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Jul 30, 2007 | 5:53 am

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Originally Posted by TMOliver

I would argue the point, having worn a US Navy officer's uniform, "Tropical White Short" (white ss shirt with shoulder boards & ribbons, white "Bermuda" shorts, white web belt, white knee sox and white "buck" shoes), to dinner at the Italian Navy Officers' meeses in Livorno and Taranto and the old NATO mess in Bagnoli on several occasions. I seem to recall wearing the uniform at Casserta, a quite formal sort of establishment.

But a Navy Officer mess doesn't equal a public, fine dining establishment elsewhere in Italy.

As for women wearing shorts w/heels - it has become quite popular here in Italy for attractive young women to do so, but when they do, they wear shoes that cost about 1000Eu/pair and shorts by Armani. It has nothing to do with Britney, Lindsey - who thankfully don't merit press mention here..

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