How do the young Scottish twenty-somethings dress? Common clothes/fashions?
Apr 24th, 2011, 01:11 PM
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How do the young Scottish twenty-somethings dress? Common clothes/fashions?
I'll be spending a couple months in Scotland, Glasgow to be exact, when the summer winds down and I don't want to look like a tourist. I'd like to blend in with the locals.
Although I know that I don't dress already in what a typical American tourist would look like: i.e. White sneakers, backpack, shorts. But I just want to know ahead of time what I'm in for!
I heard most younger twenty-somethings just wear dark blue jeans most of the time.
I also heard that they don't wear shorts too often, either.
Although I know that I don't dress already in what a typical American tourist would look like: i.e. White sneakers, backpack, shorts. But I just want to know ahead of time what I'm in for!
I heard most younger twenty-somethings just wear dark blue jeans most of the time.
I also heard that they don't wear shorts too often, either.
Apr 24th, 2011, 02:26 PM
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I don't think the typical American tourist wears white sneakers, backpacks, and shorts. Especially not in Scotland. I think I'm pretty typical and I wear black walking shoes and black slacks. I may carry a backpack but so do lots of other people who are not tourists. Tourists wear whatever they own - there's no one style so you really should not generalize.
Some of the tourists in Glasgow are Scottish! Some are English, some are Italian, some are Romanian. How will you blend in with all these cultures? It'll be pretty difficult. Just wear what you own and don't worry so much about it.
If you really want to blend in with the locals you should buy your clothes in Glasgow. And avoid the tourist sights. And don't say a word since once you do everyone will know you're not Glaswegian!
As for shorts - if you're expecting to wear shorts in Scotland in the fall/winter you have a rude awakening ahead of you. I wore long-sleeved turtlenecks in August.
Some of the tourists in Glasgow are Scottish! Some are English, some are Italian, some are Romanian. How will you blend in with all these cultures? It'll be pretty difficult. Just wear what you own and don't worry so much about it.
If you really want to blend in with the locals you should buy your clothes in Glasgow. And avoid the tourist sights. And don't say a word since once you do everyone will know you're not Glaswegian!
As for shorts - if you're expecting to wear shorts in Scotland in the fall/winter you have a rude awakening ahead of you. I wore long-sleeved turtlenecks in August.
Apr 24th, 2011, 03:42 PM
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I have a suggestion - go to Google Maps, search Glasgow, Scotland, enlarge map all the way, then drag the little symbol of a man to any blue-lined streets and you can see what "the man on the street" wears. 
Apr 24th, 2011, 04:52 PM
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Short are not very popular in Scotland since it's almost always too cold to wear them. (We were there in July and it was in the high 40's windy and pouring rain - when it had been about 85 in London 5 days before.)
What to wear depends on if you are 1) a student or 2) working - and at what.
Students wear pretty much the same thing around the world - but more like what they would wear in Minnesota than CA or FL.
What to wear depends on if you are 1) a student or 2) working - and at what.
Students wear pretty much the same thing around the world - but more like what they would wear in Minnesota than CA or FL.
Apr 24th, 2011, 11:37 PM
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"Short are not very popular in Scotland since it's almost always too cold to wear them. "
They wear kilts in Scotland. Nuff said. If the temps ever get above 0C they'll be some numpty in shorts or a kilt.
They wear kilts in Scotland. Nuff said. If the temps ever get above 0C they'll be some numpty in shorts or a kilt.
Apr 25th, 2011, 12:13 AM
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I've recently come back from a visit to Glasgow. The girls were all in tight jeans, hotpants and mini skirts, even when they shouldn't have been ;(. Platform soles too - it was like entering a time warp. Only the amount the girls were drinking confirmed it was 2011 not 1971.
The lads in jeans, tracksuit bottoms, and those long baggy capri length shorts. Casual shirts, t-shirts, trainers. Now it was an unheard of 23C while I was there, but I got the impression the weather did not affect what they wore.
This was the same as I saw elsewhere in the UK on my travels southward.
The lads in jeans, tracksuit bottoms, and those long baggy capri length shorts. Casual shirts, t-shirts, trainers. Now it was an unheard of 23C while I was there, but I got the impression the weather did not affect what they wore.
This was the same as I saw elsewhere in the UK on my travels southward.
Apr 25th, 2011, 12:27 AM
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What hetismij said, but some of this has to do with social class and employment, as well as gender.
When our daughter was a student at Edinburgh, she wore about what she would have worn in the States; when she was training as a chartered accountant, she and her colleagues wore what they would have worn to work at one of the big US accounting firms.
Two weeks ago when we visited Edinburgh, one young friend employed by the government wore a suit to work but a fleece, jeans, and trainers (running shoes) after. His two neighbors of the same age but not office employees skipped the suit.
Girls, especially girls going out, wore tiny mini or micro skirts or shorts with dark tights. There are UK fashion blogs, and you could certainly look online at what is in H&M or Zara.
When our daughter was a student at Edinburgh, she wore about what she would have worn in the States; when she was training as a chartered accountant, she and her colleagues wore what they would have worn to work at one of the big US accounting firms.
Two weeks ago when we visited Edinburgh, one young friend employed by the government wore a suit to work but a fleece, jeans, and trainers (running shoes) after. His two neighbors of the same age but not office employees skipped the suit.
Girls, especially girls going out, wore tiny mini or micro skirts or shorts with dark tights. There are UK fashion blogs, and you could certainly look online at what is in H&M or Zara.
Apr 25th, 2011, 03:13 AM
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"Short are not very popular in Scotland since it's almost always too cold to wear them. "
Temperature has never affected what anyone wears in Glasgow....sun out, shifts off! Friend of mine in Edinburgh wears shorts the majority of the time.
Wear what you want to wear, and if while you are here, you fancy buying some new clothes, then do that. But believe me, you probably won't want to blend in with what some locals wear....
Temperature has never affected what anyone wears in Glasgow....sun out, shifts off! Friend of mine in Edinburgh wears shorts the majority of the time.
Wear what you want to wear, and if while you are here, you fancy buying some new clothes, then do that. But believe me, you probably won't want to blend in with what some locals wear....
Apr 25th, 2011, 03:52 AM
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The Hurtigruten crew wore t-shirts too when the rest of us were in about 10 layers. It's a matter of what you are used to.
Basically where what you normally wear and are comfortable in, whether you are in Glasgow, Paris, Rome or the next town to your own. Most people will not be paying much attention to you or your clothes. Unless you normally wear a Mickey Mouse outfit or similar that is.
Basically where what you normally wear and are comfortable in, whether you are in Glasgow, Paris, Rome or the next town to your own. Most people will not be paying much attention to you or your clothes. Unless you normally wear a Mickey Mouse outfit or similar that is.
Apr 25th, 2011, 04:21 AM
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Well I have to confess I saw a man wearing Ugg boots in the West End of Glasgow, and this being Glasgow a few folks did feel the need to point out the error of his ways.....it was one of the funniest things I've seen in a while...
Apr 25th, 2011, 04:37 AM
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Wear what you want, isn't that one of the joys of being young? I myself never wore shorts in Scotland because shorts weather to me is a lot hotter than that, but that's because I live in the US! I'm a fan of dark jeans. oh and kilts too. 
Apr 25th, 2011, 08:45 AM
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This "I don't want to look like a tourist" stuff is a bit silly. Will you be carrying a camera? A pack or some sort? You'll look like a tourist. Staring at the map function on your iPad/smartphone or using an old fashioned paper version? That's kinda touristy too.
Don't recall the Scots being known as international fashion plates, though.
And guess what, when you give the Scots a nice Minnesotan "oh ya!", they'll know you're not from around there.
P.S. -- finding a good grilled Walleye and wild rice will be a bit difficult too.
Don't recall the Scots being known as international fashion plates, though.
And guess what, when you give the Scots a nice Minnesotan "oh ya!", they'll know you're not from around there.
P.S. -- finding a good grilled Walleye and wild rice will be a bit difficult too.
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