[Closed] business casual. what is it?

Jacket, Trousers (not always having to match jacket), Shirt. Tie optional. Not chinos or jeans.

Decent Shoes (as always)

Turn up in jeans and impress them with what you know rather than how you look.

Isn't "business casual" just a suit without a tie? Bizarre state of affairs if you ask me, even our CEO doesn't wear a suit.

If you're ready to be accepted into the director level club, you'll know what business casual is. If not, you're not ready. It's a bit like fight club in that way, as no one can tell you.

You still dress smart (suit and tie etc), but you just [i]behave[/i] more casually - farting, throwing nuts and catching them in your mouth. Stuff like that.

Good luck.

I'm so glad that I don't live in a world of corporate bullshit (after briefly flirting with the lower levels of it)

Where is it?

Codes vary by country, and especially in IT. USA IT "business casual" can be very, very casual for example.

It's this:

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No dangley earrings ang go easy on the makeup

UK. Probably end up taking a few outfits getting to breakfast early, checking out the others and then change. It is a week long event so quite a while to not be fitting in. Tbh if I rocked up in shirt and trousers likely I will be fine.

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If it's a week long conference, in my experience at least, it'll get more casual as the week goes on. Start with a suit and open neck shirt, you'll drop the jacket by Wednesday and will be in jeans by Friday. That's certainly my experience of these things anyway.

Bow tie and crocs

Think business, but with 2 items of your choice from the buffet of casual.

I suggest a wife-beater under your jacket and ditch the socks.

I have to go to lots of events of this type. Usually I wear shirt, trousers, blazer & shoes or sometimes a suit no tie if it's financial services who seem a bit more judgemental about this crap.. Smart casual is that but with Jeans.

Dress codes seem pointless to me but that's the club I suppose.

Bearnecessities - so funny.
I would say wear a good suit and tie. If everyone is no tie you can say 'ok don't need this', and lose the tie, thereby saying you are adaptable. oh and undo top button. It's easier to get scruffier than smarter.

It just means no suits or ties. You can wear a blazer or jacket though.

Have you thought about:
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it's financial services who seem a bit more judgemental

That's their failing rather than yours, n'est-ce pas?

That's their failing rather than yours, n'est-ce pas?

Not if that's your career path!

Recently i wore Reiss formal blue shirt open, tan diesel chino's and camper shoes.

I looked hot.

The answer "it depends" is very true here, as a few have identified.

Must haves: shirt (long sleeved, natch) and leather shoes. After that it's industry dependent. Add in chinos/jeans/other trousers and a sports jacket and you've got quite a lot of flexibility. Take a suit in case you have to adopt the abhorrent suit-without-a-tie look.

Suit without a tie IS a formal look. Long sleeve shirt whatever matched with whatever. (even long shorts but go easy on the mankini)

A few years ago I went to an all day training seminar and the dress code was business casual.

I looked it up and it was all chinos and cardigans...there is nothing in my wardrobe that resembled any examples I found.

I was the only one in jeans and a hoody.

I should probably dress like a grown up one day.

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Must haves: shirt (long sleeved, natch) and leather shoes. After that it's industry dependent.

Trousers of some description are generally a good idea, though.

Shirt and chinos/trousers, no tie, no jacket. If in doubt wear a round or V neck jumper in one single block colour, always make everything look smarter

Wear formal shoes, not casual shoes, if in doubt

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Agreed with benp1. The business "uniform" in all my export markets is now decent trousers with a plain belt (essential) decent shoes and a good quality striped slim-fitting open-neck shirt with no breast pocket and the sleeves unrolled. Some like to mess around with cufflinks but I don't.

I buy all my shirts from Hawes & Curtis now as they often have deals going and the fit is good. I always have a cotton handkerchief in my pocket.

The mistake you are making here is to approach this from a patriarchal construct frame of reference.

What you need to do is call all your friends who are attending the event and ask them what they are wearing. That way you won't all accidently wear the same thing.