How do people dress in San Francisco, especially students and young professionals?|147447

I_ll be an interior design student so I want to look creative yet professional, but I_ve heard it_s a really casual city. Any thoughts?

I_m a student in the city and I would suggest to wear something that you_re comfortable in as long as it_s appropriate. Give yourself some time to get a feel for what other people in your school are wearing. Check out the local malls and see what_s hot right now. Good luck with school I wish you the best!

Thanks for your help, everyone :-)

The basic uniform that will pretty much let you go anywhere in San Francisco, from school to five star restaurants, is: nice clean designer jeans, black turtleneck, classy designer blazer or jacket, really cool boots, designer sunglasses. And with the weather in SF, this works any time of year.

yeah pretty casual.it also depends upon the weather.the weather is pretty tricky.one day it will be extremely hot and the next it could be raining.

It_s fairly casual outside of the banks and judiciary, though not as casual as in the tropics (Hawaii, Florida, etc.) This has more to do with climate than anything else.

So be aware of _hot weather_ clothing, which may look out of place during a business meeting. But practically anything else is fine.

Although former Mayor Willie Brown (well known for his Fedora hats, silk ties, and Brioni suits) briefly tried to impose _order_ back to the fashion industry by arresting nudists, asking restaurants to enforce dress codes, and ordering city workers to always dress up in their uniforms at work...these efforts were discarded the moment he left office. Very typical for San Francisco.

Only lawyers and executives wear suits. Although there are a lot of them in San Francisco, they_re of no consequence for the public cause they tend to stick to other lawyers and executives -- keeping mostly to the Civic Center and Financial District areas. Some high-end restaurants in these areas have a dress code, but most do not.

Very casual, in the financial district they wear a lot of suits, but as a student, you_ll be fine with casual. The other day I was walking down to Market St. and about 20 naked people riding bikes rode by, so if your dressed your doing good.

Business casual.