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

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

Sounds tres chic and cool.

Enjoy!

Dress, trainers, leather jacket. Sorted.

What’s a snake one arm top?????

Heels are completely over. As are little dresses and getting your legs out! Sorry! Wear jeans and trainers to both.

I don’t live in London any more but I can’t shake my London dress code instincts, with the result that I am now permanently underdressed in my new city. There is an unspoken rule in London that you must never look like you have made too much of an effort.

They're both pretty casual tbh. I rarely wear heels, maybe a small block heel and then either a dress and jumper or jeans and jumper

But there'll be people dressed at both ends of the spectrum so you won't stick out

Your outfit choice above sounds fine cos anything goes, but your husband sounds like Jeremy Clarkson‘s. He should definitely ditch the blazer. London is super comfy casual. Blazer, jeans and shiny shoes ain’t here!

Yep as a very casual dresser (trainers, jeans, T-shirt) I love visiting DS in Brixton.

DS(26) is rocking strangely short trousers and an assortment of vintage football tops these days, very care in the community to my eyes but apparently very hipster.

"There is an unspoken rule in London that you must never look like you have made too much of an effort"

Exactly. It all sounds like the absolute opposite of falling into bed after a hot date!

Hello Birmingham!!

TinklyLittleLaugh that's really not a nice expression.

So to sum up: no rules, wear what you like. But not this, or this or this otherwise people will spot you're from the provinces and make jokes.
London style at its finest.

As an occasional visitor / observer - Soho's a mix: tourists who've been out all day dressed for any kind of weather alongside people in business dress and people heading out for the night. Brixton is achingly low key. Fastening your shoelaces is probably seen as trying too hard. That's what I've seen in restaurants bars and pubs. I don't know about clubs.

Have a great time. Your clothes will be fine and let your husband wear a blazer if he likes it.

@JoanieCash Ha! He wore the blazer and thankfully didn't look like a black version of Jeremy clarkson

Chunky heeled boots was the best shot, I'm 5'1 so would look 14 in flat shoes at night.

Brixton was great, got the tube back at 2am after doing wrey and nephews shots and putting out backs out. Worth the hangover, and would totally recommend the The Rum Kitchen!

Sounds ace! Glad you had a great night x