Dhahran - Post Report Question and Answers
What is the typical dress code at work and in public places? Is formal dress ever required?
Abaya for the women, usually long pants and any type of regular shirt for males. - Apr 2016
Work: business casual Public: conservative (all women wear abayas) - Jun 2015
Women have to wear abayas in public; on Aramco and in the Consulate, women should dress fairly modest but Western business attire is acceptable; men can wear anything they want (except shorts in public). - Jan 2014
No shorts for men or women in public. Women must wear an abaya (a long, black, shapeless dress worn over clothing that looks like a graduation gown) in public. When not wearing an abaya, women should wear shirts that go below the elbow and skirts that go below the knee (if not near the ankle), but usually anything goes within one's living compound. - Oct 2012
Casual at work unless you have a meeting with someone from outside. Men wear what you wear in the U.S. For women, you can wear what you wear in the States, but if you are not covering your legs and arms and chest, you should consider wearing the abayya to avoid harrasment. - Apr 2008
