JEK
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Bar de l'Oubli does not take credit cards either...~!
TWAS! That's what Amy said!
Bar de l'Oubli does not take credit cards either...~!
I'm with Cassidain on this. Perhaps, no one will kick you out for wearing shorts to dinner, but you will likely be a minority of one at many places. Many people dress up a bit because that is part of the fun of dining out. Not suit and tie, but a little style and flair of some kind to show you care about this meal. Linen and long sleeves are a well worn standard. Come to think of it, the most stylish people will be wearing less on the beach and more in the restaurants than the typical American. Like many things on St Barth, a lot is optional. I am not stylish by nature, but I do what I can when on island. Personally, I want long pants and closed shoes on after dark anyway, just as protection against mosquitos, which typically aren't overwhelming, but do make it a habit to find ankles, feet and toes. My wife laughs at me because the mosquitos seem to ignore her.Don’t know that you “need” long pants at dinner. But, at a stylish place like Bonito (on your list) you might feel a bit underdressed in shorts.
Many of us always where long pants after dark. Or to mass.
I wear shorts and flip flops all day long but when we go out in the evening I'm more likely to wear long pants if we are going somewhere nicer as my better half is usually better dressed so I need to look the part. If you wear shorts, take a can of Off or whatever repellent you like to use and spray your legs before you go in. The times I've forgotten to do that my legs look like I have some sort of pox. If you go out hiking, light weight long sleeve shirt and pants I find are better than shorts and a t shirt. Shorts and a T aren't really cooler and with the sun, I find my skin appreciates the cover. So does my dermatologist.
I wear shorts and flip flops all day long but when we go out in the evening I'm more likely to wear long pants if we are going somewhere nicer as my better half is usually better dressed so I need to look the part. If you wear shorts, take a can of Off or whatever repellent you like to use and spray your legs before you go in. The times I've forgotten to do that my legs look like I have some sort of pox. If you go out hiking, light weight long sleeve shirt and pants I find are better than shorts and a t shirt. Shorts and a T aren't really cooler and with the sun, I find my skin appreciates the cover. So does my dermatologist.
Not at all..TMI would be practically live streaming a search for white underware 'cause your white linen pants are a bit too see through.bkeats, excellent point on the long sleeves during the day. Is it TMI to say that I pack a handful of long sleeve shirts that I wear first in the evening after a pre-dinner shower and then wear that same shirt throughout the next day hiking and beaching, at which point it is totaled. That night, out comes the next fresh shirt and the cycle continues. Sorry ladies, I have said too much about the secret things guys do, but it cuts the laundry by 1/2 and we're in a convertible by day anyway.
I guess key point is YMMV.
To each, his or her own Saint-Barth.
To one, it’s flip flops and shorts.
To another, it’s chic couture and red-soled Louboutins.
Vive la différence