Originally Posted by
mmack
One of the reasons I'm questioning is that when we go into some restaurants in Italy(Ie Alle Testiere) half the men are in sweaters/shirtsleeves and vest: they look like locals or at least European. We don't want to seem "overdressed"
When we go to Alle Testiere, we go with our married friends who are Venetian. They are also good friends of the owner. Our male friend generally wears a beautiful leather jacket over a sweater (we go in late fall). There are times when he wears a suit and tie. He aways looks elegant.