What are the dress styles like

I was wondering what you dress styles are like in SF?

When I went ot NYC, it seemed to me the color that was in was Black.

Do you all wear more summery clothing?

I have asked this before but what do you think your SF persoanlity is like. Yuppies/Corporate/laidback.

I always imagine that SFer%26#39;s are more into thier festivals and music. Everybody comes out for that. People are friendly and its mostly happy days.

Mysterio

What are the dress styles like

SFers wear whatever feels COMFORTABLE. You can do the same. You will see the whole gamut, not necessarily dictated by fashion gurus.

What are the dress styles like

Girasol is right... you will see a wide variety of styles in SF... from high fashion to jeans/t-shirt. San Franciscans tend to be independent thinkers and free spirits for the most part, but you will see every kind of personality. Those who hit the nicer restaurants and clubs tend to dress well. As for ';summery'; clothing - that is only once in a while, when there is no threat of coastal fog creeping in rapidly to cool things off.

Layers are good. While the actual temperature difference may only be 10 degrees F between the Mission at 2PM and Fisherman%26#39;s Wharf at 4PM, it feels more like 30.

People in SF are not trendy , glamourous, sexy, or into ';being in style'; at all. They dress from conservative/corporate casual/preppy to boho chic or just pain granola/hippie throwback tacky. There are also your share of 20 something hipsters in the mission and downtown area. I am originally from LA and was shocked at how casual and ';unfashionable'; San Francisco is for the most part.

Actually a couple of years ago GQ rated SF women the worst dressed cosmopolitan city in the world, which I think is apropos as I have traveled to all the majors (London, Rome, NY, Paris, LA, Miami, Chicago, etc)

The most fashionable area is probably the Marina (some women actually wear make up and attempt at looking somewhat attractive), but compared to LA or NY standards is very laid back. I%26#39;ll put it this way...a 10 in San Francisco is probably more like a 6 or 7 in LA/NY. It took some getting used to.

For example, if you go out to a nice, hip restaurant, (think Absinthe, Myth, NOPA) you will see people dressed up and looking good, but you will also see just as many people looking tacky or a bit casual for the establishment.

It is also freezing here (if you are from a warmer climate like so cal, arizona, florida etc) and need a jacket. It is best to dress in layers as someone mentioned above.

The good news is that anything goes so if you are glamourous or casual, you will fit in.

I realize that this thread is only about clothing, and who gives a flip about that, but I think luckygrllllllll, for the most part, nailed it.

Recently, when I was in San Francisco and vicinity for five nights and six days, my large frame with a baggy wardrobe fit into a carry-on, including many thin layers, a warm jacket, spare underwear and a pair of trousers that I didn%26#39;t need because the other two were appropriate for everything from hiking in the woods to eating in intimate restaurants. (I packed a back-up in case I spilled soup in my lap.) Of course, I shy away from any establishment that does not welcome an urban hiker the way he his dressed, but I still think I could have gone just about anywhere without raising many eyebrows, except maybe some boardrooms, weddings or an operating room.

As a major cosmopolitan city, San Francisco, bless her, has somehow remained unpretentious, snubbing her nose at the obnoxious superficiality that has consumed her neighbors to the south as well as countless other locales the world over that may be better off without such lofty and dubious aspirations, to the benefit of all who visit or fortunate enough to live there.

And the women are good-lookin%26#39;, too.

Hankshanker, you have a breezy, refreshing writing style. Glad you ';blew'; into the forum. You should write a blog. I%26#39;d read it.

%26lt;except maybe some boardrooms, weddings or an operating room%26gt; That%26#39;s a hoot.

I do think people here wear more black than folks in the subburbs. When I visit my family just an hour south of here I am always struck my all the colors people wear. That said, wear what you like- like others said this is not New York and we do what we please. ;)

One thing- a surefire way we know tourists is by their short pants and short sleeves. I do not even own shorts- the number of days it is warm enough for shorts is so few and far between and by early evening its usually cold again. 60 degrees here feels like 50 degrees where you live- I promise. Our cold bites.

So, never leave your room without a sweatshirt and skip the short pants. No matter how nice it looks do not underestimate the city%26#39;s fickle weather. I have lived here 10 years and never leave the house w/o warm clothes.

SF is a city of tolerance with a progressive nature. Wear what you feel good and comfy in and if someone doesn%26#39;t like it, that%26#39;s their problem, but chances are, people won%26#39;t judge you by what you are wearing. That pretty much fits the SF philosophy as far as I see it. Our experience was of a friendly welcoming city where people were interested in where we were from and who we were, not what we looked like.

Enjoy your stay.

Thanks, envious, for your kind words. I%26#39;m flattered, really, but don%26#39;t hold your breath on the blog. I guess you could say I have one, but, like the person who wrote it, it%26#39;s rather scattered. But that%26#39;s not why I%26#39;m posting.

I%26#39;m posting because this idea of being comfortable in the clothes you are wearing in San Francisco is, in my opinion, of paramount importance -- so much so that I think its application should be global in nature.

Just listen to what Liffey and Miss Wendy have to say. It almost needn%26#39;t be said, but out of the mouths of babes.

luckygrllll said- a 10 in SF is like a 6 or 7 in LA... egads! I%26#39;m about a 5 in SF so I%26#39;m in beeeg trouble!

excel