jeans or no jeans
 

In Italy, are blue jeans acceptable dress for daytime touring? Or are dark jeans preferable?

Thanks,

Lucci

Only if worn with bright white trainers and a baseball cap.

Seriously though - perfectly acceptable

I did a jean journal in Florence and Rome last year after one Fodorite responded to my post about French familial members in middle age who regularly wore jeans and she disparingly retorted 'what kind of people are you hanging around with'
So i purposefully observed the scene all over Italy and Paris and France last January and it confirmed what i originally said - women of all ages (and rump sizes) wear jeans routinely - even those dressed to the hilt otherwise.

i tracked all kind of jeans - blue, dark, light, etc. and they were all common for all ages - just like at home

It did seem the more sartorial concerned folks did seem to have new-looking darker blue jeans but your question is a non-starter

wear whatever you want and you will not be out of place IMO

Tartan shorts are the way forward, with a monstrous camera and German sandals.

socks? optional or not?

lucci - this type of question always turns into a comical compilations of ludicrous suggestions

but your Q has been answered - any kinds of jeans are OK everywhere

so ignore the subsequent comments which i may well take part in.

And i appreciate your genuine question, it's just that Fodor oligarchs have seen this question so much that they become delerious with possible answers - like white tennies to go along (OK one French poster just said it seemed every girl in high school was wearing jeans and white tennies!)

anything goes in today's Europe.

More nonsense! Day touring simply requires comfortable trousers. Jeans aside I see more 'warmup' type pants than all others. Style suggests contrasting colors: dark trousrs a light upper 'what ever'. Actually no one cares what others are wearing. Scan CNN or such picture sights.

Take your jeans. This past trip I noticed most people in London, Paris,Italy wearing jeans. Dressed up ie. jacket, dress shirt, heels on nice laofers at night and more causal in the day.We almost didn't take ours after reading some posts.we were glad we did.

Jeans are fine. Unless it's summer, then they're too hot.

If you are packing light, there are better choices than jeans. Fabrics that are light and easy/fast to wash and dry (microfiber) are my choice.

You will see them everywhere.

>Style suggests contrasting colors: dark trousrs a light upper 'what ever'.

"Fashion" suggests the above.

Style is a blue blazer (double breasted if you are th right shape) with white Summer-weight flannels.

((I))

Jeans are you mad!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?world=0220

Main problems with jeans - they are heavy, take ages to dry when wet and in any form of heat become very sweaty

Can't see the point of them on holiday when there are far better choices of trousers

And people in Paris only wear black...

http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slidesho...3i6zz&Ux=0

:)

Jeans are hot and take up too much room in luggage.

Jeans do not take ages to dry. I was quoted in the Fodor's 2nd Edition Prague as to how to dry jeans quickly: place them on a heated towel rack.

Jeans don't have to be heavy. Only cheap jeans are heavy. Stop buying your jeans at the same place you buy your motor oil, sweetie darling.

If I say it is fine to wear jeans in Italy, it is. (My best friend is an editor at French Vogue.)

The Great and Powerful Thingorjus

I have about 30 pairs of jeans. I tend to live in them here at home in the USA and when I'm at home in the country in France. I have jeans that are strictly for slopping the goose sheds and jeans that would be perfectly fine for high tea at the Savoy. And everything in between. I actually think a stunning pair of jeans paired with a good shirt, form-fitting jacket, and really sweet heels and handbag is a fabulous look that can be carried off in a variety of settings. But I haven't eaten for the past 5 years (not even close to MM's record, but it's made me a size 2, so I can carry off good jeans with at least a tiny bit of flair).

Most jeans I've bought in the past couple of years aren't heavy at all. In fact, they are lighter-weight than other pants I own. And the ones with some stretch in them are very comfortable. I don't particularly like the really dark jeans look, though I do own a couple of pairs of dark and one black pair that I hardly ever wear. But I'm not much into black as a color to wear these days - the older I get, the less somber I'm interested in being. I like to use black as an accent color, though.

The minute I found out via the 10 day weather forecast that it was going to be rainy, jeans felt like a comfortable old friend to bring along. Good for daytime touring with a shirt, scarf and raincoat. I just hope that the weather gods are incorrect and that I get some decent days.

Lucci

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No jeans and a tonga is OK.

I have some really light weight stretch jeans that are perfect for travel. They are lighter than cotton pants or even leggings! So, it depends on what kind you have. Bring a color that won't show dirt, and you'll save yourself multiple washes, in case you have the kind that take a long time to dry. If the weather is not so hot when you go, I would definitely bring them.