# Pub attire. What does it mean to you? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 25, 2012, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pub-attire-what-does-it-mean-to-you/610643 "2012-01-25T21:22:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![automagic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a698b9/32.png) [@automagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/automagic)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pub-attire-what-does-it-mean-to-you/610643/1 "2012-01-25T21:22:12Z")
Say you are invited somewhere and the host requests pub attire, what would you wear? ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pub-attire-what-does-it-mean-to-you/610643/2 "2012-01-25T21:26:59Z")
Winter - jeans and t-shirt, casual jacket or polar fleece, shoes Summer - shorts and t-shirt, scuffs. ---
**Author:** ![Eliot\_Ness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Eliot\_Ness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eliot_Ness)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pub-attire-what-does-it-mean-to-you/610643/3 "2012-01-25T21:38:29Z")
Whatever I wore at work when quitting time rolled around. Except if I had a tie I’d be prepared to tuck it into a pocket, especially if it would get in the way playing pool. Better idea, ask the host, explaining you hadn’t heard that one before. ---
**Author:** ![GreenElf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pub-attire-what-does-it-mean-to-you/610643/4 "2012-01-25T21:44:18Z")
A checkered newsboy cap like Andy Capp. ---
**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pub-attire-what-does-it-mean-to-you/610643/5 "2012-01-25T21:49:18Z")
Casual attire, perhaps with a jacket. Tie not required. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pub-attire-what-does-it-mean-to-you/610643/6 "2012-01-25T22:10:00Z")
Some ridiculous British thing, probably a Sherlock Holmes-style hat. We don’t have “pubs” here, so I’ve never heard anyone use the term “pub attire”. ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pub-attire-what-does-it-mean-to-you/610643/7 "2012-01-25T22:26:34Z")
I’m British and I’ve never heard that phrase. I guess it means wear whatever you might wear at a bar. ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pub-attire-what-does-it-mean-to-you/610643/8 "2012-01-25T23:59:59Z")
I’ve never heard the term “pub attire” in my life, and I’ve spent considerable time in pubs/bars on both sides of the pond. I guess I’d consider that to mean pretty much anything; “casual attire.” Which would depend on the class of pub, and one’s goals when attending said establishment. ---
**Author:** ![Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pub-attire-what-does-it-mean-to-you/610643/9 "2012-01-26T00:16:04Z")
I would have to ask the person who invited me - never heard the phrase before. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pub-attire-what-does-it-mean-to-you/610643/10 "2012-01-26T00:22:08Z")
Whatever I’m wearing, which is what I wear when I go out to a bar. I’m not really sure what you \*can’t \*wear to a pub. ---
**Author:** ![Sudden\_Kestrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Sudden\_Kestrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sudden_Kestrel)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pub-attire-what-does-it-mean-to-you/610643/11 "2012-01-26T00:26:16Z")
Peanut shell-covered shoes, because the only pub I ever went to had bowls of salted-in-the-shell peanuts on the tables. Serious answer would be whatever I would wear to go have a drink with friends, which would be blue jeans and a casual shirt. ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pub-attire-what-does-it-mean-to-you/610643/12 "2012-01-26T00:26:19Z")
> [@automagic](#): > > Say you are invited somewhere and the host requests pub attire, what would you wear? I would assume that it was their way of ironically saying “wear whatever you like”, because there’s no such phrase. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pub-attire-what-does-it-mean-to-you/610643/13 "2012-01-26T00:28:26Z")
Googling “pub attire” gets no useful results, with this thread being the third hit. I would think it’s someone’s misguided attempt at a fancy phrase for “casual.” ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pub-attire-what-does-it-mean-to-you/610643/14 "2012-01-26T00:38:13Z")
> [@SeaDragonTattoo](#): > > Googling “pub attire” gets no useful results, with this thread being the third hit. > > I would think it’s someone’s misguided attempt at a fancy phrase for “casual.” Yep, I googled it with the same results. OP, I googled “casual dress” and the wiki explanation pretty much nails it as comfortable, and not ceremonial: > **[Casual](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casual)** > > Casual or Casuals may refer to: ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pub-attire-what-does-it-mean-to-you/610643/15 "2012-01-26T00:42:35Z")
Turtle neck, and tweed coat with leather patches on the elbows, flat cap. I don’t know why. ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pub-attire-what-does-it-mean-to-you/610643/16 "2012-01-26T00:47:01Z")
> [@SeaDragonTattoo](#): > > Googling “pub attire” gets no useful results, with this thread being the third hit. That means we get to define it. I vote for “whatever you’re already wearing”. ---
**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pub-attire-what-does-it-mean-to-you/610643/17 "2012-01-26T05:21:31Z")
Something that adequately covers my testicles and nipples. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pub-attire-what-does-it-mean-to-you/610643/18 "2012-01-26T05:29:38Z")
Perhaps they meant “pube attire” - naked but tastefully covered with dreadlocks or a weave sourced from below. ---
**Author:** ![Dahnlor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dahnlor/32/533_2.png) [@Dahnlor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahnlor)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pub-attire-what-does-it-mean-to-you/610643/19 "2012-01-26T05:40:29Z")
[Batman Snuggie](http://fashionablygeek.com/approved-products/10-gifts-for-the-fashionable-geek-in-your-life-gift-guide/attachment/batman-snuggie/) ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pub-attire-what-does-it-mean-to-you/610643/20 "2012-01-26T05:41:12Z")
Here in South Florida, when I go to the local British pub, I wear golf shorts, a t-shirt, and sandals. I also wear that to my local lounge. The pub and the lounge are my two regular bars. Unless it’s happy hour on Friday, in which case I usually wear jeans and a button down, short sleeve shirt… Because I’m going straight from the office. -D/a [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pub-attire-what-does-it-mean-to-you/610643.md?page=2)