Nice restaurants and dress code question

I%26#39;ve been reading my San Francisco guidebooks and they%26#39;ve got quite a few restaurant recommendations, from cheap to really fancy.

During my visit, I%26#39;m debating going to at least one really nice restaurant. But I%26#39;m not a fan of modern women%26#39;s formal attire. Now, I have no intention of showing up in grubby jeans and t-shirt full of holes. Aww heck no. No PJ bottoms and spagetti strap tops here, either.

Will any of the really nice places around San Francisco let me in wearing a pretty Kimono or Sari?

And should I come back later with male companions, are jacket and ties insisted on at alot of places?

In regards to jacket and tie establishments, I%26#39;ve always wondered- which is more important? The letter of the rule, or the spirit?

Obviously the spirit of the rule is to keep grubby people out and maintain a pleasant atmosphere. The letter of the rule- jacket and tie seems to be the simplest way of stating such.

I guess that%26#39;s why I feel sorry for some of the guys I know- Us women have more options, guys, not so much.

Nice restaurants and dress code question

I don%26#39;t know about any rules rules, but I think you can wear nice skirts or even jeans with a dressy top and nice shoes almost anywhere. Some places require a jacket for gentlemen. I think the intent is to make the evening dinner a special time for all involved.

Nice restaurants and dress code question

You will be in San Francisco. It is not necessary to wear a pretty kimono or sari, although I am sure that those around you would be delighted to see them, and heads would turn. You would be fine with some classy slacks and a dressy blouse.

As for the jacket and tie question, just ask when you make the restaurant reservation.

You are right ';we'; women have more options.

The thing is, I want to wear my Kimono or Sari- I%26#39;ve got a spectacular green and gold brocade sari that%26#39;s just begging to be brought out- I just need to make the proper choli blouse to go underneath.

I wonder if there%26#39;s any place in Japan or Chinatown where I can find kimono? I%26#39;ve got some pretty ones, but it%26#39;s always cool to find a shiny new one.

There are lots of people from India here, so it%26#39;s not unusual to see a Sari.

And I%26#39;ve seen women wearing kimonos around Japantown, although it%26#39;s usually during some kind of Japanese holiday that%26#39;s being celebrated. Whether they got them in Japantown or not...I don%26#39;t know.

I don%26#39;t ever remember seeing someone wearing a kimono anywhere else around town, although it would be kinda%26#39; cool to see someone doing that. Are you talking about a traditional Japanese kimono that actually takes two people to put on, and that you can hardly move in? Or something that is more ';kimono-inspired?';

I%26#39;m a sometimes player in the Society for Creative Anachronism, so I usually don%26#39;t do the modern obi sashes- that%26#39;s what makes modern women%26#39;s kimono so hard to move in, for the most part. I%26#39;m working on kit that%26#39;s more Momoyama period- pre 1600. Gorgeous, but much easier to move in. I%26#39;ll just omit the outer robe that trails on the floor. Trains are NOT conducive to safe and happy Cable Car rides:)

And an interesting aside- Even a good many Japanese women have found ways around needing two people to help them get into their kimono- there%26#39;s quite an assortment of accessories out there which allow a person to simulate the look with only a fraction of the effort. Sashes with the knots pre-made, and hidden fasteners in the back, being one example. I may decide to go this route instead- much easier to fit into a suitcase.

I%26#39;ve also got a monkish-looking kimono I made after watching Jet Li%26#39;s ';Hero';, but that%26#39;s not one for the fancy restaurants.

San Francisco is very accepting. You could even bring one of your male companions in a kimono or sari - and I%26#39;d bet you wouldn%26#39;t be refused service.

That%26#39;s why a lot of people come here. You can be what you want to be and very few people will put you down for it. Most will encourage it.

Spirit rules supreme here.

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