My husband and I are spending 4 days in Las Vegas next month -- my first trip, his first in many years. We are staying at Bellagio. I'm curious about where to aim for daytime and evening attire. We'll be primarily relaxing and seeing shows and doing very little gambling. I have short cocktail dresses that I'm considering taking for 1 or 2 evenings. Any suggestions or recent observations about attire would be welcomed. Thanks in advance.

I think the official garb for visiting Vegas is: Brand new, too-tight Levi jeans with ironed creases down the front of the legs, a long-sleeved shirt with a rawhide top across the shoulders...stiff cowboy hat, brand new lizard-skin boots, a bolo-tie, and two-tone shades. Ladies can substitue a a long-sleeve shirt with frills up-and-down the arms instead of the above shirt.

If you want to go casual, then it's a tank-top with some sort of athletic logo/alcohol symbol...stone-washed levi shorts...unlaced 100-dollar basketball high-tops...a backwards-turned basball cap...and Oakley "terminator-type" shades worn around your neck with Croakies. You should fit in just fine either way.

Mary, you'll be just fine. Las Vegas attire for guys is anything from a tuxedo to a bowling shirt and for women, well, the simple fact that you would even think to ask tells me that you will easily make the top 25% on the decorum scale. Have a great trip!

I was there for nearly a week in January -- company sales meeting. Business casual worked perfectly, day or night time. At night, going to dinner and shows (or even just feeding some quarters into the slots for a kick) most of the women wore black. While we had a couple of dressy banquet events, I don't think I saw anyone in "cocktail" dresses. People did tend to dress up more at the Bellagio. Even the casino seems classier.

Thanks for the help. Don't own lizard, Levis or high tops but I think I've got the drift here. I'll try to keep my eyes open for the most interesting attire and post it with my brief trip review when we return... Thanks again for your responses. Mary

The above comments are right on the mark, except the posters have forgotten one major point. Wear lots of cheap, gaudy, gold jewelry. This rule applies to men as well as women.

And don't forget the puffy-glittery painted sweatshirts with the bea-hive ratted hair-do!

I agree with the above- it's pretty much anything goes BUT it may be cold indoors (they like to turn up the air) so if you get cold easily bring a sweater or something.

I live in Las Vegas and I've found that the basic rule, except for a very few resort, upscale restaurants is: Be dressed. That's it. You must have clothes of some sort covering the more private parts of your bodies. And you must be wearing shoes. If what you are wearing falls within those guidelines, almost anything goes. (No swimsuits in restaurants, though, and it's usually frowned upon in casinos, though not always.)

Oh, that last post struck me as SO depresssing. That's what Las Vegas means to me. YUCK! there is no dress code in Las Vegas--nobody cares and nobody has any fashion sense--forget about it.

The big thing is Vegas this year seemed to be slightly constipated frown. Favored by supermodel wannabes and their escorts, the look transcends mere clothing and announces to the world "Hey, I've gotta poop but I can't."

Hello. This question is many times asked over many years for all the same reason.

AR

Hey Linda, I wore a bathing suit in a casino!

To get to the Bellagio pool you have to go through a bit of the casino from the room elevators. Obviously they want you gambling all the way to your room. Well, the rooms had bath robes, so we thought, well heck, if they are going to make it that difficult to get to the pool, then I'm going to go to the pool how I choose.

So there we were, strolling through the Bellagio in our bathrobes. That has to be my darkest ugly tourist moment and I can't believe I'm sharing it all with you. We met another couple on the way wearing their bath robes as well and we exchanged a sort of, "aren't we goofballs" smile.

Mary - just check the weather before you go. The nights can get pretty chilly and you'll probably do a lot of walking at night. I remember freezing in a skirt and sandals. And wear comfy shoes. Just the walk from the door to the room elevators can be really, really long.