I can't find any information on this and I really need to know. Thanks!
2006-09-05 14:20:50 · 9 answers · asked by Jenny P 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Pretty casual all the time. Jeans and T-shirts. Add a fleece sweater in May and September or a Goretex parka in the rain.
In winter, everyone talks temperature - "It was 16 at my house, how about you?" You only use "plus" and "minus" between -10F and +10F. If it is -25, everyone knows it and leaves out the "minus" and would say "It was 24 at home, but 29 on the drive in."
Therefore, in winter, it is varied. It can be 20 to 25F and then regular jeans and a thick jacket is fine if there's no wind. Add a warm hat if a bit colder or windier.
At 0F, people put thermals under their pants or wear powder pants or insulated Carhartt bibs or flannel-lined denim jeans. Or walk really fast into the store and leave the car running.
At -20F, people don't do as many trips out, pre-warm the car, and definitely have serious pants, gloves, hat and face mask if they are out for long at all.
The bottom of my personal fun meter is -15F. I like to ski or hike at -10F, but -20F and colder is just, well, dang cold.
Carhartts are big up here. My wife is the only doctor in her practice that I haven't seen come to work in Carhartts at one time or another. And I went to a (somewhat tongue-in-cheek) Alaskan wedding in which the groom was in brand-new Carhartt jeans and a clean white shirt. The joke goes, "It's a formal event - wear CLEAN Carhartts".
Some younger people are into the gansta look with baggy jeans on guys. And there are a lot of very low-rise jeans on girls. I liked a northern expression about it - "a diving whale" - because low jeans with a high thong look from behind like whale flukes as the whale dives.
Business people wear what would be "office casual" elsehwere. Dockers and a polo shirt or collared shirt for guys. Slacks or new jeans and a blouse for women. The only times I put on a tie are for funerals (not local weddings), dress-up local fundraisers, or high-powered meetings with people from "Outside" (as we call the 48 states).
2006-09-06 08:24:25 · answer #1 · answered by David in Kenai 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone dresses fairly casually here. Most employees in business places dress the same as anywhere else. Of course we dress warmer in the winter so we can dress very casually. If you aren't going to be taking your coat off (as in shopping) why do you care what you have on. If this doesn't answer your question email me at patti99515@yahoo.com and I will try to help.
I am not young, so if you are talking about clothing for younger people, I have a 17 year old niece who could help.
2006-09-08 11:42:49 · answer #2 · answered by Patti C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it's starting to get colder there so I'd say warm clothes, jeans, sweaters, socks, panty hose sweaters, maybe boots if it snows, heavy jacket.
You were expecting Indian dress and headgear? Or parkas 24/7?
It's part of the US and I expect if you googled or yahoo'd alaska you could actually find out that information.
2006-09-05 21:29:24 · answer #3 · answered by Lizzy-tish 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
warm fuzzy clothing..lol.. I'd go with the pendleton levi look.. its pretty safe.. or you could just find a penpal there and ASK!..lol
2006-09-05 21:23:28 · answer #4 · answered by TimeWastersInc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Same type as anywhere else, 'xcept in winter.
2006-09-05 21:25:14 · answer #5 · answered by Melissa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would guess warm clothing
2006-09-05 21:27:14 · answer #6 · answered by Coxie Megan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
. Wool, Fleece, anything that is in layers
2006-09-05 21:23:27 · answer #7 · answered by Mimi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
like everywhere else
2006-09-05 21:25:41 · answer #8 · answered by Simplystunning 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
warm?
2006-09-05 21:25:58 · answer #9 · answered by daniel r 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋