Our family is visiting Italy this summer and we really want to fit in and dress like the locals. how should we dress? Should the children wear demin and dress like American teenagers? Should I wear dresses/skirts or will casual pants do?

There isn't that huge a difference between the clothing available here or there, the difference is that most people take the trouble to look good. Therefore very few mature women would wear shorts and tanks on the street. That being said I did see a family of Italian tourists who were dressed like the stereotypical US tourist last year!
The teens of course have their own style, much pink streaking of hair, low slung pants and tops that don't reach the waist and everything very tight.
I also noticed that Italian women don't wear hats, but the strong sun makes it necessary for me since I am so fair. In cities people tend to wear extremely well-cared for shoes.
Most women wear pants a lot, but they wear them much tighter than other women do, even if they would really look better in something that didn't reveal so much.
People here do a lot of ironing.
Anyway, if you avoid beachwear and look put together here you shouldn't worry further. You will never look Italian.


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