Conde Nast Traveler (cntraveler.com) has amused itself by occasionally adding an insert to the magazine entitled "Etiquette 101." Today they featured dress codes. They do a full job - Business Meeting, On the Street, At a Party and P.S. specific to the country being discussed. You can explore more thoroughly on their Web site; I'm just picking up tidbits that amused/interested me.
Egypt: shorts on the street are Not Done. Wear long pants - males and females. Egyptian women cover their heads, but that is not expected of tourists.
Israel: Cotton shorts and tank tops in the hot months, but everyone covers up at Jewish and Christian religious services.
Lebanon: the women are really into accessories -- scarves, jewelry (the gaudier the better) and bright-hued handbags.
China: Women won't wear shoes with straps -- shows too much Nekkid Foot.
India: Sandals for street wear and mosque visits -- the slip off easily.
Indonesia: Modesty is key -- some locals don't even get totally naked in their own bathrooms!
Japan: Shopping for clothes? Japanese sizes are considerably smaller than ours. Your "small" may well be an "XL" there.
Germany: Shine your shoes, fix that dragging hemline because the natives will flat out stare at it.
Greece: no baseball hats, no Birkenstocks ever.
Russia: Gentlemen you may want to start planning a trip -- it's said that women's skirts couldn't get shorter or tops any more low-cut. And that's at business meetings!
Italy: You can't go wrong in a name designer (visibly so) outfit.
Turkey: at a party, visible name brands are seen as "cheap and low class."
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