The Worst Look

[globetrotter]



If I had to do business casual, I would dress no differently than I do on weekends and holidays when I have to look semi nice. Basically, I only have three speeds.
1) Classic tailored jacket & tie
2) ratty chinos/shorts + cal or wharf to whart or cactus league t-shirt
3) tailored odd trousers + BD (OCBD for cold weather, linen for warm).
So, I would do #3, with loafers or bucks.

yeah, that's what I figured.

what about thicker shirt for cold weather? like wool or cotton chamois?

 

[Manton]

No objection, I just don't have any.

 

[HughJ]



I think that is the DKNY tie-and-pocket-square-in-a-bag combo from Macy's. Was he wearing a green shirt?

No, sir. I walked across the room to confirm that it was a tie. This one definitely fell off the turnip truck.

 

[repp_fink]



Or suits with worn out nylon backpacks...

Good God, the suit-with-backpack look. I swear I see this at least once a day, and I cannot fathom the thought process that produces it.

 

[Balfour]

^ Yep. That's pretty standard in London too. A place I visit regularly professionally actually issues their staff with rucksacks (mandated by health and safety legislation) to carry their work laptops home. So if you leave in the late afternoon, you see a stream of people leaving wearing suits without ties toting identical backpacks.

 

[kashmir]

Are they engineers or...?

 

[unbelragazzo]



I dressed business casual all the time as a lawyer. That just meant odd jacket and tie instead of a full-on suit.

What about at night? Join us:

http://www.styleforum.net/t/309735/black-tie-casual

 

[comrade]



that and guys wearing suits without ties.

This seems to have become de riguer among corporate and political leaders when speaking to the media.

 

[Douglas]

I just want everyone to know that I am wearing cargo pants and a corporate-logo'ed Land's End polo today.

 

[in stitches]



I just want everyone to know that I am wearing cargo pants and a corporate-logo'ed Land's End polo today.

GTFO N00b

 

[The Thin Man]



If I had to do business casual, I would dress no differently than I do on weekends and holidays when I have to look semi nice.
3) tailored odd trousers + BD (OCBD for cold weather, linen for warm).
So, I would do #3, with loafers or bucks.

Would you wear sweaters much if you were in an office where people didn't wear jackets?

I always figure any year I'll be stuck in Biz Cas land. I don't know whether to let my likely future affect my current purchasing.

 

[afreegreek]

May I ask if you jave no interesr in clothing, why would you bother to stay here?
A craftsmen forum shoulde be more your cup of tea, just for your $0.02

what gives you the impression I'm not interested in clothing? I like clothes.. I usually spend a couple of hundred dollars every payday on something to wear, sometimes I save up for few months to buy something little more expensive.. I just have no interest in suits..

 

[Manton]



what gives you the impression I'm not interested in clothing? I like clothes.. I usually spend a couple of hundred dollars every payday on something to wear, sometimes I save up for few months to buy something little more expensive.. I just have no interest in suits..

Fair enough, the door's over there.

 

[blahman]

Sounds streetwear and denim is a more appropriate forum.

 

[afreegreek]

Fair enough, the door's over there.

I didn't see where it says my pants and jacket have to match to post a comment..