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What is the typical dress code at work and in public places? Is formal dress ever required?

Embassy dress code is more formal than in other places I've served. Overall Serbs dress nicely when they leave their homes. - Oct 2024


Typical professional dress code at the embassy, in public anything goes. - Sep 2019


Usual formal. - Jan 2019


Suit and tie for men. Normal work attire for women. - Dec 2018


People dress very casually outside of work. Men steer towards sweatpants much of the time. Women tend to be dressier. At the embassy it's business/business casual depending on your section. I wore jeans, shorts, tees, tanks and sweaters on weekends. - Sep 2015


Semi casual in public. Business attire at the Embassy. - Aug 2015


Very casual for men. Women tend to dress up more. Business suits at the U.S. Embassy. Anyone can wear shorts and sneakers without standing out. - Aug 2015


Usually business casual, but some events require business formal attire. - Aug 2014


Formal...similar to the U.S. - Aug 2013


Business casual to business formal. - Apr 2012


Business casual to Business. - Nov 2011


You can wear what you would wear in the U.S. Purchasing clothing here is expensive. - Jul 2011


No tie, plantinum jeans, suit jacket over a wide-collared Euro-trash dress shirt unbuttoned to mid0chest, black leather dress shoes. - Nov 2010


Business casual at work. In public anything goes (and I mean anything). - Jun 2010


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