Italy June 2016 - Attire?
Apr 30th, 2016, 04:04 PM
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Casual dresses or skirts with lightweight blouses or knit shirts, with sandals or flats.. But make sure the footwear is comfortable for lots of walking on cobblestones...
Lightweight cotton/linen/nylon pants would be better than jeans in summer - just because jeans are so hot and heavy, they don't breathe...
Maybe an attractive hat for sunproection. Sunglasses, of course.
A very lightweight scarf or cardigan for evening, and for entering churches, if wearing a sleeveless blouse or dress.
Make sure your dress or skirt at least brushes the top of your knees.
I 've seen tourists wearing shorts in Italy and Spain, but I think dresses, skirts, and lightweight, loose pants are actually cooler and more comfortable in hot weather than shorts - and they look so much nicer. No need to bring shorts, or those convertible cargo pants.
J Jill sells lightweight linen pants that look nice and are very versatile - can be casual or dressed up with the right shoes and blouse...
I'm sure I looked like a tourist because, aside from walking around gawking at buildings and statues, I had one of those pac safe slash proof purses, and wore hiking sandals a lot. They were cute hiking sandals, but they still were hiking sandals. (I wore Jambu brand, they're very comfortable and a little more stylish than Keene or Teva. )
I did bring dressy flats and sandals for eating out in the evening.
Remember your sunscreen, too.
Lightweight cotton/linen/nylon pants would be better than jeans in summer - just because jeans are so hot and heavy, they don't breathe...
Maybe an attractive hat for sunproection. Sunglasses, of course.
A very lightweight scarf or cardigan for evening, and for entering churches, if wearing a sleeveless blouse or dress.
Make sure your dress or skirt at least brushes the top of your knees.
I 've seen tourists wearing shorts in Italy and Spain, but I think dresses, skirts, and lightweight, loose pants are actually cooler and more comfortable in hot weather than shorts - and they look so much nicer. No need to bring shorts, or those convertible cargo pants.
J Jill sells lightweight linen pants that look nice and are very versatile - can be casual or dressed up with the right shoes and blouse...
I'm sure I looked like a tourist because, aside from walking around gawking at buildings and statues, I had one of those pac safe slash proof purses, and wore hiking sandals a lot. They were cute hiking sandals, but they still were hiking sandals. (I wore Jambu brand, they're very comfortable and a little more stylish than Keene or Teva. )
I did bring dressy flats and sandals for eating out in the evening.
Remember your sunscreen, too.
Apr 30th, 2016, 04:24 PM
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I'm sorry - but what is appropriate for mowing your lawn or making a run to the hardware store is not appropriate for touring world capitols. Esp if one is of mature years and larger size.
I have seen what some tourists think is appropriate and IMHO they should have been given to the Goodwill.
If you mean wearing what you would to go downtown to a museum or decent cafe - yes, then that's fine as long as it fits and it's clean and neat. But some people don't seem able to differentiate.
I have seen what some tourists think is appropriate and IMHO they should have been given to the Goodwill.
If you mean wearing what you would to go downtown to a museum or decent cafe - yes, then that's fine as long as it fits and it's clean and neat. But some people don't seem able to differentiate.
May 1st, 2016, 03:50 AM
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Here is a snapshot from Rome in summer. Look carefully at the attire of pedestrians.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/t_abdelmoumen/4999193609/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/t_abdelmoumen/4999193609/
May 1st, 2016, 06:20 AM
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Being correctly dressed is always a plus.
Being polite too. If you behave like Edward don't bother for clothes.
I was recently in a shop and the young US tourist said to her boyfriend some nasty comments regarding the shop. He tried to tell her to keep it quiet and she answered like Andrew 'screw these stupid French.
Well the shopkeeper understood English.
Being polite too. If you behave like Edward don't bother for clothes.
I was recently in a shop and the young US tourist said to her boyfriend some nasty comments regarding the shop. He tried to tell her to keep it quiet and she answered like Andrew 'screw these stupid French.
Well the shopkeeper understood English.
May 1st, 2016, 08:57 AM
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All the fashionable clothes in the world can't fix nasty rude people Whathello.
Unfortunately I have witnessed some behaviour like this in Milan recently but it was coming from a group of older tourists who were dressed the way nytraveler described above. Seriously if you think wearing your ratty old purple Crocs (albeit with matching purple fanny pack) and worn out, ill fitting gardening clothes to a foreign city and then standing in a crowded piazza blustering and carrying on in a loud voice about your local guide is winning you any friends you might want to think again.
These are the people who then go home and complain about how they hated Italy/France/fill in the blank "because everyone was so rude to us."
Unfortunately I have witnessed some behaviour like this in Milan recently but it was coming from a group of older tourists who were dressed the way nytraveler described above. Seriously if you think wearing your ratty old purple Crocs (albeit with matching purple fanny pack) and worn out, ill fitting gardening clothes to a foreign city and then standing in a crowded piazza blustering and carrying on in a loud voice about your local guide is winning you any friends you might want to think again.
These are the people who then go home and complain about how they hated Italy/France/fill in the blank "because everyone was so rude to us."
May 1st, 2016, 10:25 AM
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I don't think people like that care whether they win any friends, and they are probably awful at home, too. Surely every country has awful people who should stay home but insist on traveling, and in terrible clothes, adding insult to injury?
May 1st, 2016, 11:04 AM
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<I don't think people like that care whether…> I agree NewbE, they are probably awful at home too and just as badly dressed…I see it every day where I live. (the badly dressed thing) Seriously in North America I think it is just a thing now to get up in the morning and no sh*ts are given as to appearance.
After listening to the stories of some of my Italian guides last trip there are definitely awful people from all kinds of countries, why wouldn't there be, people are people after all, some good, some bad. Although some of those awful people are much better dressed that's all.
After listening to the stories of some of my Italian guides last trip there are definitely awful people from all kinds of countries, why wouldn't there be, people are people after all, some good, some bad. Although some of those awful people are much better dressed that's all.
May 2nd, 2016, 04:08 PM
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Wow, we didn't think we would get so many replies. Thanks to everyone for the suggestions and tips (the photos really helped). We certainly do not want to be "bad" tourists. Nor do we want to conceal the fact that we are tourists. We do however want to be respectful and polite and enjoy our holiday/vacation and remain comfortable doing so. Again, thank you everyone.
