Following fashion in Puerto Rico

mlb03 wrote:

Yes I agree with the above. From what I have seen in the metro area:
Shorts are rare for men or women (tourists only). Sundresses are often only seen on tourists, too, though I do see PR women wearing dresses sometimes- though they are usually "nicer" looking and not sun dresses. Many women wear heels, day or night. As an above poster said, most people are well groomed with fresh haircuts, eyebrows done, and dressed well. It appears to me that many care very much about their appearances. (A classmate even had someone from the school anonymously gift him $100 to buy new shoes when his were looking particularly worn out and dirty!)

If you are going to a government building, no sandals, no shorts, and no bare shoulders (there are actually signs posted prohibiting these items and the guard will enforce it).

I'm glad you wrote this because I'm sure I would have failed on at least two of these criteria when trying to get everything done when we move to Caguas next month.

richvide0 wrote:

mlb03 wrote:

Yes I agree with the above. From what I have seen in the metro area:
Shorts are rare for men or women (tourists only). Sundresses are often only seen on tourists, too, though I do see PR women wearing dresses sometimes- though they are usually "nicer" looking and not sun dresses. Many women wear heels, day or night. As an above poster said, most people are well groomed with fresh haircuts, eyebrows done, and dressed well. It appears to me that many care very much about their appearances. (A classmate even had someone from the school anonymously gift him $100 to buy new shoes when his were looking particularly worn out and dirty!)

If you are going to a government building, no sandals, no shorts, and no bare shoulders (there are actually signs posted prohibiting these items and the guard will enforce it).

I'm glad you wrote this because I'm sure I would have failed on at least two of these criteria when trying to get everything done when we move to Caguas next month.

Yes! I'm glad to have helped you! I actually had that issue when trying to get my RN license transferred in to PR. I first came inside in shorts and a t-shirt, the guards sent me out immediately. Luckily we had stopped there on our way on a road trip to Rincon, so I had a small bag packed with other clothes. So I then tried in a sun dress that was long (to the floor) but tank-top style. They sent me out again. I ended up having to put on a t-shirt and wear a black tube-top style swim cover up as a knee-length skirt! It was quite the fiasco and I will never forget the guards trying to motion to me what was wrong with my outfit due to our language barrier