Sharm El Sheikh is Egypt's most internationally observed Red Sea resort — the resort city at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, with the National Park of Ras Mohammed to the south, the extraordinary coral reef systems of the Tiran Strait, and the luxury resort hotels of Naama Bay and Hadaba that have made it one of the most visited diving and beach destinations in the world. The wardrobe responds to the combination of Islamic Egypt's cultural modesty requirements outside the resort zone and the resort wardrobe context within it.

The modesty context outside the resort zone. In the markets, the mosques, and the town centre of Sharm El Sheikh, covered dress is appropriate — a PP linen shirt fully buttoned with linen trousers. Within the resort hotel grounds, the beach clubs, and the diving sites, the standard resort wardrobe applies.

For the diving and the reef. The Ras Mohammed National Park reefs, the Thistlegorm wreck, the Tiran Islands — natural swim shorts and a white PP linen shirt for the dive boat, leather deck shoes. The Red Sea water is warm year-round (24–27 degrees); the natural swim shorts appropriate for the diving and snorkelling context.

For Naama Bay and the resort hotels. The Ritz-Carlton Sharm and the luxury resort hotels of the Naama Bay area. White PP linen for the beach and pool; a navy PP linen shirt with linen trousers for the resort dinner.

For the evenings. The restaurant street of Naama Bay, the hotel terraces — a navy PP linen shirt with linen trousers and leather shoes. The Sharm evening is warm year-round; natural linen is the correct fabric for the outdoor evening temperature.

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