Nice is the capital of the Côte d'Azur — the largest city on the French Riviera and the gateway to Monaco, Cannes, Antibes, and the broader luxury coastline of the Alpes-Maritimes. The Promenade des Anglais, the old town of Vieux-Nice (one of the most characterful in the Mediterranean), the Cours Saleya market, and the proximity to the Ligurian border give Nice a wardrobe context that spans the beach promenade, the Italian-inflected old town, and the formal social register of the Riviera evening.

For the Promenade des Anglais. The most famous seafront promenade in France — the 7-kilometre boulevard along the Bay of Angels. A PP linen shirt in white or a warm natural with linen shorts or linen trousers and leather shoes or sandals for the promenade walk. The Promenade rewards a composed but relaxed natural fabric wardrobe.

For Vieux-Nice. The old town — the Cours Saleya flower and food market, the restaurants and bars of the narrow streets, the Baroque churches of the historic quarter. A PP linen shirt in a warm natural or vivid colourway with linen trousers or linen shorts and leather sandals. Vieux-Nice's Italian-Niçois character rewards colour and natural fabric equally.

For the Nice beaches and the Riviera beach clubs. The private beach clubs of the Promenade — the Ruhl Plage, the Hi Beach. White PP linen over natural swim shorts, leather sandals.

For the Riviera evening. The restaurants of the Colline du Château area, the hotel dining of the Negresco. A navy PP linen shirt with linen trousers and leather shoes. Nice's evening social register is among the most observed in France outside Paris.

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