Ciudad Juarez - Post Report Question and Answers
What is the typical dress code at work and in public places? Is formal dress ever required?
Most dress business casual, although some wear suits everyday. - Feb 2023
Business casual is mostly what I see. - Mar 2022
Work is business or business casual, depending on the section/industry. Mexicans dress well in professional settings. Formal dress is required for functions, and often Mexican women will get hair or makeup professionally done for parties. There’s lots of variety. - Jun 2019
Dressy casual for the office, people wear everything in public. Shorts are uncommon in Mexico. - Feb 2019
No formal dress required. At work, shirt and tie for the guys and the equivalent for the ladies. - Jan 2019
Business attire at work. Whatever you want in public. Mexicans, in my opinion, dress more formally than Americans, but the other moms don't bat an eye when I wear yoga pants to my kids' soccer practice, and they're in three-inch heels and a dress. - Jun 2016
tie, no jacket. - Apr 2016
Business casual ay work. Anything goes in public. Bring cowboy boots if you've got them. - Apr 2016
Similar to U.S., I'd say. - Dec 2015
same as U.S., leaning toward conservative in public. - Aug 2015
Professional at work. - Jun 2014
Same as Western U.S. - Aug 2013
Shirt and tie for work; public is casual. - Jun 2013
Business at work. Anything goes in public. - Sep 2012
Mexicans tend to dress up a bit more in public, but otherwise it is not too different from the US. - Jul 2011
Ties at work, in public whatever you want. - Jun 2011
Mexicans as a rule tend to dress up more than Americans. Men will almost never wear shorts, unless playing sports or going to the beach. - Mar 2009