jeans, button down shirt and nice shoes is pretty standard. you can definitely get away with less but i always like to play it safe vs. looking like a hooligan.

itravel1 wrote:

but getting a local's point of view would be best.

And if you do that, you could easily discover some hidden gem of a club or bar, that you may not have otherwise found if you were worrying about your clothes too much.

And here indeed is a local's point of view - if you're worried about looking like a hooligan, dont act like one, and people wont think you are one.

Last edited by njh (6-12-2012 12:58 PM)

You'll be fine man

Thanks everyone!  I definitely appreciate the advice.  I'll probably just end up bringing the button down, dark jeans, and casual loafers.  I just feel more comfortable/like being dressed up at least somewhat nicely when going out.  I definitely can wear the button down and dark jeans (not necessarily together) casually during the day as well, and I can bring the loafers as my second pair of shoes for whenever I don't have to walk too far.

Funny, at home if I want to go to a fancy club or resto, I'd just wear my black suit, sometimes even a tie. If I was in fact going to Europe or another big city and not backpacking, I'd most likely be wearing my suit on the plane.

If you are going to pubs and non-fancy bars, you can pretty much wear anything except baseball caps or sportswear.

Student club nights will also have more relaxed dress codes.

Also it depends on the type of music of the club you choose. Rock/metal nights are a lot more casual for example.

Haha! Believe me it's not just English guys who look trashy. I've been clubbing in many different countries and I think it is just guys (and girls) with no style or shame!

Just aim for smart/casual and pack a shirt, trousers (non-jeans) and a pair of smart shoes and you will be fine wherever you go.

Enjoy!

Well I think at the end it will depend on your way of dressing , some people likes to dress well even if they go to grocery :p. just go and make it up :)

In the UK dress code for women is anything - however many girls dress up in nice dresses, men have to wear shoes normally to get in a club. However in Gemany when i went women do not dress up, can go in jeans and trainers - this is what the manjority of women do and when i did go out in a nice dress i felt uncomfortable as no one else dressed up.