I find that dark clothing is always good - it seems that everyone is Europe still goes for black. Also, there are a lot of nice sneaker/shoes (Tod's especially) that Europeans are wearing; in fact, we got our first pairs in Capri last year. Jeans are still good, but not light colored ones. And more Europeans are wearing khakis, although generally darker khaki. For men and women, the sweater over the shoulders is still a good look (not around the bum!), no fanny packs or "theme tees", and Europeans still dress a bit more formally than Americans.

Another thing we do is look around at what people are wearing and sometimes plan on purchasing an item stylish to the area - and find that a lot of these styles are just arriving in the States.

Consequently because of the way we dress, people do not think we are tourists and that is true even in the Far East.

I agree with those who say that acting ignorant, rude, intolerant etc is also bad - and it helps to at least know "please, thank you, good day, good night, and good bye" in local language.