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What do teenagers wear in Europe these days?
Hello - I have two teenaged boys who will be going to europe with us next month. Any idea what the current styles are? They know they'll stand out regardless but I'm assuming that tee shirt without obviously American logos, polo shirts, etc would be ok as would cargo pants or shorts. If you've been there recently and remember what kids had on, I'd really appreciate any hints. Thx
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Why are you asking this question?
Do you really believe any Australian or Japanese parent coming over here would spend a nanosecond worrying about whether their children look the same as kids in Ireland or Greece? (and believe me, if any do, there's no evidence from what Aussie and Japanese kids wear here). Can you imagine how loudly any British or Italian teenager would laugh if anyone suggested they might dress differently in a foreign country?
Your children have the rest of their lives to turn into "will I look like a tourist in this?" obsessives. At least let them keep their spontaneity for a few years more.
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Definitely NOT shorts especially this time of year. I travel once a week to Europe and everywhere that I have been lately it is about the same.Jeans,more jeans, cords and dark pants.(I haven't seen alot of cargo pants over there.)Paris and Rome tend to be more fashionable ( than say London area or Amsterdam) even among teens. They wear alot of knit scarfs around the neck and those tight knit hats worn all the time for guys. Everyone wears alot of layers with a shirt and sweater.Leather shoes (in dark colors) are what most kids wear but you could wear basketball shoes without standing out too much-try to make them a darker color if they have them.No matter what-they will stand out without even opening their mouths.But who cares-everyone is a tourist someplace! If they carry a backpack,do make sure that you have a little lock on it so you don't lose anything out of it on public transportation or the streets.
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Any normal teen clothing is fine. I think teens in Europe dress pretty much like teens in most places, including the US. I wouldn't worry.
I don't know what kind of American logo on clothing your teens wear, but if they think something with an American logo is cool, it may be in Europe, also. I think maybe you mean a Tshirt with some picture or team name on it? That could actually be popular in Europe, depending what it is (like I think Chicago teams may be popular on Ts).
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I'm not sure what part of europe you're going to - but there are a lot of places anybody wearing shorts would have very blue legs. Have you looked up the weather? Are you taking appropriate sweaters/jackets?
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T-shirts, jeans, sneakers, leather jackets are OK. If they dress like they normally do (unless they are particularly fashion-challenged youths) they will fit in fine with Europeans in their age group. Why are you putting on your kids <they know they'll stand out regardless>?
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Sorry didn't finish my thought... It just seems such a negative sentiment. I'd worry more about everyone dressing appropriately for the weather (as mentioned above) and letting them have a taste for packing light and discover develop good travel habits for themselves.
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We'll be in Spain; 60's in Madrid and Barcelona; 70's in Sevilla and Malaga is the forecast. they won't look like dorks; the younger one has to wear a dress shirt and tie to school everyday! I was just wondering, that's all
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I have a French teenage son and pretty much dresses the same as American teens except shorts are not as popular as here, except at resorts, not to say that some don't wear them and baggy jeans are not so popular - the old tight fitting straight leg types are the rule - not to say that in some locales you won't see baggy jeans. But pretty much everything else is the same it seems - i wouldn't worry much about it - but to buy anything in Europe like jeans now will be much more expensive than here. Baseball caps are in as are jogging shoes and sandals in warm weather.
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Agree with Intrepid. We were in Zurich over the weekend and the look leaned toward suburban mall rat, IMHO (minus the hair claw): lots of denim, tight clothing, and more exposed midriffs than I was expecting considering it was snowing. Just like the teens dress here in San Francisco.
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