What to wear in Sri Lanka

It's a mix of Eastern and Western fashions. Young people invariabaly wear jeans and the author whouldn't be seen dead without his. Even older people sometimes choose to wear jeans. Teenagers and wear shorts and T-shirst as well.

To be really comfortable you should choose clothes made of cotton. Shirts should be light as possible. Bright sunshine during the day make dark colored clothing too warm. Sri Lankan's however are not particular about the color of their clothes unless it's for a formal gathering.

For office wear ladies choose Sarees, dresses or skirt and blouses. Men where shirt and trousers or the National dress. (white sarong and a white shirt that comes almost down to the knees). Business suits are hardly ever worn. Everyone will wear a tie though.

For the evenings and functions, gents don a suit or national dress for formal occasions. Ladies where dresses, or sarees.

At the beach (or anywhere else for that matter) nudism is taboo. The smallest of bikini is acceptable.