Can anyone tell me what is cool to wear and what not in Rome, Italy to avoid looking like and American?

Question

Can anyone tell me what is cool to wear and what not in Rome, Italy to avoid looking like and American?

Answer 1

Avoid white athletic shoes and levi style jeans.  Avoid f***y packs.  Avoid consulting a map in public.  Avoid US sports labels.  Be nice to everyone and don't 'expect' them to speak English.

Answer 2

First of all...why would you avoid to look like an American? Are you or are you not an American ? And if you are...what is wrong to look like one ?  Do you  know that the Italian boys  admire the Americans girls ???

The Italian girls ( i mean the young ) imitate our teenagers

in clothing...and use as many English words they can master...Anything AMERICAN works just fine in Italy.. Music, singers, movies,hamburgers and coca cola...So,if you do not wish to look American....then dress like one and you  will notice that you look like one of them....same  jeans....same tops but different  sandals...unless you like those very high hills and walk  bending your knees...I know, I am Italian/American and  I I go see my family there every other year.

Answer 3

Revealing tops are fine.  Your outfit should look dressier than just jeans and a tank top-not fancy, but classier, like you put though into it. Also, the most revealing thing is accessories-shoes and bags, purses.  Italians never wear ugly, bulky tennis shoes or flip flops (unless they're on the beach) and usually know from the moment they see an American by their shoes, badly coiffed hair, and tacky bags.  Some brands in the US for shoes that pass for Italian are puma, and squared.  Polo is very popular as well, for clothing.

Answer 4

This is only for women (although the don't-wears apply to men too).

What Not to Wear:

Short shorts or athletic shorts

Hooded sweatshirts

Sweatpants

Anything with a stars-and-strips motif

Flip flops

What to Wear:

Dressy, tailored clothes

Bermuda shorts with dress shoes

Embellished flat sandals

Skirts and sundresses

Huge sunglasses (ideally with black or tortoise frames)

Answer 5

Don't wear shorts, wear capris or long pants. Really revealing tops will get you some interesting stares from the locals.

Answer 6

jeans, t-shirt (no written on it) sun glasses......and show you are sending sms all the time!

Answer 7

Whatever you do, don't wear an Italy sucks shirt. 0-

Answer 8

vesti il meno possibile... fara' un caldo incredibile ma evita colori troppo vivaci e pantaloni corti, strani cappelli, gli italiani non mettono cappelli. compra un paio d'occhiali da sole e portali anche di notte. quello che ti metti deve essere attillato e gel su i capelli e' indicato.    buona fortuna  ciao ciao

Answer 9

Dont wear shorts and slevelesses when going to museums. You wont get in.

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Monica