Comments on: Smart Casual: the perfect dress code? http://www.benbarden.com/smart-casual-the-perfect-dress-code/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:39:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ben http://www.benbarden.com/smart-casual-the-perfect-dress-code/#comment-89 Ben Sat, 12 Feb 2011 22:42:23 +0000 http://www.benbarden.com/?p=118#comment-89 Hi Matt -thanks for the comment. According to a recent article on the BBC News website, there's a decline in smart office dress in the UK. <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12418046" rel="nofollow">Are works suits on the way out?</a> Hi Matt -thanks for the comment. According to a recent article on the BBC News website, there’s a decline in smart office dress in the UK. Are works suits on the way out?

]]> By: Matt http://www.benbarden.com/smart-casual-the-perfect-dress-code/#comment-88 Matt Fri, 11 Feb 2011 10:07:57 +0000 http://www.benbarden.com/?p=118#comment-88 We have "business casual" which just seems to be normally business attire but without the tie though some just wear straight business wear, it also varies from building to building. Fridays are dress down to smart casual though. We have “business casual” which just seems to be normally business attire but without the tie though some just wear straight business wear, it also varies from building to building. Fridays are dress down to smart casual though.

]]> By: Ben http://www.benbarden.com/smart-casual-the-perfect-dress-code/#comment-86 Ben Sat, 21 Aug 2010 12:03:32 +0000 http://www.benbarden.com/?p=118#comment-86 Kirsten - we have business casual too, but it's less common. The issue there is that it's not the same as smart casual! sixmats - I half agree. If I have time to iron a shirt in the morning, I usually go for a smart shirt with jeans. To me that's perhaps the best example of smart casual :) Kirsten – we have business casual too, but it’s less common. The issue there is that it’s not the same as smart casual!

sixmats – I half agree. If I have time to iron a shirt in the morning, I usually go for a smart shirt with jeans. To me that’s perhaps the best example of smart casual :)

]]> By: sixmats http://www.benbarden.com/smart-casual-the-perfect-dress-code/#comment-85 sixmats Wed, 21 Jul 2010 07:06:49 +0000 http://www.benbarden.com/?p=118#comment-85 I'm a believer in the formal side of smart casual. Although, I don't like wearing ties. I’m a believer in the formal side of smart casual. Although, I don’t like wearing ties.

]]> By: Kirsten http://www.benbarden.com/smart-casual-the-perfect-dress-code/#comment-84 Kirsten Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:16:39 +0000 http://www.benbarden.com/?p=118#comment-84 We call it "business casual" here in the States, and that's what I wear to work. There are still certain requirements, even on casual Fridays - no tank tops, midriff baring shirts, too short skirts, flip-flops, etc, but overall it works well. I can't be bothered with skirts, so I usually choose some cotton pants and a coordinating shirt. On Fridays it the same shirt, but with jeans. I must say, though, that I did prefer wearing uniforms to work. I'm not the most fashionable person, and I hate trying to think of what to wear, so being told what to wear worked just fine for me. We call it “business casual” here in the States, and that’s what I wear to work. There are still certain requirements, even on casual Fridays – no tank tops, midriff baring shirts, too short skirts, flip-flops, etc, but overall it works well. I can’t be bothered with skirts, so I usually choose some cotton pants and a coordinating shirt. On Fridays it the same shirt, but with jeans.

I must say, though, that I did prefer wearing uniforms to work. I’m not the most fashionable person, and I hate trying to think of what to wear, so being told what to wear worked just fine for me.

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