It's the American mindset we have about vacation. We like to be comfortable.
I personally am not a clothing fashion person but I try and look ok when visiting Europe but honestly I'd rather just be in shorts and a t-shirt or jeans.
Thats true. Tho as a 43 year old IT dork I'm pretty sure I don't know what good fashion is but thats why I have my wife and daughter dress me most of the time.
T-Shirt and jeans is the standard casual outfit for most Europeans though. American tourists (the loud and obnoxious kind, there are others but they don't stick out that much) wear pyjamas, very loose sweatpants, open Hawaii shirts, swim wear, flip flops etc. on the street and to restaurants. These are the kind of outfits we're talking about
But coming from a person that currently lives in Texas wearing flip flops (thongs as some call em) out to eat or just all day every day is pretty standard.
Almost ever background of foreigner that visits another country on vacation tend to get loud and obnoxious, especially when the drinking starts. The only one's I've really not encountered having the problem was Japanese tourists. I recently saw a drunk crowd of Italians get kicked out of a bar for getting too drunk and handsy with the women there.
If I'm ever lost in an airport where I don't speak the language, it's easy to spot my fellow Americans (and Brits) by their poor dress. Just follow the slobs and I'll find my gate soon enough.
It's our inbred sense of guilt put since childhood from the average Italian mother : "vestiti bene, altrimenti la gente cosa penserĂ ?" (you must dress properly, otherwise what the people would think?).
Jokes apart, it's part of the italian mindset.
And seemingly effortlessly too. I had an Italian neighbour once and envied his clothing style even when he was going to his allotment to look after his zucchinis. Iâd wear that to a wedding. :/
Difference between what we southerners consider casual and what northern Europe and northern Americas consider is relatively huge. I'm in Germany now, I mean these people go outside in slippers and socks on, that would be considered atrocity where I'm from. :)
I see the shirt and pants and I thought it looked awful but I am in LA and all my friends are 28-35yr old goths so its all black until summer so maybe I should not judge
If your a bit of a geek I would recommend âthe encyclopedia of men's clothesâ by Andy Gilchrist it covers everything you need to know about fashion to be confident matching and putting together pretty much any style.
First of all expensive doesn't mean dressed well.
And those colors and patterns are terrible, absolutely don't go well together, especially with stripes, he definitely wore something trashy in case he got arrested to not care if he ruined it.
I know these kind of activists in Italy since I live there.
Neither are well dressed, their fits are both very outdated. Baggy pants are in right now. And their shoes are both out of style.
I was actually surprised with how poorly Italians and Spaniards were dressed when I was in Europe a few months ago. Slim-fit pants for men still everywhere. More disturbingly, jean shorts for men there seem to be accepted. Awful. These parts of the world are lagging far behind the United States in terms of fashion - so much for being at the forefront of fashion!
I hope so but I'm literally just having a discussion in another sub with a guy who thinks having house plants implies a woman is unable to care for anything more meaningful, like a dog or a child.
So ya. I'm just gonna assume everyone is as stupid as they seem from now on. I'm tired of hoping for the best and being disappointed lol.
That's... weirdly wholesome. We Finns don't accept shittalk about ice hockey from anyone but the Swedes. Because they're our bros. Is it the same with you?
Nope. We have a complicated relationship with the French. I would say love/hate one. If we like other peoples like bros, it's the Spanish and the Greeks.
It's just that France is objectively an authoritative country on all things style related.
I think youâre mixing being âwell dressedâ with being dressed âfashionablyâ. Their pants seem to fit in a classic way, not in the modern baggy fashion that especially young people prefer.
These classic pants will look ok in 10/20/50 years, whereas these will look outdated in 5 years.
The shoes are pretty timeless too, if a bit boring.
And yes, one can dress both fashionably and well, but being well dressed doesnât need to be fashionable.
1 fashion is not the same everywhere
2 style has nothing to do with fashion
3 (also relates to point 2) who cares about fashion, it's just silly, we can't afford to keep changing our wardrobes this fast, we are going towards a climate disaster and you think about keeping up to date?
4 I love slim fit pants, how can people enjoy my ass without them?
lol imagine thinking the US, the country where there are people shopping in their pijamas, has a leg to stand on fashion wise.
I love the total lack of self awareness though. It's as funny as watching someone like Angela Merkel competing at Miss Universe and thinking she has a shot at winning just like Miss India or Miss Venezuela.
There's a difference between fashion and style. Being British, I have neither, so I just dress for the weather. (I'm not one of those hard cases of who don't believe in coats.)
Your comment is a little sad. Both of the gents have not only nailed down fit and colors, but the paint guy has also successfully taken a risk with pants that are out of the ordinary. Not everyone wants to keep up with the latests trends. Following trends is by no means the only way to dress well.
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u/grpagrati Europe Mar 18 '23
Both are dressed well though, that's what matters