The Shoes 72% of People Refuse to Wear to Restaurants

Based on how often we all frequent restaurants on a weekly
basis, you’d think that what to wear
to them would be discussed more than it is. Nordstrom-owned
personal styling service Trunk
Club is doing its part to change that. The site
recently released the results of a study it conducted about

deciding what to wear to dinner, and a big takeaway is that
what to wear to restaurants is a significant source of stress.

Trunk Club polled 2000 Americans and found that a whopping 65%
of those surveyed said they were overwhelmed when it came to
deciding what to wear out to dinner. They even said that it’s more
stressful than making the actual restaurant reservation, and 41%
shared that the pressure to look stylish at
restaurants is real. And believe it or not, one in four people
admitted to altogether skipping going out because of an outfit
predicament.

Of all that was contained in the
survey (which you should definitely check out—it’s quite
interesting), the largest consensus was about what shoes people
refuse to wear to restaurants: 72% would never wear flip-flops or
sandals to restaurants. Now, the exact types of flip-flops and
sandals aren’t specified, but we’re guessing that it’s referring to
very casual rubber varieties that are best suited for the beach or
pool, as opposed to the plethora of chic, elevated sandals on the
market.

Keep scrolling to find out what else people refuse to wear to
restaurants and shop shoes that we think are
restaurant-appropriate.

The 10 Items People Refuse to Wear to Restaurants

Flip-flops: 38%
Sandals: 34%
Sweatpants: 32%
Shorts: 30%
Hats: 29%
Tank tops: 28%
Leggings: 28%
Cargo pants: 28%
Overalls: 28%
T-shirts: 26%