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After much discussion of “how they dress in Europe” I realized that I had a conclusive piece of visual evidence. Check out these gentlemen playing big chess on a Saturday afternoon in the Geneva park that is home to the Reformers’ monument:

Note that the gentleman on the left’s coat is hanging on one of the taken chess pieces. And remember this is a Saturday. This look was by no means uncommon in Geneva. I was not surprised. And I had visited The Sartorialist enough to know I stood no chance in Italy.

Update on June 20, 2009 by

Frank@OBOW

To be fair, here’s our German tour guide after a making a group photo with multiple cameras in Paris. Not the banker look:

Update on June 22, 2009 by

Frank@OBOW

The Sartorialist has been in Florence a week or two after I was there. His photos show the variety to be found there. I half expect to find Till on The Sartorialist one day…

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