Sarajevo - Post Report Question and Answers

What is the typical dress code at work and in public places? Is formal dress ever required?

Dress is business to casual attire. Formal dress is rarely required. In public most people wear clothing slightly more conservative than in the West. - Mar 2024


Pretty casual. I only wore a formal dress once for a Marine Corps ball. - Apr 2021


Business for work, smart casual for the rest. People in Bosnia and Herzegovina like to dress up. - Feb 2017


Work is very formal. The US embassy is not a casual place. The public is also pretty dressy as a whole. I can't go to the store in my workout clothes without a lot of dirty looks. - May 2016


Suit and tie at the Embassy M-Th, business casual on F. - Aug 2014


General high quality, but not necessarily formal for the local. - Nov 2012


Business attire at work and casual at other times. - Aug 2011


Dressy at work, dressy/chic out on the town. No shorts. Very tight jeans. - May 2011


Business attire at work. Casual in public. Don't see a lot of shorts, but they're starting to crop up. - Jun 2009


Business casual. - Mar 2009


At work a suit is standard. - Dec 2008


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