Bucharest - Post Report Question and Answers
What is the typical dress code at work and in public places? Is formal dress ever required?
Embassy people tend to wear business casual/suits to work. You can wear whatever you want in Bucharest. Romanians can't tolerate being cold under any circumstance, so dress in layers, especially in winter, as it will be very warm inside a restaurant/movie theater. - Jun 2023
Embassy people tend to wear business attire. Bucharest is casual and fashionable. You can wear whatever you want. I've never been to a restaurant in Bucharest that had a dress code. I would not feel uncomfortable going out to dinner in jeans and sneakers, but a lot of locals dress fashionably at night. - Mar 2019
Usually suits for men. - Jun 2018
Predictable attire, though I have seen my share of black bras and sheer blouses. Heels are essential dress, and people usually are coiffed, ready for the day. Only the American moms would drop their kids off at daycare in yoga pants. - Feb 2014
The women here DRESS. - Aug 2012
Well-dressed to impress. - May 2011
Romanians tend to dress formally but not overly so. - Jul 2010
Romanians try to look nice. You would never see a Romanian wearing a sweatsuit in the grocery store! - Dec 2009
More formal at work than in the U.S., and when you go out. Everyday attire runs the gamut. Women probably are dressier here than in the States. - Dec 2008
Formal. - Feb 2008
Business casual. (Romanian women dress up to go grocery shopping though.) - Jan 2008
Formal. Romanian men and women are very nice dressers and dress to impress. - Jan 2008
