Guatemala City - Post Report Question and Answers
What is the typical dress code at work and in public places? Is formal dress ever required?
It is a bit more formal. You would never wear shorts even when it is hot. - Mar 2023
Embassy people wear suits. Rich Guatemalans dress up to go out. Casual wear for the rest of us. You do see traditional dress as everyday clothes here, especially among women, which is beautiful and charming. - Oct 2022
In general people dress a bit nicer and more conservatively than in the US. - Oct 2022
Formal dress is usually mostly seen in areas like Cayala because it's considered more upscale. However, a typical day at work is business casual and in public areas you can be as casual as you would like. You will see a lot of locals in their traditional dress attire. - Jul 2021
The wide variety of styles in public places is fascinating: everything from very traditional Mayan clothing (hand-woven long skirts and blouses) to skinny jeans/crop tops/stiletto heels is seen on the streets here in the capital. Outside of the city, in the more conservative indigenous areas, I feel more comfortable when I'm more covered up, but I've seen plenty of backpackers around Lake Atitlán wearing booty-shorts. - Mar 2019
Business casual to suits in the office. In public, it can be casual. Formal dress only for specific events. - Feb 2019
Somewhat more formal than the US. - Jun 2015
Suits and ties for men, dresses and suits for women. - Apr 2014
No one really wears shorts. Jeans are okay, skirts and dresses, too. - May 2010
Professional at work, casual outside of work. - Mar 2008
