Dress code
A guide, not a rule. Easy by day, a little dressed up at night, more for the welcome party and the wedding.
A guide, not a rule.
Wear what you feel good in. If you’d like ideas, this is roughly what we’ll be wearing: easy by day, a little dressed up at night, and properly dressed for the welcome party and the wedding.
Every day of the week
- By day: swimsuit, a T-shirt or a linen shirt, sandals or Birkenstocks. Keep it simple.
- Drinks and dinner, men: a linen or cotton shirt, chinos or linen trousers, loafers or other shoes. A light blazer if you feel like it.
- Drinks and dinner, women: a summer dress, or wide trousers and a top, with flat sandals or espadrilles. Something you can dance in later.
- The night usually carries on to a bar or two.
The welcome party, Friday 3 September
To be confirmed
A summer garden party in town, dressed up. It will still be warm after dark.
- Men: linen trousers and a linen shirt, tucked in or not. A light jacket if you like. Loafers.
- Women: Lisa will add this soon.
The wedding, Saturday 4 September
To be confirmed
- Men: a summer suit, in linen or another light fabric, with a tie. Any colour: pale shades, but also a darker green, brown or grey.
- It will be 28–30°C, so a light suit will feel better than a tuxedo.
- Women: Lisa will add this soon.
The weather
Early September in south-east Sicily is still summer: around 28–30°C in the day, low 20s at night, and very little rain. The sea is at its warmest.
Practical notes
- Shoes. Ortigia’s streets are polished stone, and leather soles slip on it. Loafers with a rubber sole, flat sandals or espadrilles are perfect; block heels rather than stilettos for the evenings.
- Churches. The Duomo and other churches ask you to cover shoulders and knees. A light scarf in your bag solves it.
- Sun. Hat, sunglasses and high-factor sun cream. Midday sun on white stone is fierce.