Tijuana - Post Report Question and Answers
What is the typical dress code at work and in public places? Is formal dress ever required?
Business attire slightly more casual than embassies. - Oct 2024
Overall, I would say it is pretty business casual, but Mexicans definitely dress to impress to go out, which I respect very much. When going to a nice restaurant please do not assume that your “California-beach-casual-this-is-Mexico-bro-clothes” are appropriate and inoffensive to our local hosts, because they are inappropriate and they are offensive. - Apr 2023
Dress in Tijuana and San Diego is casual. More shorts in SD than TJ, but overall pretty casual everywhere. Locals tend to dress up more than Americans for dinners out, but formal dress is reserved for very formal events. The consulate is also casual - ties are rare and suits rarer. Sandals and dressy casual dresses in summer are perfectly acceptable. DC-wear not needed but a couple times each year for major visits. - Nov 2017
Business casual at work. Public is fairly casual. - May 2015
On the dressier side. - Mar 2015
I do not see ties on men ever. It's pretty casual overall. - Apr 2014
Dress casual. - Feb 2014
Business casual. - Apr 2011
Business casual at work. Jeans and t-shirt are fine on the weekends. Dress to impress if you are going out or to a party. - Mar 2011
Business casual. - Dec 2010
Business casual at work, more formal if meeting with Mexican officials or business contacts. - Aug 2010
Same as in the U.S. - Mar 2008
