I'm traveling to England (London and Sheffield) and France (Paris)... What should I wear??

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nativexile

Laura - relax! In England, people will be more observant at your accent, rather than what you wear (you will be wearing clothes, yes...?) Just act yourself. Sheffield's not too bad - fine nightlife, tha knows - and London...well if you end up in the usual touristy places of London, then you'll be seen as stereotypical.

Jax

you'll be safe in jeans for all of the above. Have a great trip

star

something warm! no baseball caps, white socks, trainers (sneakers) or lumberjack shirts. jeans are good with nice t-shirts. look at some UK clothing shops for ideas. no abercrombie, no chinos and no ken and barbie style hair.

MT HEAD

jeans are always good for most occasions (unless very formal) you could put nice top with them for meals or jumpers etc for shopping and you'll need a coat. You can wear jeans in most clubs now or you can dress up to the nines! most things go in a regular nightclub.

j m

A pair of jeans. A couple of tops. Comfy shoes for travel. Extra undies. My favorite advice is to pack light and shop when you get there.

RobisaLone

Don`t worry their are to many nobs here you will not be noticed

mungbean

Just make sure you are wrapped up well, because its cold and wet here. You haven't given your age, so its hard to help, but from what I've seen on USA TV shows, its all pretty much the same. Jeans are your best bet, and a warm jumper. Have fun!!!

t_maia2000

If you are taking jeans, take the nicer ones, not the ones you got for 5 USD at Walmart. Leave some space and some money to shop for clothes in Paris and London, don't make the mistake of buying clothes at home for your trip. I can often tell US-American girls apart by the t-shirts and tops they are wearing. It is a certain cut/style that is very telling about where you are from, even if the clothes are made in India or China. White tennis shoes are an absolute no-no, if it has got to be sneakers take some other color (brown, black, beige, blue,...). Same goes for sweat pants or similar bottoms (urrrgh). Go for casual-elegant rather than athletic.

If you are from Minnesota you'll be used to the cold, you won't need warm clothes in May. What you'll need is a decent wind- and rain-proof jacket. Your shoes should be waterproof too. It is a good idea to take blouses and t-shirts with long sleeves and mix and match them with short-sleeved t-shirts and maybe a sweatshirt. It is impossible to tell what the weather is going to be like in May, it can be warm and sunny (miniskirt, sandals and strappy top) as well as cool and rainy (jeans, sweatshirt, wellington boots or gore-tex hiking shoes and rain jacket).

BTW, you might want to check out the CultureShock! guidebooks before you go. I've found some of them to be really good at explaining certain things in a foreign country, but the quality varies a lot depending upon the author.

cheekyminx

jeans anything warm oh dont forget your wellys and a brolly lol weathers crap

Enigma

Casual Wear. Remember it is cold over here at the moment, so put in a couple of sweaters.

endac

Something warm & water proof if your coming in the next week.

NR4L

Wear lots of cold weather clothes and make sure you have waterproofs. It's cold, wet and miserable

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