PERSONAL SPECIAL..BUSINESS CASUALS

Mistakes You Might Be Making With Your Business Casuals

The modern workplace environment emphasizes upon making employees feel more relaxed.

This is regarded as central to the objective of extracting maximum productivity from the workforce. Perhaps, the best example of this practice is the Google headquarters in US where the workplace has been merged with every culinary, physical and psychological mode of taking a break from work with the view of raising employee productivity!!

However, every organization doesn’t have the assets or the endeavor to provide as much liberty as Google. Instead, most workplaces insist upon wearing business casuals to work. This kind of dressing is a blend of casual comfort within an exoskeleton of formal wear. It helps to render professionalism to the office without making the employees suffocated in their conventional workplace attire.

Mistakes Related to Wearing Denims

This is an area of constant confusion among men trying to get the business casual look right. It should be understood that wearing denims to work might or might not be encouraged by your employer. Thus, you need to check the policies first. Secondly, denims have to be worn in a certain way so that they fit within the realm of business casuals.

For instance, don’t wear shredded jeans or those that have strange motifs embossed on them. Similarly, jeans that are too faded or those with eccentric shades should be avoided.

You might like your denims to be weathered and dirty but this doesn’t mean that it is suited for the office. Your jeans should be clean, even if not ironed, and shouldn’t have too many threads sticking out. Secondly, don’t combine your denims with formal shirts. This combination is just wrong and defies the concept of business casuals—this dressing refers to an overall look and not mixing casual wear with business shirts to create a confusing combination.

Don’t Get too Sporty

The other, most common mistake is trying to get too sporty in your business casuals attire. Most men fail to understand that business casuals don’t include your gymming or sporty clothes. Yes, sporty jackets are allowed but that is because they closely resemble blazers and present very neat cuts. Thus, wearing track pants or bright sneakers isn't recommended. This might be allowed on Fridays at your office but even then, going too ballistic with attires that border on the latest hip-hop trends isn't the best choice.

Not Paying Attention to Detail

Just because you are wearing business casuals doesn’t mean that you forget to accessorize or pay attention to the smaller parts of the ensemble. For instance, if you are wearing chinos, it shouldn’t be messed-up with too many creases. If you are using a belt, remember to choose one that compliments the shoes. Similarly, the shoes should be in coherence with your overall color scheme.

It doesn’t make sense to wear sparkling, new leather shoes with cargos. Similarly, wearing canvas shoes that are too flashy and don’t gel with your jacket and shirt look, should be avoided. Try to accessorize with a proper watch where the strap can be complimentary to your business casual combination.

Avoiding Typical Business Casual Mistakes

One of the simplest ways to avoid turning yourself into the top contender for the worst dressed employee of the month is shedding your ego and seeking help. You are bound to find some colleagues, seniors and bosses who can provide you a clearer perspective on what can be worn and what isn't allowed.

Avoiding Business Casual Wear Sins

A few things that don’t fit within the definition of a Business Casual include:

Shorts, unless your office clearly allows it
Gelled hair transformed into bizarre shapes
Baggy Shirts, T-Shirts or Lowers
T-shirts with flashy art or slogans
Extremely tight-fitted jeans
Spandex in any form
Hooded Sweatshirts
Jackets with team logos
Denim Jackets
Sweat Pants

Recommendations for getting your Business Casual selection right:

Khakis
Cotton pants
Plain T-shirts
Collared Shirts
Corduroy Pants
Polo Shirts
Linen Shirts
Full-sleeves sweaters
Turtlenecks
Shirts with various types of checks
Casual Sports Jackets
Thin-soled Leather & Suede shoes
Plain Sweatshirts
Simple Sneakers

Just remember that the term “business casual” has business as the first word. This means you should choose good-quality, slightly-sober clothes, footwear and look a bit coordinated in your appearance. This doesn’t mean you have to forego style but just try not to push the boundaries of fashionability.

- SENT BY AG

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