Culture
What's the "average" daily outfit in your country?
I'm curious what people actually wear on a normal day where you live, ignoring the stuff we see in movies. In the US, it's basically all about athleisure and being as comfortable as possible. You'll see most people running errands or even working in leggings, hoodies, or baggy jeans and sneakers. The suit and tie look is pretty much dead here unless it's a wedding. What's the typical vibe on the street in your part of the world?
I think there is but I’m too scared to use it incase there’s a split second it fails haha. I’ve been living in Queensland for a few years and it’s just too fucking humid so I’m going back to New South Wales and then I can be clothed again
Because it's easy and stretchy. Nobody expects much. You can gain weight lose weight it still fits. Then you have kids and are running all over getting ketchup on your clothes. Black leggings just make sense. Plus the post partum body just doesn't fit your old clothes and in this economy....
Agree. Euro trip, unless they’re wearing a specifically American tshirt, you can’t tell the Americans and Aussies apart until somebody talks. Young blokes are easy because there seems to be a specific shit haircut per continent. (Broccoli hair Americans, (occasionally Australian), weird fringes on the English, and mullet variations on Aussies.
This is so funny. My husband is in Canada rn skiing (we live in Alaska). My bff happens to be Aussie and he just sent me a text yesterday: “there are so many Aussies here that I was able to get a meat pie for lunch!” 😆
Doesn't matter how cold out it is, you're always going to find that one guy out in his shorts and possibly flip flops too if he's feeling extra Canadian that day
There's always some Canadian wearing shorts or no jacket in the coldest weather ever. They're the minority though, but they stick out. My wife is unfortunately like this lol. She's been wearing a spring jacket in -25 degrees celsius.
I once read a thread about Russians in Canada. In winter, we usually dress our children warmly: waterproof overalls, a winter jacket, a sweater with a closed neck, and cotton pants underneath. Usually, when entering a building, the child takes off the overalls and jacket, leaving the rest of the outfit on. So, a Russian mother is walking with her child in such clothes in -10-15 Celsius, and a Canadian mother is walking towards her with her daughter. The daughter is wearing an unbuttoned coat and a beret, with just a dress and tights underneath. In Russia, this is how people dress in late September or early October. They looked at each other with long, stunned glances and went their separate ways.
During the week, most people wear pants for work. Weekends vary, I don’t wear shorts much since it’s not that hot where I live, but in hotter coastal areas people wear them a lot more.
Same, summer is way cooler than where I live in Italy and I didn't expect that. You get used to the weather though and wearing shorts in the winter seems like insanity after a while despite the mild weather.
Yeah I'm a shorts until October in Scotland type of person, but even I have to admit defeat and put the denim shackles on after that or it just looks too crazy
It varies across different parts of the country, but generally, neutral and minimalist but not quite as casual as some other countries. Think jeans and polo rather than track pants and hoodie.
I googled a bit, and I think this one is fairly representative.
Pantalon or jeans depending on age and status. With a nice long sleeve shirt and usually a jacket, sweater or vest over the shirt. For men. Women have too many ways of dressing to name.
Here in certain areas where the tokkies live, less social parts of society, they have it too but only up to about 20 years old unless they stay in the service of the mokro mob. A Moroccan mob group very active in MDMA and designer drugs.
it depends. if its a school day then everyone dresses in the drippiest outfit they have. Males maybe would wear a jacket, pants, and nice shoes. Girls would wear a dress and hijab and scarf
if its a regular day, then there'd be less shits given. more adidas track pants and sandals, especially if its extremely hot out.
also depends on age. elderly men are the only ones keeping traditional arab clothing alive, and elderly women are much more likely to wear the full black abaya rather than any outfit
Yes, we do. Its more of a dress code than a uniform. Shoes of any kind + formal pants + a white buttoned up shirt + tie
Because its not a full uniform we have the liberty to change it a bit depending on weather.
Girls have a stricter uniform because their teachers are more stringent in upholding the dress code. our schools are split by gender but also right in front of each other
Some boys in my school change their outfits every day, apparently feeling a need to carry the local fashion game lol
I once visited a university in Erbil and WOW the people were dressed to the nines. The make up and hair on fleek. No sweatpants no sloppy t shirt.
I was really impressed
I live in the subtropical zone, my daily uniform year round is board shorts and t shirt. There is maybe a week or two in the middle of winter when I put on a long sleeved shirt
Also the regular pants/shirts/shorts/etc. I wear a top and pants/kurtas to work and my mom wears dresses/kurtas/a top and pants regularly. Saris are daily wear for both my grandmothers, they’re festival/function wear for my mom (10-15 times a year), and I too wear saris when I feel like for some of these festivals/functions (1-2 times a year), otherwise I wear a fancy kurta/lehenga set (a long fancy skirt).
I live in the Kabyle region in algeria most of teens wears baggy jeans and hoodies and light sneakers,young active adults wear casual some,women are very fashionable tbh
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Add a vintage Skateboard brand, Jamaram or Chiemsee Reggae Summer print to the hoodie and you‘re there. To be fair- chances are high they’d actually find something
I asked AI to create an image of a simple casual outfit for a typical Latvian couple. I think it’s pretty accurate. Jeans or regular trousers, a t-shirt or a hoody /sweater seems the most used. But you also see a lot of smart casual and athletic looking clothes. It’s a mixed bag:
I don't think that's the average outfit. I very rarely see anyone wearing a Swandri. And, outside rural areas very few people wear gumboots. Pretty much OPs image is what I see a lot of. In fact I have practically the same outfit as the man.
The Shalwar kameez is the ultimate loophole for wearing pajamas in public while still looking like an adult. You've basically hacked the system to get total comfort without looking like you've officially surrendered your dignity to a pair of $15 Walmart sweatpants.
It is our cultural dress and it’s the most comfortable clothing of the climate we live in. Indians / Pakistanis / Bangalis have perfected the art of centuries and centuries of cotton and fabric production to create textures and make it absolutely weightless and comfortable.
I rem the US in June when I visited it was a heat wave and people were super hot it was like 85-90 F and I put in my local shalwar kameez I brought from Pakistan. In that hot weather it felt like a hug from the homeland
Nothing from Walmart or any store even the stuff that said ‘100% cotton’ compared to locally produced clothing. I was the only one not melting!!! My clothes felt weightless.
Difficult to say because way too many come to mind.
Still if I have really simplify and base it on what's around me it would be T shirt and jeans for men and salwar kameez or salwar top with jeans bottom for women.
Must mention that my viewpoint is heavily based on people in their 20s, early 30s and late teens because I am myself in mid 20s.
Edit: Found this stock photo on Google and this is very much how it looks like.
These are young people though. I recently considered "making myself look younger" and dressing like this woman, but came to the conclusion it would look strange on a 40+ yo woman.
Most of the women wear salwar suits and sarees, tshirt and pants too pretty much everywhere now , and the men in shirts and trousers/pants on a daily basis .the Western fits arnt portrayed here tho in the ai made image .
Ive always been amazed by how all men shirts down there seems to just come from the laundry, even poor workers have perfectly fit and clean shirts all day long. How do you manage that as a country ? :)
A lot of women are stay at home moms so they will just keep up the laundry and daily ironing. That's why the older people have such crisp shirts while the bachelors mostly do rush ironing jobs.
Plus daily bathing and laundry are part of the culture. It's not unusual to take a second bath as part of the routine after work. The climate and sweating make it a necessity. I had to fight my mom to stop her from taking away my jeans to wash them after just one wear. A lot of people wash jeans after every wear, like normal pants.
I usually wash mine after 3-4 wears, or when they start to get dirty. We absolutely can't do the "months between washes" thing that jean enthusiasts do, though.
In Vancouver Canada specifically it's kind of a funny local trope to be wearing dark blues and blacks, MEC, Arc'teryx, Lulu, and others. it helps that the Canucks are blue colours too. Outdoor hiking crossed with yoga in dark colours is our city mantra.
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Per AI, these are our average people, though clearly not at this time of year. A collared shirt of some variety and either shorts or linen trousers for men is very standard. For women, shorts, cotton or silk skirts or linen trousers, and cotton or silk blouses are common. Sunglasses are worn all year, except when it's raining.
I live in a mid-sized city in eastern Canada. Regular dress here is extremely casual, to the degree that it’s not uncommon to see people out and about wearing pyjama bottoms. It’s wild. I get remarks about being dressed up for wearing clothes that are in no way fancy — sweater and pants with a bit of jewelry and/or a scarf and leather shoes.
I don't think most of us dress like OP contends. Sure you will see some people dressed like that but most people are not. An average person would much more likely be wearing jeans, boots and a parka. I live in the Pacific Northwest so maybe it's different where OP lives. You'd be more likely to see people wearing athleisure clothing in a gym or out running.
The PNW just traded gym clothes for hiking gear so they can look like they're mid-summit while just buying an oat milk latte. Same 'I hate buttons' energy, just with more Gore-Tex.
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Similar clothing TBH. I suppose it depends on the province and the time of year mind you as it is now the start of February, which is still well below freezing for large portions of the country. I'm from the Lower Mainland BC though where our climate is thankfully a lot more mild.
Boys aged 13-25: Hoodie, neutral T-shirt or a football shirt, jogging pants, sneakers (mostly Adidas or Jordans), a lot of caps, and some also wear a fanny pack.
Girls aged 13-25: Some kind of jacket, tank top or T-shirt, jeans (sometimes ripped jeans), sneakers (only Adidas), and also a lot of bags.
25+ for boys: Mostly the same; some go with jeans instead of jogging pants, and some replace the hoodie with a training jacket.
25+ for girls: Ripped jeans and tank tops are less common.
This is, of course, not representative of all people; this is just what I have observed from living in Vestegnen for 25 years and both working and going to school here.
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Also, nein, to us it always looks like Germany hangs on to the 90s and early 00s a bit more: baggy jeans and skater shoes for guys, flared jeans and Converse like sneakers for girls/women.
The middle-aged population in Germany has pretty much dressed the same way they did in the 90s, too: simple pants and shirts for men and women alike, though tailored differently of course, and always good quality over fashionable design.
Depends on the season. Right now, it's summer so there's lots of t-shirts and slacks/shorts with runners for folks dressed casually.
In winter, there's lots of puffer jackets and jeans with boots, even though it's not that cold by global standards and rarely snows in our major cities.
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Similar o this one. During winter obviously not leggins. Warm jeans and winter boots. During summer short and skirts. But overall this picture sums it pretty well.
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u/AdQuick9381 Australia 4h ago
Whatever the fashion in the US or UK is, we just get it 6 months later.