Can you wear track pants to work?
Track pants or loose athletic pants are au courant this season. However are they too casual for the office? It depends on how you style them and what kind of office you work in.
Business clothing is more casual now that more women are going back to the office. Business leisure (bleisure) includes soft fabrics that are easy and comfortable to wear.
More formal business environments might not embrace the track pant trend however if you have your own business or your office is casual track pants can be fashion forward.
Fitted tops in general work with big pants. Style tapered versions of pants with a blazer for a professional look and pair with heels or platform style footwear.
Casual or loose styles can be worn with an oversized blouse or sweater with platforms or ballet flats. Pants with shirt style blouses and sneakers look good together.
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Business Casual for Women
Business casual attire for women continues to pose a challenge for many women that are serious about climbing the corporate ladder. “Casual” implies laid back or not serious. However an office environment means business. It is important to choose your business casual clothes carefully. You are being judged whether it is a regular workday day or casual Friday’s. When dressing for a casual workday it is prudent to stick close to your normal business attire.
Dressing for Business Meetings
Casual attire has invaded most workplaces. Even in many conservative companies the executives wear casual clothing to work but keep a more traditional work outfit in their office for important business meetings.
It is easy to put together a woman’s outfit for a traditional business meeting. A dark suit in navy blue is in good taste and is more feminine than black. It can be worn with a classic style men’s shirt and a colorful neck scarf or simple jewelry with polished black leather heels and a bag. Another option is a dress with a jacket.
When it comes to the more casual type workplaces it seems like anything goes. There are no hard and fast rules regarding women’s attire for important business meetings but the bar is higher for women. For important business meetings, women need to look on top of their game to appear professional and smart. At more casual business venues women’s business attire varies. Wear what the important women in the company wear. In other words, if you work at YAHOO check out Marisa Meyer’s, CEO, business attire.
The basic rule to go by is to watch what the movers and shakers wear to the office and what they wear in meetings. What people wear to meetings is determined by who they are meeting with and/or what type of impression they want to make. A fail-safe rule is to dress more on the conservative side so you look good.