Would you dress differently for Zurich than you would for London?

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Anonymous wrote:Americans are so funny. Do you think Europeans "Dress for the city" like an American when they come to the US?

This is funny. But Americans definitely dress up differently depending on what city they’re visiting. If they’re going to Miami women wear these long floral maxi dresses. Going to Nashville? Bring out the country boots and Daisy Dukes. Going to Texas? Well that’s a different kind of country, gotta break out the gallon hat. Washington state, yeah, there’s an outfit for that too

Well some Americans do this. I mostly associate it with women in their bachelorette era but there are some men who do it too and there are women who hold onto this their whole lives.

I think it's like being Barbie. There's Nashville Honkey Tonk Barbie and LA Chill Barbie and Brooklyn Cool Barbie and Chicago Deep Dish Barbie and Hawaiian Luau Barbie. When Barbie travels internationally you've got Safari Barbie and Gay Paris Barbie and Tokyo Nightclub Barbie.

But this is a specific subset of affluent and (let's get real here) kind of vapid American. I think sometimes the motive is insecurity -- like if I can just wear the right outfit then people will like me wherever I go. But also sometimes I get a vibe of arrogance too -- like it's a flex to go buy a whole new wardrobe for every vacation even the long weekends and then post photos of myself in costume to Instagram.

People like this also really really like themed costume parties and imposing dress codes on what would otherwise be perfectly normal hang outs with friends.

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Anonymous wrote:You’re planning outfits for March!?!?

This was exactly my reaction!!

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Anonymous wrote:Americans are so funny. Do you think Europeans "Dress for the city" like an American when they come to the US?

+1
So silly.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Americans are so funny. Do you think Europeans "Dress for the city" like an American when they come to the US?

This is funny. But Americans definitely dress up differently depending on what city they’re visiting. If they’re going to Miami women wear these long floral maxi dresses. Going to Nashville? Bring out the country boots and Daisy Dukes. Going to Texas? Well that’s a different kind of country, gotta break out the gallon hat. Washington state, yeah, there’s an outfit for that too

Well some Americans do this. I mostly associate it with women in their bachelorette era but there are some men who do it too and there are women who hold onto this their whole lives.

I think it's like being Barbie. There's Nashville Honkey Tonk Barbie and LA Chill Barbie and Brooklyn Cool Barbie and Chicago Deep Dish Barbie and Hawaiian Luau Barbie. When Barbie travels internationally you've got Safari Barbie and Gay Paris Barbie and Tokyo Nightclub Barbie.

But this is a specific subset of affluent and (let's get real here) kind of vapid American. I think sometimes the motive is insecurity -- like if I can just wear the right outfit then people will like me wherever I go. But also sometimes I get a vibe of arrogance too -- like it's a flex to go buy a whole new wardrobe for every vacation even the long weekends and then post photos of myself in costume to Instagram.

People like this also really really like themed costume parties and imposing dress codes on what would otherwise be perfectly normal hang outs with friends.

THIS ^^. I have an acquaintance on FB who posted pictures of her family trip to the Grand Canyon. Instead of wearing shorts, t-shirts, sneakers/hiking boots - the girls wore silly "western style" mini dresses, cropped tops w/Daisy Dukes, cowboy boots and hats. It was beyond cringey. I can only imagine what the actual residents and even other tourists were thinking.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Americans are so funny. Do you think Europeans "Dress for the city" like an American when they come to the US?

This is funny. But Americans definitely dress up differently depending on what city they’re visiting. If they’re going to Miami women wear these long floral maxi dresses. Going to Nashville? Bring out the country boots and Daisy Dukes. Going to Texas? Well that’s a different kind of country, gotta break out the gallon hat. Washington state, yeah, there’s an outfit for that too

Well some Americans do this. I mostly associate it with women in their bachelorette era but there are some men who do it too and there are women who hold onto this their whole lives.

I think it's like being Barbie. There's Nashville Honkey Tonk Barbie and LA Chill Barbie and Brooklyn Cool Barbie and Chicago Deep Dish Barbie and Hawaiian Luau Barbie. When Barbie travels internationally you've got Safari Barbie and Gay Paris Barbie and Tokyo Nightclub Barbie.

But this is a specific subset of affluent and (let's get real here) kind of vapid American. I think sometimes the motive is insecurity -- like if I can just wear the right outfit then people will like me wherever I go. But also sometimes I get a vibe of arrogance too -- like it's a flex to go buy a whole new wardrobe for every vacation even the long weekends and then post photos of myself in costume to Instagram.

People like this also really really like themed costume parties and imposing dress codes on what would otherwise be perfectly normal hang outs with friends.

THIS ^^. I have an acquaintance on FB who posted pictures of her family trip to the Grand Canyon. Instead of wearing shorts, t-shirts, sneakers/hiking boots - the girls wore silly "western style" mini dresses, cropped tops w/Daisy Dukes, cowboy boots and hats. It was beyond cringey. I can only imagine what the actual residents and even other tourists were thinking.

I would never wear that look myself -couldn't pull it off. But it's cute and I would assume they bought the stuff locally.

I owned real cowboy boots the year I learned to ride in California. They were actually comfortable. I was sad when I grew out of them. I'd moved East and had no place to ride and cowboy boots weren't a "look" then.