[Scarecr0w]

I'm traveling next week to central and eastern europe and i would like to know if
there is some kind of clothes to avoid wearing in europe. I have heard that using shorts is not received well by locals. Any tips for clubbing and going out by day and night?
thanks!

[Deb Auchery]

Shorts should only be worn very casually, like your going to the park or something, or it's very hot.
Make sure you wear decent shoes, running shoes are frowned upon outside the gym.
For clubbing, shirt with a collar, or a fitted t-shirt. Decent Jeans. Smart shoes.

Baseball caps, fannypacks, socks with sandals, are not tolerated in any country apart from Holland

[Scarecr0w]

(05-10-2012 11:58 AM)Deb Auchery Wrote:  

Shorts should only be worn very casually, like your going to the park or something, or it's very hot.
Make sure you wear decent shoes, running shoes are frowned upon outside the gym.
For clubbing, shirt with a collar, or a fitted t-shirt. Decent Jeans. Smart shoes.

Baseball caps, fannypacks, socks with sandals, are not tolerated in any country apart from Holland

good tips thanks!

[Luvianka]

Dockers, long sleeve shirts, laces shoes, shaved, clean cut style. No shorts, no funny t-shirts, no sport shoes.

[tapanar]

Those were good tips. The main thing is, it depends on the type of place/event you're going to.

Assuming you're from the US/Canada, my advice is to overdress until you spend enough time and observe how people at the place you're at are dressed and get a feel for it. Most likely you should not wear the same everyday clothes that you would wear in North America.

Another thing, if you wear a costume, you need appropriate shoes: if you wear your running shoes with a costume people will laugh at you. Take care of your clothes, wash them often (in Europe everyone has their own washing machine at home), iron your shirts before you wear them, etc. that makes a big difference. For everyday most people will wear long trousers, but cargo shorts would be fine if it's 30 degrees and you're just casually going out for a walk. If the occasion is not casual (you're not just going to the store to buy a beer), show off.

Basically, for any social occasion pay attention to how you dress and try to show off, otherwise you will stand out in a bad way.

I don't know if that was useful since it is all common sense to me, but I hope I was helpful.

[Deb Auchery]

(05-10-2012 01:41 PM)Luvianka Wrote:  

Dockers, long sleeve shirts, laces shoes, shaved, clean cut style. No shorts, no funny t-shirts, no sport shoes.

If by Dockers you mean Chinos, then I think in most situations they should be saved for the golf course, depends on what type of places you go to.

You will have no problems in t-shirts, casual shoes and jeans in many places, especially hipster hang outs. But fancy clubs no. And wacky t-shirts are definitely a big no, I have a friend who is getting little or no action, partly due to the fact that he goes out in Sesame Street t-shirts at the weekend, he will not listen

[Deb Auchery]

(05-10-2012 02:02 PM)tapanar Wrote:  

Those were good tips. The main thing is, it depends on the type of place/event you're going to.

Assuming you're from the US/Canada, my advice is to overdress until you spend enough time and observe how people at the place you're at are dressed and get a feel for it. Most likely you should not wear the same everyday clothes that you would wear in North America. Another thing, if you wear a costume, you need appropriate shoes: if you wear your running shoes with a costume people will laugh at you.

Basically, for any social occasion pay attention to how you dress and try to show off, otherwise you will stand out in a bad way.

This is all common sense to me since I grew up in Europe, but I hope I was helpful.

Don't go too crazy though, especially if rolling solo, if you turn up to a club on your own wearing a white suit, you will just stand out as a complete tit!

A lot of backpackers go wrong(especially Americans, aussies sometimes) when they turn up at the door to a nightlcub wearing Merrels encrusted with weeks of dirt, and plasticky trousers that become shorts in one swift move.

Have lost count of the times I have gone to a club with a group of foreigners, and there is one guy who doesn't get in because he's dressed like Bear Grylls

[Luvianka]

You have to keep this in mind: In countries like Belarus, Ukraine, Moldava, Georgia and Southeast Russia, women complain about the lack of marriable men, that is, responsible, mature, succesful, ambitious men. So, if you look like a backpacker or Joe Six Pack your chances are going to be low.

[Deb Auchery]

(05-10-2012 02:38 PM)Luvianka Wrote:  

You have to keep this in mind: In countries like Belarus, Ukraine, Moldava, Georgia and Southeast Russia, women complain about the lack of marriable men, that is, responsible, mature, succesful, ambitious men. So, if you look like a backpacker or Joe Six Pack your chances are going to be low.

True, scruffy equals poor in these countries.

In other EE countries casual wear is more tolerated

[Screwston]

Is it even worth it dressing casual during the day? By casual, I mean jeans, a t shirt or veck, tennis shoes and maybe one of those Kangol hats. It sounds like you should bring your best clothes out there and go for the GQ look 24/7.

[Deb Auchery]

Well perhaps not overdo it, they tend to think of overdressed men as "gay".

I usually wear jeans, a fitted t-shirt, and boots in fair weather(catwalk look). But at nighttime, my best jeans, more elegant boots, smart shirt and an overcoat.

I would not wear tennis shoes in FSU on the street, better something dark and smart casual. They love dark clothing in Ukraine, you can always spot the Polish tourists because they are more colourful and flambouyant

[Greek kamaki]

In Poland and Czech Republic you should wear normal clothes.(average brands do the job).You can even wear sports shoes.In Ukraine,Russia you should be clearly overdressed.(formal clothing).

[Roosh]