Smart Casual - Topic of the day 11/2/24

What exactly is "smart casual", specifically? How does it differ from something like "business casual", or is it just a matter of semantics? How do you (or would you) navigate this while still expressing your own personal style?
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Holfram
Holfram3w ago
Smart casual is when I wear casual stuff cause I’m a smart fella On a more serious note: I always interpreted smart casual as “just wear some everyday stuff that’s not gross or ratty, maybe also not sweatpants” and I think that’s what people usually mean by it?
justly
justly3w ago
Smart casual is british for office wear a swarm of beige/navy chinos and blue Oxford shirts
njoyer
njoyer3w ago
smart casual is me when im feeling casual
Scott
Scott3w ago
Smart casual means that I’m going to an event I don’t want to be at
Spuck
Spuck3w ago
Smart casual means whatever I'm already wearing plus a shirt I guess?
Uzi
Uzi3w ago
Think Whatever you consider your Sunday best and now visualize cutting it down by half. Currently in my wardrobe that would be a Quarter zip ,blue oxford shirt, black pants , leather shoes and belts
Slicker Joe
Slicker Joe3w ago
all the smart casual outfits I see seem like they're trying to dress for "the office", but not like their dad or granddad
Steve
Steve3w ago
Ive always just translated it as "dress nicely but jeans etc. still fine." I usually err on the side of more formal, but even something like jeans + T-shirt with a blazer over top. It is an annoyingly vague definition but so are most of them ...
lyon
lyon3w ago
yea
ClassClown
ClassClown3w ago
I do think it yearns a bit for "average" or "tempered," at least when it's used as a work dress code/recommendation - not going too far in any direction. While it used to imply a suit, now I think that might be considered "too far" in that business casual direction (but certain fabrics would be fine like seersucker/corduroy/cotton). Similarly, I think "too youthful trendy" (or maybe just too tiktok these days) would seem out of place. Same goes for heavy use of workwear/streetwear. There's plenty of overlap, but "smart" to me is like "push to the center of the bubble." I'm sure I'm wrong.
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