This dress can also work for smart casual.)
Casual Dress Code Definitions
This dress code requires quality clothing, such as slacks with a classy top (for either gender), a knee-length skirt with a sophisticated top or a dress appropriate for visiting a restaurant. A jacket is optional but is an excellent addition.
Business Casual
Business
casual doesn’t imply sloppy or t-shirts and jeans. This dress code stresses quality slacks, sweater sets, polo shirts and sweaters, and dress
shirts. A sports jacket is a nice addition and gives instant
credibility.
Smart Casual
This
dress code is commonly used in the UK, where the word "smart" isn't
automatically associated with a person's intelligence. Smart casual
refers to dressing "smartly". So, clean, neat, dressy, yet
not too formal attire is best.
Confused?
Well, there is a good reason for this, as there is no clear-cut definition for
it. Basically, if this is the requested dress code, dress as you would
for a first date to a very nice restaurant. Jeans are iffy. Jackets
for either gender are great. Collared shirts for men are best. No logos
or emblems on any piece of attire for either gender.
Note
Some
will use the dress codes ‘festive,’ ‘sport,’ ‘beach,’ and ‘holiday’ casual
also, but these are basically the same as the previously mentioned casual dress
codes only tweaked to suit the location or time of year. These pieces of attire
should correspond to the event, such as Khakis, good-quality shorts, or jeans
for sport or beach casual. Just remember that casual doesn’t mean sloppy; this
dress code requires high-quality pieces.
{This
excerpt is from my book: Proper Attire for All Occasions.}
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