What to wear to Soho and Brixton at 30?

[nancyjuice7]

I've booked for me and DP to spend the weekend in London for his birthday doing all the tourist stuff during the day, as he's never been.
However looked at doing Soho Friday night and Brixton Saturday night. He loves Caribbean food so booked somewhere for that.
I'm just stuck on what to wear? Is soho more fancy and Brixton casual?
We're both early 30's and DP will wear blazer and nice jeans. I don't mind wearing a nice pair of heels, 100% wear a jacket and won't be getting my legs out. Just wondering if heels is overdressed for either or what the general "dress code" is for these areas?
Well be going to restaurants and then bars til 12/1 both nights

Not many women in london wear heels. Maybe heeled boots but not smart heels. Dress code casual.

You wear whatever you feel comfortable in. There's no dress code. And it certainly doesn't relate to your age.

I only ever wear flat boots or (non exercise) trainers out.

Brixton is my hood! Enjoy x

Also agree with BIWI.

I was in east London today and there were a million different looks. A million.

You could literally wear a bin bag with a pair of moon boots and you’d be the coolest person in the area.

I would say less dressy/formal and maybe a bit more trend/androgynous than you were thinking???

I saw and loved today-

Wide copped leg trousers, dm style or hiking boots, long duster type coats, or car coats, like a single breasted crombie style. Plain t shirt.

If it were me I would wear-
Leather joggers or wide leg trousers
Ankle boots with buckles
Crisp fresh white t shirt
Pale pink long coat
Cross body boxy bag

Wear whatever you like!!

It doesn't really matter

London is much more casual than most of the rest of the country. In fact, we always joke on a night out that you can tell people who are from outside London as they are the only ones dressed up!

Long floaty, hippyish skirt. Jewellery.

If you want to blend 8n

He: chav chic, expensive shell suit old school nike or adidas

You: accordion pleated skirt in metalic, calf length. Baggy oversized jumper tucked in the belly button only. Gold or silver rimmed eyeglasses. Dainty jewellery in gold. Hair sliders. Chunky trainers..the ones that cost 200 quids plus. Socks pulled up can be white gym socks or anything but no pop socks, Back packs both or a bum bag for you worn across your chest. Nose piercings. Awkward short blunt straight fringe..pink or lilac hair. Million ear piercings. Bushy eyebrows. Matt fresh natural make up.

Londoners dont dress up they wear trainers too its not like a night out in liverpool.

Hiker boots, longline vest, thin jewellery, black jeans and a biker jacket/black longline cardigan for you.

Nice jumper (not knit), dark jeans and casual dress shoes for him.

Think casual and then even more casual.

Londoners don't dress up for anything.

London is much more casual than most of the rest of the country.

I hadn't been outside of London for a night out in ages and went to Birmingham the other week. It really hit how casual London is, seeing girls in heels and little dresses. Realised I hadn't actually seen anyone wear heels for months.

That said, I don't think heels would be out of place in Soho and it's lovely to dress up. So follow your heart.

London areas don’t have dress codes, and people are too used to needing to get around to wear anything fiddly or impractical for walking in. Put it this way, I went for drinks and dinner in a high-end restaurant in Soho last Saturday, wearing the same clothes I’d worn to work in a library in the morning, and to walk on Hampstead Heath in during the afternoon — biker boots, wide-legged trousers, and a very old but lovely cropped asymmetric jumper over a shirt that might once have been DH’s. I can’t remember what he was wearing — whatever he’d put on earlier!

I spent the weekend in soho 2 weeks ago I'm 31 and DH is 40. I wore a jean skirt and normal long sleeved tight top and my timbs and DH wore jeans, shirt and his timbs too, we bar hopped and got in everywhere, even ended up in platinum lace strip club and then onto a night club afterwards. No issues getting in to anywhere. I wouldn't do heels, no where to sit and lots of walking.

No one ever wears heels. Unless at a wedding.

Make sure you wear comfortable shoes or trainers.
Wear what you want anything goes down here.its getting chilly though.

Brixton is my yard! Don't dress up and definitely don't wear heels, you will be walking. Lots. Jeans. A flat boot or shoe and a low key but nice top and/or jacket will be fine. Think quirky but casual. Interesting accessories.
That will do perfectly for anywhere in London

Comfortable shoes, and definitely no heels. Apart from that wear whatever you like.

Wear whatever you want - anything goes. But definitely trainers (not exercise ones!) not heels. And your DP might want to reconsider a blazer for Caribbean food in Brixton - more casual would fit in better.

I agree with PP london model casual than rest of UK, always get surprised visiting friends or family elsewhere by how much people dress up, but I always thought there were less rules in london too, ergo, wear what you want! It is definitely true that you’ll be walking lots so I’d consider boots rather than heels, but if you are a confident heel wearer go for it. Honestly, there are all sorts in SoHo and Brixton (lots of young professionals living in or around Brixton who may wear blazers upon occasion). Anything goes, so dress to feel yourself, confident and comfortable, heels or no heels.

My initial thought was no to the blazer in Brixton but maybe because to me I immediately think “ tucked in “ and Brixton is not a tucked in sort of place. But actually if that’s what he wants to wear then he should crack on. No to heels personally, no to tight little dresses and very “ done” hair if you want to fit in. If you don’t care then crack on with whatever you want.

I remember first time going to the theatre when I moved out of London, everyone was so dressed up! I was used to going to the theatre in whatever I was wearing that day.

So I've went for:

Friday night (Soho)
Black "coated" jeans
Patterned satin blouse/shirt
Heeled (chunky) boots
Blazer

Saturday night (Brixton)
Leather trousers
Snake long sleeve one arm top
Same boots at Friday
Cream mac

Thank you for the advice about heels! I've packed some Incase I change my mind but from the replies and what I've seen so far, boots is the better option!

And I'm currently in trainers (AF1 in beige), jeans, white shirt and mac coat for wondering around in