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8/3/2019 Casual Dressing

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Dress Casually for SUCCESS

-the new trend



By:

Shahid Iqbal Bajwa AND…

Sayed Hammad Hassan Sherazi

National Textile University Faisalabad.



The Basic Theme

Coping with the rapidly growing World

Projecting the right Image

Avoiding Fashion Mistakes



Casual dressing

Casual dressing means that we canwear clothing that reflects the realworld, not only the business world.



Fashion is a form of ugliness so

intolerable that we have to alter itevery SIX MONTHS.

OscarWilde.



In past business dressing use

Gray flannel suit

Blue suit

Pinstriped suit

Armani suit



Suiting



Gray flannel suit



Armani suit



Rule out of formal dressing

People become more casual

The suits are no longer the norm

Casual dressing has moved from theweekend in to work week



Examples

Pat riley (coach of NBA’S Miami heat)

Larry Ellison (Oracle’s CEO)

Bill Gates

IBM



Decisions & Choices

What sort of casual look to

wear



Decision About

shirt versus jackets



Decision About

Jacket versus sweater



Decision About

Tie versus collar or collarless shirt



Decision About

Twills versus jeans



Benefits

More comfortable

More productive

Less expensive



Degrees of casual

Casual traditional (shirt & khakis)

Dress (formal) traditional (oxford shirt &

khakis

Casual contemporary (jeans & shirt)



Jackets

Very important as replace the

coats



Blazer

Blazer is the cornerstone jacket of business casual wear



Lapels

Three to three and half inches wide. Anything much more or less is entering a

world of temporary relevance, and not lastthe test of time



Single breasted

Have two or three buttons and can beworn buttoned or unbuttoned



Double - breasted

This type of jacket is usually worn by menwho are tall and thin……….



Shirts

Shirts play an important role in

dressing while formal or casual



Point collar

Straight collar



Button-down collar

Two collar points button to shirt



Spread collar

Have wider gap b/w collar points



Banded collar

Collar band without the collar



Crew neck

Roundish, tight fitting neckline



Polo shirt

Not just a game, but a pullover sport shirt.



Pants

Choice of pants is very important

for business casual wear



Khakis

Made from khaki cloth



Chino

A cotton fabric in firm weave



Denim

Cotton made fabric very resilient



Twill

Fabric made from combed yarn



Flannel

Made from soft, loosely woven wool cloth



Corduroy

Taken from French word means “court of the king”. Made from cotton.



Worsted wool gabardine

A high twist, wool fabric



What types of Ties are Available?

Many fine types depending on the

color and pattern



Ties

Diff types are here



Repp ties (lined, conservative)



Foulards (regular prints)



Solids (knits & wools)

D t (th ll th d t th



Dots (the smaller the dots, thebetter)

Cl b ti ( ith ifi tt o



Club ties (with specific pattern orinsignia)

Paisleys (always beautiful &



Paisleys (always beautiful & multipurpose)



Shoes

It is important to have an ideaabout what type and of what

color, shoes you have to wear



Shoes



The TOP 10 list for Dress-downcasual business look. (3rd degree)

I. An izod-style shirt or sport shirt

II. Khakis

III. Blue Jeans

IV. Banded collar shirt in white Oxford or Chambray

V. A Blue Denim Shirt

VI. Loafers

VII. Crew neck sweater

VIII. A Blazer

IX. A fun TieX. Leather belt



The Top 10 list for more Dress upbusiness Casual look (2nd degree)

I. Grey or other Neutral color slack II. A woven buttoned down shirtIII. Blazer( navy or other dark color)

IV. Dressy slack with a slight pattern V. Dark socks VI. A silk Tie VII. A Cashmere sweater VIII. ShirtsIX. ShoesX. A leather belt



The Top 10 list for a more FormalBusiness Casual Look (1st degree)

I. A Grey or Tan color wool slack II. A woven buttoned down shirtIII. Blazer

IV. Argyle or dark socks V. Khakis VI. A Repp tie or knit tie VII. A Cardigan sweater VIII. ShirtsIX. ShoesX. Leather belt



True / False

1. You should never consider who you’ll bemeeting with when planning how to dress forwork?

2. Where you conduct business should have noeffect on how you dress?3. The time of day should have no bearing on

what you wear?

4. Businessmen in every country take the sameapproach to business casual wear?5. Your clothes probably do not affect the

outcome of a job interview?



What to wear , When.

& WHAT NOT TO WEAR.



The Cardinal rule

Be Honest to yourself , and dressup in a way that makes you feelcomfortable with who you are.



5 Ws.

Ask yourself questions….

WhoWhenWhereWhat

Why…



Situations you can be in:

Meeting a new client

Meeting an older client

Meeting at a restaurant

Meeting at his or your office

Meeting at breakfast, lunch or dinner.

On a date etc.



some options which you can try

Casual Traditional (e.g., Izod shirt and Khakis)

Dress casual traditional (e.g., oxford shirt andkhakis)

Casual contemporary (e.g., jeans and a black shirt)

Dress Casual contemporary (e.g., black slacks

and a black shirt).



The Business DON’TS.

Making an inappropriate clothing anappropriate item is what we might call

a “business casual don’t”.



T-shirts with messages on them



Short sleeved buttoned shirts



Trousers that show your skin or even shirts



Shorts or cut-offs



Professional sports jerseys



Clothes that don’t fit



Thank you.

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