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On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 16:17:57 -0500, "4000 psi" <nospamever> wrote:

 >i'm asking on my wife's behalf, so please do not shoot the messenger ...
 >
 >what are people wearing down under now-a-days ... for casual as well as
 >dressy occasions ...
 >
 >here in the US, for example, brands like Polo/Ralph Lauren, etc. are very
 >popular for both casual and formal ... for active-wear, on the other hand,
 >people here prefer Nike, Addidas, etc.
 >
 >for all you fashion-minded travelers ... what is fashionable in oz at the
 >moment?
 >

Casual - imagine Long Beach in the daytime.
Formal - imagine Huntington Beach at night. Very rarely.
And everything in between.

If she's really into that, try:
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://smh.com.au/entertainment/fashion/" target="_blank">http://smh.com.au/entertainment/fashion/</a>

Most restaurants frown on thongs (the sort you wear on your feet, not
the other sort you will find on the beach:-) and prefer shoes. Some even
ask that you wear a shirt!

Seriously, the only people who worry about fashion here are all in the
big cities. Of course, that's based on my parochial backwater view of
things.


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Let us sit upon the ground and tell sad stories of "4000 psi"
<nospamever> :

 >i'm asking on my wife's behalf, so please do not shoot the messenger ...
 >
 >what are people wearing down under now-a-days ... for casual as well as
 >dressy occasions ...
 >
 >here in the US, for example, brands like Polo/Ralph Lauren, etc. are very
 >popular for both casual and formal ... for active-wear, on the other hand,
 >people here prefer Nike, Addidas, etc.
 >
 >for all you fashion-minded travelers ... what is fashionable in oz at the
 >moment?
 >

Given the weather lately, trackie daks, fleecy shirt and moccies.

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in article 10g0bntl7ddief0.DeleteThis@corp.supernews.com, 4000 psi at nospamever wrote
on 23/7/04 9:17 AM:



 > for all you fashion-minded travelers ... what is fashionable in oz at the
 > moment?
 >
Drizzabone & RM Williams boots for sure.

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On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 17:36:22 +1200, vicki Steven
<vicki.steven RemoveThis @paradise.net.nz> wrote:

 >in article 10g0bntl7ddief0 RemoveThis @corp.supernews.com, 4000 psi at nospamever wrote
 >on 23/7/04 9:17 AM:
 >
 >
 >
  >> for all you fashion-minded travelers ... what is fashionable in oz at the
  >> moment?
  >>
 >Drizzabone & RM Williams boots for sure.
 >
 >Vicki

Haven't seen either 'round here for a long time; maybe out back of
Bourke:-)


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vicki Steven <vicki.steven RemoveThis @paradise.net.nz> wrote:

 > Drizzabone & RM Williams boots for sure.

You forgot the Akubra hat.

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"4000 psi" <nospamever> wrote in message
news:10g0bntl7ddief0@corp.supernews.com...
 > i'm asking on my wife's behalf, so please do not shoot the messenger ...
 >
 > what are people wearing down under now-a-days ... for casual as well as
 > dressy occasions ...
 >
 > here in the US, for example, brands like Polo/Ralph Lauren, etc. are very
 > popular for both casual and formal ... for active-wear, on the other hand,
 > people here prefer Nike, Addidas, etc.
 >
 > for all you fashion-minded travelers ... what is fashionable in oz at the
 > moment?
 >
 >

For casual, say a barbeque at a friend's house try:

"Lowes" brand blue singlet
"stubbie" brand shorts
thongs

For formal, say your brother's wedding:

"Lowes" brand blue singlet
"stubbie" brand shorts
black (dress) thongs

Seriously, people generally dress far more casually in Aust than in the USA.
(Except for work, where casual dress is much less common in business in Oz
than in the US). Nobody would notice what lable she is wearing. Is there
something special she will be doing here - like some special function -
where she has to be dressed up? If she is just coming over as a tourist,
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How about knee-length pink ugg boots with a frilly Collette Dinnigan
dress??!

Seriously, if you are south of Brisbane remember that it is winter at the
moment. Standard dress is jeans/trousers with several layers on top. In
Melbourne the standard colour is black (although no black jeans please!).
Some nightclubs, few restaurants won't let you in if you are wearing sports
shoes, but that is about it.
If your wife is really worried, just tell her to bring some money & an empty
suitcase & fill it up here!

Cheers,

Lyn



"Peter Webb" <webbfamily.TakeThisOut@DIESPAMDIEoptusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:41010eed$0$18191$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
 >
 > "4000 psi" <nospamever> wrote in message
 > news:10g0bntl7ddief0@corp.supernews.com...
  > > i'm asking on my wife's behalf, so please do not shoot the messenger ...
  > >
  > > what are people wearing down under now-a-days ... for casual as well as
  > > dressy occasions ...
  > >
  > > here in the US, for example, brands like Polo/Ralph Lauren, etc. are
very
  > > popular for both casual and formal ... for active-wear, on the other
hand,
  > > people here prefer Nike, Addidas, etc.
  > >
  > > for all you fashion-minded travelers ... what is fashionable in oz at
the
  > > moment?
  > >
  > >
 >
 > For casual, say a barbeque at a friend's house try:
 >
 > "Lowes" brand blue singlet
 > "stubbie" brand shorts
 > thongs
 >
 > For formal, say your brother's wedding:
 >
 > "Lowes" brand blue singlet
 > "stubbie" brand shorts
 > black (dress) thongs
 >
 > Seriously, people generally dress far more casually in Aust than in the
USA.
 > (Except for work, where casual dress is much less common in business in Oz
 > than in the US). Nobody would notice what lable she is wearing. Is there
 > something special she will be doing here - like some special function -
 > where she has to be dressed up? If she is just coming over as a tourist,
 > suggest that she wears whatever she feels comfortable in - nobody else is
 > going to care.
 >
 >
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in article 1ghdzf3.178zbddrk4pcaN%jknebel@optushome.com.au, Jörg Knebel at
jknebel.TakeThisOut@optushome.com.au wrote on 7/23/04 8:45 AM:

 > vicki Steven <vicki.steven.TakeThisOut@paradise.net.nz> wrote:
 >
  >> Drizzabone & RM Williams boots for sure.
 >
 > You forgot the Akubra hat.
 >
 > Cheers
 > Jörg


Only when it's REALLY cold (anything below 20C, apparently, according to my
Aussie cohorts. Wallflowers. Sort of how I'm now sweating in the height of
our 25 degree summer).

Just remember: thongs are completely different in Australia, and a hoard of
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in article j6h1g0dr7825ernhnva8knj9fgpfb25ia7.TakeThisOut@4ax.com, Alan at
loralweightandcarbs.TakeThisOut@optusnet.com.au wrote on 7/23/04 4:58 AM:

 > On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 17:36:22 +1200, vicki Steven
 > <vicki.steven.TakeThisOut@paradise.net.nz> wrote:
 >
  >> in article 10g0bntl7ddief0.TakeThisOut@corp.supernews.com, 4000 psi at nospamever wrote
  >> on 23/7/04 9:17 AM:
  >>
  >>
  >>
   >>> for all you fashion-minded travelers ... what is fashionable in oz at the
   >>> moment?
   >>>
  >> Drizzabone & RM Williams boots for sure.
  >>
  >> Vicki
 >
 > Haven't seen either 'round here for a long time; maybe out back of
 > Bourke:-)
 >

I wear my Drizabone and Aussie hat regularly 'round here. Occasionally get
asked, "where's your horse?" My standard answer: "well, I've found the
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in article 10g0bntl7ddief0.TakeThisOut@corp.supernews.com, 4000 psi at nospamever wrote
on 7/22/04 6:17 PM:

 > i'm asking on my wife's behalf, so please do not shoot the messenger ...
 >
 > what are people wearing down under now-a-days ... for casual as well as
 > dressy occasions ...
 >
 > here in the US, for example, brands like Polo/Ralph Lauren, etc. are very
 > popular for both casual and formal ... for active-wear, on the other hand,
 > people here prefer Nike, Addidas, etc.
 >
 > for all you fashion-minded travelers ... what is fashionable in oz at the
 > moment?
 >
 >

About the same as anywhere - purely formal in a land that still recognizes
knighthoods and peerages is, if anything, more staid than much of Europe.
Tails are not unheard of at formal garden parties.

Conversely, nobody will kick you out of the SOH at a premiere for pitching
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On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 23:13:16 +1000, "Peter Webb"
<webbfamily RemoveThis @DIESPAMDIEoptusnet.com.au> wrote:

 >For formal, say your brother's wedding:
 >
 >"Lowes" brand blue singlet
 >"stubbie" brand shorts
 >black (dress) thongs

LOL, thx Peter, I needed a laugh!


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"4000 psi" <nospamever> wrote in message news:<10g0bntl7ddief0.TakeThisOut@corp.supernews.com>...
 > i'm asking on my wife's behalf, so please do not shoot the messenger ...
 >
 > what are people wearing down under now-a-days ... for casual as well as
 > dressy occasions ...
Tell her to wait until you have settled in a bit, and then go
shopping. There is no shortage of either women's magazines (with
obligatory fashion/shopping bits) or clothing in Australia. If she's
worried about sticking out/fitting in...well, yes, you *both* will,
but there's not much point in fretting about it. (Note that if
sartorial conformity is a big deal to her, you're in for a wardrobe
overhaul yourself. It's very unlikely that your pants and shorts are
cut like an Aussie's.) About the only fashion tip I'd consider worthy
of note is that since you will probably use a line, not a drier,
itmight be time to retire the "holy" undergarments and anything else
you wouldn't want flapping in the breeze (and strong sunlight).

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"ncurtis" <nrclibn.DeleteThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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 > "4000 psi" <nospamever> wrote in message
news:<10g0bntl7ddief0.DeleteThis@corp.supernews.com>...
  > > i'm asking on my wife's behalf, so please do not shoot the messenger ...
  > >
  > > what are people wearing down under now-a-days ... for casual as well as
  > > dressy occasions ...
 > Tell her to wait until you have settled in a bit, and then go
 > shopping. There is no shortage of either women's magazines (with
 > obligatory fashion/shopping bits) or clothing in Australia. If she's
 > worried about sticking out/fitting in...well, yes, you *both* will,
 > but there's not much point in fretting about it. (Note that if
 > sartorial conformity is a big deal to her, you're in for a wardrobe
 > overhaul yourself. It's very unlikely that your pants and shorts are
 > cut like an Aussie's.) About the only fashion tip I'd consider worthy
 > of note is that since you will probably use a line, not a drier,
 > itmight be time to retire the "holy" undergarments and anything else
 > you wouldn't want flapping in the breeze (and strong sunlight).
 >
 > Nancy

loved your advice Nancy, i immediately threw away 1/2 of my undergarments
for the fear that they would not pass the 'line' test ... i guess we'll have
to get used to airing our dirty laundry in public and not keep it all in
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