Formal Office Wear formal wear Even for the casual dresser, who hardly thinks about clothes, “What to wear to the office, especially meetings and functions?” is a major dilemma. Formal office wear is the style that addresses this segment. Formal wear includes a tuxedo or formal dark suit and matching tie for men and appropriate dresses, skirts, shirts, trousers for women. You may not be able to escape these kinds of outfits if you want to shine in your office. Formal clothing most necessarily means wearing starched shirts and dress pants; and nice tailored skirts for women. You can also dress up in full dress suits with waistcoats and cuff links.
Learn the terms used to describe the different Dress codes in formal dressing here. Business Casual Business casual style in fashion This is just short of being saddled with the stiff upper lip the formal wear has but still good enough for meetings and office functions. This style is mostly associated with tech workers and maynot be practical for many office-goers who have a more strict dress code other than on friday’s. If this is you, you can adapt these outfits for all other daily activities/outings. What would you like to wear if you are a smart casual dresser? A blazer and a matching pant or khakis with a formal collared shirt and optional tie are the most commonly seen business casual for men. Sports jackets are also used in a more casual setting. For women, slacks or skirts with proper blouses/tunics with a suitable jacket constitute business casual.
Related post : What is Business Casual Dress code for women : 7 must have components. Glamorous Evening – Black Tie formal black tie occassion wear- girl wearing a long black gown This article calls it ‘the’ formal dress code. It is the formal attire for men with strict specifications – like Tailcoats, tuxedos. Girls get to wear glamorous evening gowns and cocktail dresses. Sports Wear sportswear as a everyday clothing style Sportswear is nowadays used as a synonym for casual wear. Earlier, only sportsmen used to be seen in the sports clothes but nowadays, with celebrities taking up the trend, everyone is being seen out in their best workout clothes, even without doing a 5-minute workout that day.
Activewear is an alternative name for sportswear. Athleisure is the term coined to use for trendy sportswear. Most of the sportswear is made in a fabric that is comfortable enough to be worn anywhere and stretchy enough to be form-fitting and attractive, without losing its shape Leggings, tank tops, sports bras, outerwear, polo shirts, yoga pants are all the staples if you want to follow this trend. The major sports brands to buy include Adidas, Puma, Altura, Fila, DKNY, yoga pants from Lululemon and Sweaty Betty. Check out this post for interesting photos of how this style emerged in America, the way most styles do, through celebrities. Girly Style fashion style of wearing girly clothes This is the ultimate feminine style – if you like this aesthetic you will be wearing mostly pink clothes and accessories and will use a lot of make-up.
You will be dressing in skirts, dresses, and blouses with cute details like bows or ruffles, flounces and lace. You may also have a predominantly pink wardrobe or atleast most of your clothes will be in the pastel spectrum. Learn more about a girly clothing styles for women here. Androgynous style This is a gender neutral fashion style in which you dress in clothes of either gender (male and female) combining them in your own unique style. Also called as Unisex clothing. Other terms associated with style are Gender fluid, genderless and pansexual. In women’s clothing this term is associated with adopting men’s clothing completely and a no-make up look. If you are a woman you will adopt an all male wardrobe including pants, shirts/t-shirts and eschew anything with feminine elements. For men, it is mostly wearing what they want.
Pink Flare PantsMost 13-14 year old girls go through a phase when anything pink and girly becomes anathema to them. When newly initiated teens rebel against their previous girly clothes, barbie looks and go for a slightly rebellious clothing styles they are called e-girls. It is a very new generation aesthetic. This goth inspired fashion is a viral trend among girls who are almost always on the Instagram. The Scene style can be said to be a predecessor to this style. Graphic tees, loose layered clothing, black painted nails, tennis skirts in dark colors, combat boots, crop tops and mom jeans combined with startlingly vivid dyed hair, thick lined eyes.
Scene fashion style This is a teenage fashion style that encompasses a lifestyle. It is followed by people who like a certain kind of music. Colored hair (think pink and blue) Tattoos, face piercings combined with clothes similar to the rocker chic but slightly different – that is ‘scene’. What would you wear if you are into Scene style of dressing? The followers of this style wear tight t-shirts with cartoon imagery or some other such graphics, booty shorts leggings or tight pants with skirts like a tutu over it. This style in clothes and accessories are not as popular today as it was in the mid 2000s but you will find some who are still fascinated by it – I have found followers of scene fashion in social media platforms like tiktok videos. Read more about scene fashion here. Rocker Chic Style A devil-may-care attitude is the most important thing in this fashion other than some very edgy elements. You will definitely like skinny leather pants/jeans, black boots or spiky heels, vintage t-shirts with patches (lots and lots of them) bomber/motorcycle jackets and dark colors, both in garments, accessories and make up. The followers of this style always wear form-fitting clothes. Other distinguishing style statements are black nail polish, studs in all their clothing, lots of jewelry including chunky bracelets and spikey necklaces. Learn a little more in detail about Rocker chic style here. Skateboarders Skateboarders clothing styles You may never have held a skateboard in your hands let alone touched it with your legs, but you can still be a skateboarder. It is mostly an attitude and a way of life.
Skater chic, as it is also called, includes oversized graphic t-shirts with an open over shirt, sneakers, skater shoes, skater pants or shorts and hoodies. Skateboarders mostly wear loose comfortable and functional clothes and follow brands like Supreme, Thrasher and Palace. Goth Fashion gothic fashion styles Gothic fashion refers to a dark mysterious style of fashion which verges on the edge of morbidness; you may have heard of it as dressing like the vampires. This style is associated with teenagers and rock musicians who dress exclusively in black but it is a lot more than that. It encompasses a wholly distinct Gothic culture and includes movies, fiction, and very passionate followers. What would be in your wardrobe if you are a Goth? You would have no other color in your wardrobe other than Black. You may like clothes from the victorian age – gowns, lace gloves – but they will always be in black.