Chisinau - Post Report Question and Answers
What is the typical dress code at work and in public places? Is formal dress ever required?
Normal business. Moldovans as a whole dress to impress. - Sep 2023
Standard American / European dress code: office casual, suits for meetings and more formal occasions. Formal dress is almost never required unless you're attending high-end diplomatic or ceremonial functions. Adult males don't usually wear shorts unless playing sports. It's no big deal, but people will notice you as a foreigner. - Apr 2019
Moldovan women seem to find their inspiration from 14th St, Moldovan men dress either like Russian gangsters or in a "grunge" style. When going out, you'll see very well made-up Moldovan women dressed in tight, provocative clothing wearing 6 inch spike heels, talking either to a gangster type or a guy that looks like he crawled out of garbage dump. No woman would dare leaving her house here without makeup on, or in a sweatsuit, even if on the way to work out or clean someone's house.(Track suits for guys seem to be Ok though.) For expats, you'd do best dressing in conservative Western European style, limiting shorts, etc. - Aug 2011
Business dress for formal situations to business casual (depending upon your position). - May 2010
Business - Mar 2010
