Fodor's Travel Talk Forums - What to Wear Dilemma

Author: Rachel ([email protected]) Date: 2/02/2001, 5:48 am ET Message: Thanks, Judith for your information. I guess I was surprised about the no shorts suggestions. The last time we were in the Sorrento area it was early spring time and we dressed, more or less, the way we would dress in the Boston area. It was just fine! In July in the Boston area, depending on the activity, both men and women wear shorts (nice ones, not gym or jogging type) with coordinating shirts, tops, flats, sandals, comfortable shoes (my husband usually wears sneakers) and accessories. It is perfectly acceptable to go out and about sightseeing, shopping, casual dinner, etc. dressed in this manner. It is summer, after all. I was a little surprised that this seemed to be inappropriate in Italy even for sightseeing during the day in the Sorrento area. I was planning to take some several dress outfits with longer skirts and short sleeved jackets (what I would wear out to dinner in Boston on a hot summer night), short and long black skirts, silk tops, light weight slacks, as well as several more casual items for day time. Fortunately, I do wear a lot of black and beige with some splashes of color. My husband will be concerned about the shorts thing, as that's what he usually wears while relaxing in the summer - and isn't that what a vacation is all about anyway? By the way, I'm just a smidge older that what you thought - good guess! Thanks, Rachel