Dress code in Buenos Aires
First, I have to say that I would never take an advice regarding my clothes (ok, maybe if it comes from someone like him...)
Second, I believe that as long as you feel comfortable with what you are wearing, it`s ok and people should respect that. So if you are in this group, stop reading and save the whales or something like that.
This goes to all the tourists that ask about the dress code in Buenos Aires.
I don`t know why, guide books keep telling that Porteños are so stylish …this is not accurate at all. So when someone from abroad read this kind of lie, probably they think that they will be walking through the runway as soon as they land in Buenos Aires. Certainly, there are some inhabitants that could appear in the cover of a fashion magazine, (you can spot them mostly around the hip neighbourhoods), but the rest of the porteños don`t even deserve to appear in the crime section of the newspapers.
I hope that after reading this. you are feel more comfortable about your sense of style
A- Ok, if your main concern is to look like a local, let me tell you just one thing:
You are a tourist ,dude!!! you`ll never be a local, so don`t fake it cause you`ll stick out even more than if you wear your tourist clothes.
B-I`ve seen a lot of guys wearing those vests that has a lot of pockets. Why??? This is Buenos Aires, you are not in the Sahara desert, or in a fishing boat!!!! Probably the only thing you`ll need is your credit card and some change to pay for the taxi cabs. Maybe the camera. You wont need your compass, for god`s sake!!!
C-Trekking shoes doesn`t count like shoes!!! I have nothing else to say about this item, it`s perfectly clear.
D-What else? Mmmmm……….Now for the younger crowd:
Wearing any T-shirt from a local futbol team (or with the Argentinian flag) doesn`t mean that we`ll like you.
There is a lot to say about this, but I want to go to bed so…
Good night
16 comments:
I lived in Buenos Aires for years and never thought I could pass for a local. Maybe it was my clothes, maybe it was my short hair, and almost certainly, my Peruvian accent didn't help :)
As for being stylish in BA, one thing that I did notice that is different there than in the US is that people (and women especially) will follow the "season's fashion." One year you'll see people dressing retro, with 80s colors and polka dots, the next the hip-hop look will be in, and so on.
yes, you are totally right.
ps: I`m glad that you are still reading me!
I really hate athletic sandals, ie: Tevas, that tourists wear.
Thanks God someone elso noticed that!!!
Diva:
first let me say how much i have enjoyed your blog. I am currently on a two week vacation in Argentina and your blog has been very intersting and "educational" reading.
I too have been struck by how many guides are always talking about how stylish Portenos are and how they are slave to fashions. I ave to say that I found this to be the case in previous visits, but these days, not so much. I find older Portenos to still be quite dapper, however, young people are dressing down, perhaps on purpose, in increasingly high numbers. What is am seeing is a bit of a uniform for youth. Jeans, layered t shirts, sneakers or "athletic inspired" shoes...in short, nothing that differenciates them from young people in say Chicago or suburban New Jersey. Nothing to write home about. The funny thing is that, in their desire to be individualistic, they all look alike. Oh, and lets not forget that it must be cool to go around with very dirty hair...seems to be a growing trend.
I know you are defensive about your fellow citizens, so dont take this as criticism, merely an observation of someone who travels a lot and who has noticed that , at least in their attire, young porteNos dont look any different than most of the youth of north america.
Keep up the good work.
Mario
well, thank you for your compliments.
About jeans and t shirts, Remember that now we have a lot of tourist, and you´ve been to touristy areas (proably), so half the people ypou saw were tourists....
Well I think that the lack of style is an epidemy in the world caused by globalization so it´s kind of difficult to stop that, I think.
i agree that the tshirt / jean thing is an epidemic...but for example, i was just in Barcelona a few weeks ago and they have a definitive style, same with Brussels. Here, not as much,. As for "tourist" areas only, yes, Ive been to San Telmo and Palermo, etc, but also "el Once" and constitucion...dont judge a book by its cover!
ps...puerto madero is evil, biggest tourist trap ever!
me gustaria saber el porque de un tiempo a esta parte,la mayoria de la gente en arg, hablan ingles con gente de otras culturas que tambien hablan el mismo idioma,(castellano) como hacen la gente mayor para entender este cambio,? ya que en T.V. REVISTAS.PROPAGANDAS,ECT,se esta usando cada dia mas english,por lo que se, esto empezo antes del boom turistico, o sera que se estaban preparando?
no fuera de joda, ya hace muchos an~os que no estoy por alla y siempre me pregunte este tema...para colmo siempre hubo algo de pica con los anglos, yes?
y a pesar de que los argentinos tienen fama de ser tan autoctonos,y demas///
Yo no hablo en Ingles con gente que habla en castellano. Y mi blog esta directamente orientado a gente que habla Ingles, creo que se entiende eso.
Por el boom de hablar ingles, creo que es algo mundial y no solo pasa en argentina...
I disagree. I think the Argentines (or at least many of them) in BsAs have great style. Yes, they might look a bit alike, e.g. when going out a huge amount of people wears black.
The thing is I like the mix of classy and laissez-faire and maybe part of it is how people here wear their clothes and not what they wear.
If you want to see really bad style, check out Ireland and you will know what I'm talking about.
Btw I never got it from any guide that people dress well here, I just think they do.
I´m glad that you like our style. Probably you´ll love mine.
so r sneakers ok for the clubs or do u hav to be in shoes?
mmm that depends on the club, but in a lot of them sneakers are ok.
What kind of clothes do people from argentina wear?
Does any one know whether there is any meaning to wearing red. I wore red trousers and conservative red and white top with wavy sleeves and received a lot of unusual and unwanted attention from men of all ages.
hello! You are in Buenos Aires, dear. Even if you wore a sleeping bag with a belt you{d get a lot of attention for men. Enjoy it or find a pistol
welcome to South America
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