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What is the typical dress code at work and in public places? Is formal dress ever required?
No. It is much too hot here to be formal anywhere. If you go to an event or a party perhaps business casual but that is the extent. A lot of people have clothes locally made here so if you need something the local tailors can whip something up in a jiffy. Warning though, it also falls apart in a jiffy. - Mar 2019
Business casual. Formal dress? You mean like to attend opening night at La Scala? In West Africa, there's pretty much a tailor on every street. Locally available materials are bright and beautiful. You can have all kinds of clothing made to fit, from suits, to boubous, to shirts, dresses...pretty much anything you want, and at reasonable rates. - Feb 2019
Take formal dress for the Marine Ball, otherwise you will have to use local fabric to have one custom made. At work is business casual and public places people were very laid back (the expats). Locals are more concerned about dressing nice (their local fabric and materials). - Sep 2017
Less formal than in DC. Local fabrics are fun to wear, with great local tailors available. - Aug 2015
Business casual. - May 2014
formal and semi formal -- dress depends on occasion - Mar 2011
