DB?
Since when does dressing like an SBB employee is categorized as fashion???
No it's not.
I, and many of my colleagues, wear shorts to work in summer, until September or so.
Many have already started, I will start next week (I took the day off today).
Tom
Things are different in Ticino, teachers in shorts is normal, despite school closing during the hottest months (mid-June until September). Sales person, depends what they are selling.
Tom
Oh yes, I'd rather die
+1
Actually, all of my shorts ARE Dockers!
Tom
I guess I hang out in different circles, as I've never noticed this, and I've lived here for 21+ years!
Tom
Indeed st2lemans , where do you live, in a bubble???
Well tell me then, what is it that you see when you take a walk downtown if not what I mentioned??
Oh please do, I'm intrigued by your perception of things here... please try not to be biased since you're from here and all....
You don't know many real Italians, do you? (and I don't mean the ones who live in Campione)
Tom
No, but I do know enough Swiss to claim what I stated before... plus I get the same vibe and see mostly the same scene when I cross the border... So yeah.
swimming trunks with liner
I don't think it really is...
Hey, I always thought it is the oposite, people wear undies to swim in, instead of wearing trunks at all times...
lol... When I arrived, I laughed after seeing many men in bright red/green/orange corduroy pants with driving loafers (no socks), polo shirts (collars up) and pastel colored sweaters draped around their necks.
It reminded me of California in the 80s! ;-)
fduvall
They wear their Swissness with pride..
source: http://www.swisseshop.ch
My usual morning routine is: Wake up, sit on edge of bed Scratch head and balls (not necessarily in that order) Stretch Scratch balls again (just for good measure) Locate undies drawer, select a suitably unsoiled pair of grey boxers (used to be white, but hell, who sorts anyway?) Stand up, pull stomach in, admire myself in the mirror, especially my 57% visible old fella Attempt to pull on boxers without a) falling over or b) putting my back out Sit back on bed, recover breath (how much did I drink, really?) Locate a pair of socks (yeah good luck with that) Attempt to pull on socks, whilst still avoiding the hazards detailed above Stand up Sit down again Stand up Find last night's jeans. If not at end of bed, maybe in the bathroom. If not there, then I'm fooked Pull on said jeans, frantically hopping around the room, like you do, trying not to wake up the a) the wife, b) the cat Remove soggy tissue from jeans pocket (I've got hayfever, OK, before you go there) Select Guiness-stained shirt De-select Guiness-stained shirt Bingo! Clean, ironed T-shirt in cupboard. Today is going to be a good day! Pull on T-shirt, only to discover that it had been tumble-dried and now only comes down to somewhere just below the navel, exposing beer belly washboard stomach Meh, the chicks love it Leave bedroom, tripping over aforementioned, and now wide awake and hungry, cat That's how this man dresses in Switzerland
At least you have a dressing etiquette.
In Basel it is terrible. The actual dressing etiquette is actually called terrible.
Lots and lots of clash of colors (brown and grey, or brown and black )
With socks in sandales.
It turns me on!
ah yes. The internet! now I understand
That's actually how we all do, without even living in Switzerland.. don't we?
According to tailors, most men dress left. Probably not all that obvious from Streetview photos, though, the zoom isn't all that great.
so your avatar is the weekend look?
Not for us super heros.
Are you sure about this generalisation? I've lived here in Lugano for a couple of years now, and that's not the idea people I meet on a daily basis give me. Average Joe is not obsessed with fashion. There are people who correspond to your description and I agree that there are probably many more of them here in Lugano than in other parts of Tessin or Switzerland in general, but they are not the majority.
They are confined to the circles of high-paying white-collar jobs (banks, managers, etc) and, for reasons beyond me, many teenagers are like that too.... as well as of course a good percentage of those Italians that come to Lugano just to play at the Casino and visit brothels.
But everyone else is dresses pretty "normal" and is not so fashion conscious, IMHO. In fact, one of the things I appreciate about this place is that people are no so obsessed with fashion.
A lot depends on your circles and the places where you hang out.
Well perhaps I exagerated with the "vast majority" but regardless most people do...
And I'm not refering to my circle of friends or any group in particular. I'm talking about what's most common to see around when going out for a walk dowtown(among luganesi of course, not counting the tourists, etc)...
To me it's just surprising how many people care for fashion here and follow it. I've never seen anything like it in the rest of Switzerland, so yeah....
I don't know what's all the controversy about this when most of my Swiss friends from "inner Switzerland" (north of the alps) who've come here both for visit and work find it peculiar as well...