My parents are taking two grandkids, girls 15 and 16, to London for a week this summer.
They are wondering about the girls' dress... last trip we took was to Italy where we required our kids to dress somewhat modestly and had "church day" outfits at the ready.
Suggestions for London??? Hard to even find shorts that aren't crazy short these days!
ALSO any specific great recs for them? One of the teens LOVES history and art and the other does NOT.
Thanks much!
Just returned from a trip to Europe with teens. Can pretty much confirm that short shorts are the standard for teen summer apparel in Europe - not much different than the US. High waisted jeans also still popular in cooler weather. Haven't been to London in a long time but they may enjoy the V&A museum as an alternative to some of the standard art museum. Perhaps Portobello Road or similar flea markets. Harry Potter Studio Tour or if they are fans of british tv/literature there are also Downton Abbey/Jane Austen type tours available. West end show. Hampton court palace.
We just returned last week from 10 days in England, the last 5 of which were in London. My take? Teens are teens no matter where you go! I enjoyed noting differences in color preferences based on where I thought the teens were from—a school group of French-speaking students wore mostly dark colors, whereas the Asian teens’ clothing seemed brighter and more colorful. (I hope that doesn’t come across as stereotyping, as that’s absolutely not my intent ... I genuinely try to study and appreciate cultural differences.) Anyway, back to the question at hand, they all wore short shorts! Sometimes they seemed way too short, but such is life these days, I suppose. We visited several churches and did not notice a dress code like the churches in Italy.
We visited several churches and did not notice a dress code like the
churches in Italy
The UK is very unlike Italy when it comes to church dress code. Italy is a catholic country and religion is much more central in society.
The UK is nominally Anglican, which is pretty laissez-faire anyway, and to be honest it’s pretty much a secular society.
