I%26#39;m visiting Paris in a few weeks and the guy I%26#39;m going with insists that I wear Khaki%26#39;s while there! I wear blue jeans everyday and probably own one pair of Khaki%26#39;s and only pull them out when I go to a funeral...
But he insists that everyone in Paris dresses nice, all the time, any time of the day...
Is this guy nuts or does everyone in Paris wear %26quot;dressy%26quot; clothes all the time? Are there any places that do require a dress code besides probably a fancy swank night club?
any suggestions on what i should wear to certain places?
cathedrals?
loueve?
Night club?
local pub?
sight seeing?
restaurants?
thanks
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Yes, you can wear jeans! But bring the khaki%26#39;s, too. Do a search on this forum (top right) for %26quot;jeans%26quot; or %26quot;what to wear%26quot; and you can read more on this subject than you ever imagined.
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Of course you can wear jeans... but wear nice jeans and take the khakis for a visit to the better restaurants. Otherwise, jeans and a nice shirt (maybe a jacket depending..) are fine for dinners, and casual jeans/shirts are fine for sightseeing...
Now..night clubs... I have no idea on how to best dress for those.
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Khakis are not an in thing to wear in Paris, especially with a polo shirt tucked in! That is a very American way of thinking, about what is dressy.
Put %26#39;khakis%26#39; in the search box and you might see what Truffaut said about this a few months ago.
One of the trendiest (but not expensive) restaurants, Le Pre Verre, has waiters in jeans with untucked, button shirts. Splash on some nice cologne and you%26#39;ll fit in!
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Just got back from Paris yesterday. After reading all the threads on clothing, I couldn%26#39;t help but look at how people are dressed and JEANS WERE EVERYWHERE!
I briefly contemplated taking khakis but eventually settled on wearing what I wear on the weekends at home. That means t-shirt, jeans and, yes, white tennis shoes. It%26#39;s what I%26#39;m most comfortable in and that%26#39;s what%26#39;s ultimately decided the question for me.
My girlfriend (who also wore jeans and tennis shoes) and I never encountered any problems with our attire, whether we were at the Louis Vuitton store on the Champs Elysees, visiting the museums or dining at a small cafe where no one spoke English.
Your friend may be the only one in the entire city who is uncomfortable with the fact you%26#39;re weaing jeans!
Enjoy your trip! I just got back but I%26#39;m envious of the fun time you%26#39;re going to have.
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Only problem with jeans, in my opinion , is that they are HOT . Conversly, in winter, when they get wet, they stay wet for a long time.
When it is over 80 I would think some lightwieght pants are comfier.
Actually, I saw a trend last year in Paris, I do think it was mostly Italian men, but, it was capris for men. I thought they looked nice. Cooler then jeans, but dressier then just jeans.
So, the short answer is, %26quot; yes%26quot; , the long answer is%26quot; they are not always the best travelling choice, especially as the only choice, bring some lightwieght pants as an option.
Shorts are not permitted in many churches.
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We, too, just got back and saw jeans - as well as every other mode of dress - everywhere! And nowhere did I see groups of Parisians snickering and pointing... lol.
The only problem with jeans is how long they take to dry when hung up in apt. or hotel. That and the fact they%26#39;re a little heavy/bulky in an already tight luggage. We didn%26#39;t take any for these reasons, opting instead for lighter %26quot;slackier%26quot; style attire.
Whatever you are comfortable in will be fine.
M
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What always suprises me with Paris is how bad people dress, beeing the capital of fashion I mean. My boyfriend is french, he has lived in Paris all his life and he always wear yeans exxcept on very very special occations. I would say a nice shirt is more importent then if your going out, and someplaces doesent like sneakers, youre american and as a european I have the prejugment that you tend to wear sneakers allot;)
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Yes, jeans are totally acceptable! Before my trip to Paris, I had read someplace that people don%26#39;t wear jeans there . This bit of news, of course, threw me into a fashion quandary ! I had not planned on shopping for a wardrobe to wear to Paris..but what to wear if no jeans! ( for walking/comfort!). So I did buy some dark slacks (casual nice) from the likes of J. Crew / Anthropologie/ Banana Republic...only to see people wearing jeans all over the place in Paris! Actually, in retrospect...I am not sad I did not bring jeans as the pants I did bring were much lighter and took up less room in my suitcase, etc.. But certainly...if you want..jeans are just fine! I wore neat tops (prepare to layer for weather unknowns)(jackets are a good bet).
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One more thing, sexy worn out or tight jeans are fashion in Europe, upper-class fashion for that matter. Is your friend from Paris?
To answer your other questions...
cathedrals: Well cathedrals have some dress codes (very strange for a Swedish person), I’ve been stopped more than once based on my décolletage, but for a man I guess as long as you keep your
sweater on;)
loueve: Whatever you want=)
Night club: Depends on what kind, we usually go to very popular Paris Paris, and there you can be stopped if you dress too nice... Else French people don’t really dress up when they go out, boring but true... Maybe some clubs wont aloud sneakers...
local pub: Whatever you want...
sight seeing: Something comfterble?
Restaurants: Depends on where.
Have great trip! Would be cool if you gave a rapport. And relax your going to France, not a different planet=D
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WEAR COOL JEANS
more than anything- before color or style... MAKE SURE they FIT you in a hip, flattering way- which @ the moment, normally falls inbetween tight rocker-ish kind, or the safer bootcut.
darker colors over lighter should take precedence, only because it looks more flattering, cosmopolitan, and safer in terms of looking clean after walking around ALL day.
go for subtbly distressed jeans over uber-ripped/patched ones.
remember, a part of the french fashion sensibility (most of the time) is to have clothes that look good on you- and everything should fall into place.
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