airport: a cinch-waist jacket, pull-on pants, and pointed-toe kitten heels. Given that it's currently summer in Australia, she opted for neutral tan and white, which she paired with a black Chanel tote and black The Row kitten-heel pumps. More specifically, Bieber wore a cropped trench coat from Magda Butrym and white cropped trousers from The Row. The math is almost insultingly simple: a structured jacket with a waist, a clean trouser, a pointed flat or low heel. Three pieces. No panic, no excess. The Magda Butrym jacket retails at $2,750 and the Row pumps at $1,050 — but the formula itself costs nothing to understand and everything to execute with intention.

Nicole Kidman: All-In on Chanel at Sydney Airport

Nicole Kidman departed Sydney Airport in February looking as though she had dressed for a Chanel campaign rather than a departure gate. Photographed on February 11, 2026, she was described as "dripping in Chanel clothing" — specifically, a navy Chanel blazer, a matching Chanel handbag, and Chanel sunglasses, top to toe in one house and utterly correct about it. The monochromatic brand commitment is a move that only works when worn with absolute conviction, and Kidman, who has been a Chanel ambassador for years, carries it with the ease of someone who has long stopped thinking about it. The navy blazer is the critical piece — structured enough to signal effort, navy specifically because it sidesteps the severity of black while maintaining every ounce of its polish. This is the outfit formula for anyone who wants to look pulled-together after a long-haul flight without touching a single trend.

Amal Clooney: The Unofficial Uniform at Milan Malpensa

Amal Clooney has adjusted to her life in the limelight exceptionally well, always turning out a look that is equal parts graceful and glamorous. Spotted at Milan Malpensa Airport wearing a look that has become her unofficial uniform: in bootcut jeans, an elongated blazer, and a timeless top, this ensemble has all the trappings of a modern classic. The bootcut jean is doing significant work here — it is the cut that lengthens, that skims without clinging, that photographs beautifully at the ankle. Paired with the long-line blazer (a proportion trick as old as fashion itself, and as reliable), the look communicates exactly the right thing: I have thought about this, but I have not tried too hard. For a human rights barrister who splits her time between London, Geneva, and New York, this is less a fashion statement than a finely tuned travel uniform she can deploy without deliberation.

Olivia Wilde: Tailoring Over Joggers at CDG

Actor-turned-director Olivia Wilde has always struck the perfect balance between feminine and masculine. For public appearances, she's unafraid to dress with sensuality in body-conscious and highly vamp silhouettes. For more private encounters, however, Wilde adjusts to a more androgynous sensibility that focuses on strong tailoring and slouchy cuts. It is the latter mode that makes her airport dressing so useful as a reference point. At CDG Airport in Paris, arriving for Paris Fashion Week, Wilde wore a casual yet elegant travel uniform: a black blazer layered over a striped button-down top and a white T-shirt, with black joggers and black Adidas Samba sneakers. She completed the look with Ray-Ban sunglasses, a tan leather tote, and a leopard-print coat slung over her luggage. The Toteme blazer, leopard-print coat, and pinstripe shirt in the broader look are perfectly executed. The jogger-plus-blazer combination is the formula that separates a chic traveller from someone who simply forgot to change out of loungewear. The structure of the blazer does all the heavy lifting; the jogger provides the ease; the leopard coat, draped rather than worn, functions as a prop as much as a garment.

Hilary Duff: The Gray Formula That Works Every Time

Hilary Duff was photographed at Newark Liberty International Airport in New York City on January 28, 2026 — mid-tour, between shows, with every reason to default to comfort. Instead, she delivered a gray airport outfit that functions as a near-foolproof formula. In London during the same stretch of her tour, she had already demonstrated her command of the elevated neutral: an oatmeal polo-neck sweater styled with loose gray trousers and a quilted black Chanel 25 bag. The color logic is what makes Duff's approach so transferable. Gray pairs beautifully with every other color, including black and chestnut. Like other shades of brown, it is supremely polished even in the form of a sweatsuit. Duff has leaned into a matching mocha half-zip pullover and jogger set, layered with an elegant shearling coat in a similar hue, a black Chanel 25 bag, and Ugg Elea Slip-Ons. The tonal dressing strategy — keeping every piece in the same family of muted neutrals — is the shortcut that makes a casual outfit read as considered. No contrast, no clashing, no wasted decisions.

The Formula, Distilled

What connects these seven looks is not luxury spend — though several of the specific pieces run well into four figures — but a shared commitment to intention over impulse. As Nickie Tolouee, founder of Los Angeles-based ready-to-wear brand Vir Vita, puts it: "airports sit in this in-between space, so people either completely let go or overcorrect their own style. The most compelling dressing happens in the middle; rooted in intention and entirely true to the person wearing it." A structured blazer over slouchy bottoms (Wilde), a tonal neutral palette in polished fabrications (Duff, Kidman), a single brand commitment worn with total conviction (Kidman), a three-piece formula stripped of all excess (Bieber), one extraordinary personal piece that does all the talking (Elordi), or the simplest possible basics worn by someone who has genuinely stopped overthinking it (Robbie, Clooney): these are the actual rules of airport dressing in 2026. None of them require leggings. None of them require loafers.