Born in Italy, smart casual style in a short time managed to conquer many people around the world. Its name translates as elegant (or elegant) everyday life, which fully conveys the essence of the new fashion trend in clothing.
Smart casual style: elegant business women casual
Smart casual is a unique combination of a strict business dress code with the convenience of everyday things.
Its main features include:
- the ability to combine things that were previously considered incompatible;
- more freedom than in classic, but less relaxed than in everyday style;
Cut and fabric
A new trend in fashion for women is the opportunity to diversify your look with more feminine body-fitting things that require following certain rules:
- Jeans should be exclusively classic straight cut. Color - black, blue or blue. In this case, no fashionable scuffs and holes, fringe, and rhinestones, stripes, appliqués and color inserts. Flared legs are also unacceptable.
- Skirts and dresses of a tight-fitting silhouette but always made of dense materials. Costume fabrics that avoid over-emphasizing all bends of the body are welcome. One of the options for a dress in the style of smart casual will be a sheath dress slightly narrowed down. And wearing pants, it is worth giving preference to narrow or shortened models. As for the length, the skirt or dress can be 5-7 cm above the knee.
- Unlike strict classics, the young fashionable style allows ladies to wear cardigans, which are much more convenient than jackets and jackets. At the same time, knitting with a large relief in the autumn-winter period and openwork in the summer are unacceptable.Perfectly fits into a stylish and respectable look - a Chanel jacket.
- According to the requirements inherited by a smart casual from the classic direction, the texture of all elements of the wardrobe should be smooth. Do not use knitwear and other fabrics of low quality. However, there are exceptions. For example, velvet is quite textured, but the style allows its use (velvet jackets).
- Blouses and dresses - without any romance in the form of frills, ruffles, assemblies and guipure. As a rule, they are of strict silk with sleeves covering the shoulders.
- Pants - simple, straight, not fitting the figure.
Actual colors
The basis of clothing is all shades of gray, brown, as well as classic white, black, beige and navy blue. For shirts and blouses, pastel colors of all colors are relevant.
In addition, the opportunity to use dark red, green, plum and similar shades has become a legacy of everyday street traffic.
Bright colors are forbidden, however, as are “funny” prints. However, in contrast to the classical versions, it is allowed to use all kinds of cells and stripes, as well as geometric patterns, simple ornaments. Acceptable and color transition effects.
The first rule when choosing the colors of individual parts is that they should not strongly contrast with each other in color and brightness.
Shoes & Accessories
Not one female image is unthinkable without all kinds of accessories that make it possible to complement the bow. No exception and smart casual.
In this case, wardrobe details such as hats, gloves, scarves on the neck, scarves, and bags will be great additions. At the same time, the latter obey the same rules as clothes: pastel colors, conciseness and a minimum number of decorations.
Limited use of medium sized jewelry is allowed. However, if the work requires to look representative in any situation, then the latter is best abandoned. Here, massive beads and large bracelets should be replaced with a small pendant on a chain or earrings with pearl inserts.
As for shoes, along with classic-heeled pumps, it can have a square or elegant high heel. Alternatively, you can use shoes with flat soles, for example, moccasins and ballet shoes.
Hairstyle and make-up
No less important in creating an image of a smart casual than clothes and accessories is a woman's hairstyle and makeup. The latter should be natural.
The basis is an even tone of the face with a slight, barely noticeable blush and black or brown mascara.
Stylists also recommend using shades of gray, beige and light brown shades, which should be intensively shaded. Fine eyeliner in harmony with mascara and shadows will not be superfluous. In this case, lipstick should be replaced with a flesh-colored sheen or completely colorless.
Like everything in the image, hairstyles should be convenient and simple. But at the same time be “perfectly” fixed and neat. Naturally combed hair is allowed.
Fashionable solutions
The direction of smart casual makes it possible to create elegant images that combine rigor and convenience, originality and conciseness.
One of the central things that fashionistas should have is a jacket that can be easily combined with almost any thing. For example, a dense one-color jacket of a semi-fitted cut looks good with a shirt made of silk or cotton fabric. Bottom - straight trousers in a neutral tone. Such an image is perfect for financiers, lawyers and those who work in these areas. Pants can be replaced if desired. As an alternative, a pencil skirt or a sheath dress is used.
Representatives of creative professions are advised by fashion stylists to try on woolen, tweed, corduroy jackets with bright prints. These jackets can be combined with jeans, straight skirts. Fit pleated skirts and straight trousers with a blouse here.
Feel free to go to work in jeans, a double-breasted jacket and a light shirt. You can turn it into leisure clothing only by changing your shirt with a bright print t-shirt. Or removing a vest and wrapping sleeves and shirts.
