When you travel in Italy, wear long, loose, comfortable skirts with flowing long-sleeved blouses. Short, tight skirts, shorts, and bare arms are not permitted in the many churches one might visit there.
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If you want to visit some of Italy's stellar attractions – the Pantheon, St Peter's Basilica, Florence's Duomo – you'll need to be dressed appropriately. As religious sites, there are strict rules surrounding clothing and covering up.
Italians tend to dress simply and stylishly and in fitted rather than baggy clothing. Choose neutral colors like black, dark blue, beige, and white and pack button-down shirts and blouses; chinos; knee-length or below skirts; and a blazer or leather jacket if you're traveling in the shoulder seasons.
For the majority of places, such as museums, beaches, and stores, there are no restrictions on what you can wear. Many tourists and locals will wear shorts to these places when the weather is hot. At churches and the Vatican, you can only enter if your knees and shoulders are covered and you aren't wearing a hat.
For the majority of places, such as museums, beaches, and stores, there are no restrictions on what you can wear. Many tourists and locals will wear shorts to these places when the weather is hot. At churches and the Vatican, you can only enter if your knees and shoulders are covered and you aren't wearing a hat.
One doesn't need to dress conservatively (many Italians don't), but casual attire (e.g. barefoot, beach wear) is generally inappropriate in public and can make one seem unsophisticated. Allow concessions for friends where possible.
Don't Bring Flip-Flops.A better way to “keep it classy” would be to wear a strappy, or classier pair of sandals that won't make you feel out-of-place in those sacred sanctuaries.