So I’ve been asked to go over some of the popular styles of dress in Italy, so Aunt Debbie, here you go J
The women almost always wear boots. They love boots. I have never in my life seen so many boots. It might just be a seasonal thing, it being winter here and all, but man do they love their damn boots. I have yet to see a pair of UGGs here though…coincidence? Probably not.
Dark colors are also very popular now. Because of the recession many people can’t afford to buy a lot of clothes, so they go for the darker, neutral colors (like browns, blacks and grays) in order to easily mix and match what they have. They always look fabulous. Even when they are just going out to the grocery store. This is new to Cait and I, who typically live in our pjs and sweatpants, but it’s been nice dressing up…so far. They are dynamite accessorizers, I don’t know, they just know, it’s a sixth sense. Scarves are very popular, as they are cheap ways to switch up a look. They like to wear black tights under knee length skirts with boots. I have seen this a ton here. Dresses will be popular when it begins to warm up because they love to dress up and they will be missing their dresses throughout the winter months, plus dresses are in style now…I didn’t even know that they had gone out of style...
The men here are very conscious about how they look as well. It’s weird sometimes, especially when it’s clear that some of them probably take longer than I do to get ready in the morning. They wear pants and dark jeans and either very nice tennis shoes, like those weird colorful ones the ‘hip’ stores are selling these days, or nice dress shoes. They like to use a lot of gel in their hair, which, unfortunately, reminds me of Jersey Shore. Button down shirts and nice jackets are key staples in their wardrobe.
Just to go back to the shoes for a minute (shoes are important to Italians), I haven’t seen many women wearing high heels. The streets are cobblestone and walking is the transportation of choice for most of them, therefore comfortable walking shoes are what they go for…like boots.
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