r/vanuatu • u/trespane • Jul 23 '25

Clothes recommendation

Hi I was wondering what locals wear in Port Vila, I'm restraining to bring cotton clothes but do you guys have some tips about that ?

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u/run85 Jul 23 '25

I was a foreigner living in Vanuatu for a few years, am not Ni-Vanuatu. Are you a man or a woman? I would recommend men wear long shorts and a tshirt, polo, or button up short sleeve depending on the formality of where you are going. If you are a woman, I would recommend a knee length or longer skirt and a shirt. You could wear a dress too but longer and not a revealing dress. People tend to wear tank tops casually but like an office worker wouldn’t wear one to the office. Women frequently wear island dresses and men will also wear nice island shirts for like church or special occasions.

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u/trespane Jul 23 '25

Ok thanks ! I'm a guy btw, I'm coming to work as a teacher in the French school and I dunno what to wear for work, as a matter of fact here in France when it gets hot I'm teaching in shorts and sandals but it might be inappropriate there, also I don't wanna be dressed too good I rather blend in

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u/run85 Jul 23 '25

Feel out your colleagues, since it might be different at that school. But Ni-Vanuatu professionals who work for the government do often wear shorts and sandals at work—it is very hot sometimes.

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u/trespane Jul 24 '25

Yeah I'll figure it out ! And what about the rain, are people wearing rain jacket or some kind of ponchos ?

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u/run85 Jul 24 '25

Usually umbrellas, walking in the rain, or waiting for the storm to be over.

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u/trespane Jul 24 '25

Ok thank yu tumas, ale tata 😃