Smart Casual Festive Season

It’s the holiday season. There is going to be a whole lot of fun and excitement over the next couple of weeks, with that comes a lot of celebration. From family gatherings to office get-togethers.

The one thing that comes with those parties are the invitations. They can be quite confusing when it comes to that dreaded dress code. Smart casual? The dictionary defines it as “neat, conventional, yet relatively informal in style.” But what does that truly mean? What do you wear when the invitation asks you to be both smart and casual?

Well here are a few tips to uncover that particular puzzle.

• First, start off with a casual outfit and then layer it with a formal piece like a blazer or sports jacket. This allows you to blend the different aspects of your wardrobe into something that is both smart and casual.
• The look can also be achieved by using on an additional layer of darker shades of clothes. They tend to skew towards a more formal look so will balance out the casual look you have already. A darker shade of either a skirt, trousers or jacket will give the desired effect.
• And the final tip is to add some texture to the look. A sweater will do. A neatly cut overcoat can even take the place of a blazer for informal smart casual events where you’ll take it off anyway.

There you have it, a look for the books. You can now navigate the fashion pitfalls this holiday season when you see the words “smart casual.”

Happy holidays!