please clarify "dressing appropriately"
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 4:04 am
I read the information posted on this site for how to dress appropriately but coming from the US I am confused. Here is what it says:
"However, even the most formal restaurants on Tobago only request "smart casual". For ladies, this means no short pants and for gentlemen, no shorts, 3/4 trousers/pants, jeans, vests, T-shirts or other sleeveless tops. Flip flops and athletic footwear are also frowned upon for evening dining in the formal restaurants of most 4/5* hotels. Please note that you will seldom be challenged if dressed inappropriately, but will often receive a poorly-located table and low-priority service."
I do expect we will be dining more casually than formally.
1-Myself and my girls wear Sundresses (little shoulder straps), above the knee for casual dress and nice shorts (not cutoffs or holes) with sleeveless tops as acceptable casual evening here and our skirts are several inches above the knee, certainly not mini skirts but normal summer skirts for us...now I am worried they will be too short.
2-Will my husband and son really need to wear long pants for eating out? They typically pack long shorts (to the knee) with collor shirts/short sleeves
3-We were bringing flip flops and tennies for hiking around...
Just did not think about this issue and just stumbled across it making sure I had read everything! We certainly don't want to offend but also don't want to buy lots of new clothes for vacation either. Please advise. We arrive TH!! Thanks thanks, Darenda
"However, even the most formal restaurants on Tobago only request "smart casual". For ladies, this means no short pants and for gentlemen, no shorts, 3/4 trousers/pants, jeans, vests, T-shirts or other sleeveless tops. Flip flops and athletic footwear are also frowned upon for evening dining in the formal restaurants of most 4/5* hotels. Please note that you will seldom be challenged if dressed inappropriately, but will often receive a poorly-located table and low-priority service."
I do expect we will be dining more casually than formally.
1-Myself and my girls wear Sundresses (little shoulder straps), above the knee for casual dress and nice shorts (not cutoffs or holes) with sleeveless tops as acceptable casual evening here and our skirts are several inches above the knee, certainly not mini skirts but normal summer skirts for us...now I am worried they will be too short.
2-Will my husband and son really need to wear long pants for eating out? They typically pack long shorts (to the knee) with collor shirts/short sleeves
3-We were bringing flip flops and tennies for hiking around...
Just did not think about this issue and just stumbled across it making sure I had read everything! We certainly don't want to offend but also don't want to buy lots of new clothes for vacation either. Please advise. We arrive TH!! Thanks thanks, Darenda