Re: What to wear when travelling.....?
Yeah, the staring happens regardless. I wore jeans, a long chiffon frock-type tunic/ dress thing and a cardigan (wasn't used to dupattas/ scarves) but I was still covered head to toe. The people still stare. Even when I was fully pakified with shalwar kameezes and chadars in markets, still got stared. I think people can just tell you're not a local regrdless. On my way back, I wore a cotton tunic thing over slacks......worst experience ever bc my flight was super long (direct!) and everything got wrinkled and clammy. To top it off, I had a super long dupatta that I wore back and it was a pain to carry it on top of lugging my luggage!
Best case scenario is to just pack some fresh clothes to change in at the airport!