Is it appropriate to wear designer jeans in Rome & Florence (other than in churches).

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A lot of europeans - especially younger, fitter ones - wear jeans for casual dress. But not for better restaurants or more formal occasions.

No more, no less so than in Seattle, Savannah or Philadelphia.

Can't imagine why not in churches. Been to Mass in America lately?

Best wishes,

Rex

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Just got back from Rome. Everyone wears jeans if they're not going to work. They were not all designer jeans either. You can wear them into churches, but not recommended for an actual church service.

If you are a young woman, your jeans should look like you were poured into them. If you are a young man, they should fit nicely, not the baggy jeans young men wear in the US.

The only chubby people we saw in jeans were speaking English with an American accent . . . and we saw lots of chubby people. All that pasta takes a toll. 8^)

Yes! We visited Italy two year ago and I did not pack one pair of jeans. We went in October and how I wished I had a pair of my nice jeans and boots with a nice black blazer or jacket. Pack a nice pair of jeans and enjoy your trip!

Why do people always thing we Europeans don't wear jeans? Everyone wears them all the time, to church as well. I've seen women in smart restaurants, and evening parties wearing jeans and a dressy top, and heels. And men in jeans, shirt and blazer/jacket. But no white tennis shoes in that case!

Tulips,

The reason why people think Europeans don't wear jeans is that at some point some Americans visited Europe and got confused.... most of the locals wore dressier clothes...oops, they forgot that like the U.S., people in Europe work during the week!! And yes, when people work, they don't usually wear jeans. Ever since, there is a myth that Europeans don't wear jeans, and of course, every single person wears Dior, Versace, etc... Oh, please!!!

Thank you for asking the question....I have a question for you... Most of your friends, family & co-workers who visit the U.S., are they as concern about wearing the "proper" clothes? blending in? and last but not least, isn't it somewhat offensive to you when everyone keeps talking about all the pickpockets and crimes in Europe?? You'd think that the U.S. was crime free the way people get all fearful about Europe?

Nobody in their right mind who travels from Europe to the US passes a moments thought on what would be fashionable to wear. The only thing we're concerned with is keeping (warm/cool/dry) depending on where and when we're going there.

You silly American fashion victims!!

Well, we never ask what we should wear when visiting the US, and neither does anyone else I know. I have lived in the US, London, Belgium and Holland, and there are badly dressed people everywhere (well, not as many in Italy and France I must admit).
As for the crime; it's probably just uncertainty about traveling that makes people ask these questions. I don't think there is more crime here, but there are bad neighbourhoods everywhere, in the US as well as Europe. In fact, some years ago there were a lot of stories about European tourists being mugged and even shot when they got lost driving from the airport to the hotel in the US. Particularly in Miami. Actually, Europeans worry about traveling in Europe too sometimes; I visited London last week, and people asked if I wasn't worried about terrorist attacks! I wasn't.

>Is it appropriate to wear designer jeans in Rome & Florence (other than in churches).<

No.

They are worn only in churches.

michaelfreedman, you are so very ignorant, verging on an idiot.

Every major and not so major Italian fashion house features jeans in every collection that they produce. Believe it or not, Italians wear these jeans.

I suggest you don't travel, people as unworldly as yourself should be kept at home.

The reason people are concerned about crime when they travel is that it is SO much more trouble to deal with than at home. If your wallet is lifted at home, you go to your own phone and call the police, then you call your credit card companies and they put stops on your accounts and send you new cards. You go to the drivers license place (in your own car) and get a new license. Yes, it's a lot of trouble. But doing all that in a foreign language, with a phone system that makes noises that are different from the ones at home -- and dealing with rental car people when you no longer have a drivers license -- and losing your confirmation for your next hotel -- and telling the Rome police that you will be in Paris tomorrow, not Rome -- and missing out on whatever sightseeing or activity that you had planned for the day -- and feeling violated and losing your trust of your fellow man -- of COURSE intelligent people think more about avoiding crime abroad than they do at home.

Re: <i>Why do people always thing we Europeans don't wear jeans? Everyone wears them all the time,</i>

I don't understand that misconception either, Tulips. I've always seen a lot of Europeans -- older as well as younger - wearing jeans.

American ignorance

Universal rudeness - Chill woman

Here we go again, it is like that old vaudeville routine, someone asks about &quot;jeans&quot; or &quot;white shoes&quot; and slooooowly everyone turns, step by step, inch by inch to blast the poor inquirer.

I have had friends visit me here in the US (outside of a big city) and I wish they would have asked me what people wear here in general.

Friends from the UK arrive in safari short suits with sandals and socks and want to eat in Beverly Hills.

Another person brings grey baggy sweat suits with the elastic leg closures and wants to go looking for movie star's hang outs.

I think it is a perfectly logical thing to ask what people wear in certain places they will be visiting. Some people want to make good impressions and some don't, not to be snobby or showy but to not look out of place.

nocinonut

i fully agree, the original poster's question is valid. just for clarification my comment was not in any way directed toward them. as always my jeans are packed.

Eileen

Yes people wear jeans in Italy. My jeans-comment is from a packing point of view: Jeans are heavy and take up WAY more suitcase space than other types of pants. Also they require machine wash/dry (no rinsing out in the sink and drying overnight possible).

Michael
If you wear 'em , take 'em!

Even though they are heavier to pack than some other types of pants, I live in jeans, so I always take at least one pair on trips anywhere but the hottest tropical places.

Seems to me that the biggest difference (just making an observation!) between most Europeans and most Americans re: jeans is that Europeans' jeans fit better (as SalB noted). (Is it the jeans or is it the bodies...you decide!)