Originating 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 whole essence of the new trend in clothing.
Smart casual style: elegant business casual women
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;
- greater freedom than in the classics, but less looseness than in everyday style;
Cut and fabric
A new fashion trend for women is the opportunity to diversify your image with more feminine figure-fitting things that require adherence to 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, applications and color inserts. Flared leg trousers are not allowed.
- Skirts and tight-fitting dresses, but not necessarily from thick materials. Suiting fabrics are welcomed to avoid over-emphasizing all the curves of the body. One of the options for dresses in the style of smart casual will be a sheath dress slightly narrowed downwards. And when wearing trousers, it is necessary to give preference to narrow or shortened models. As for length, the skirt or dress may be 5-7 cm above the knee.
- Unlike strict classics, young fashionable style allows ladies to wear cardigans, which are much more comfortable than jackets and jackets. At the same time, mating with a large relief in the autumn-winter period, and openwork - in the summer are unacceptable. Perfectly fit into a stylish and respectable look - Chanel jacket.
- According to the requirements of the 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 rather textured, but the style allows for its use (velvet jackets).
- Blouses and dresses - without any romance in the form of jabot, ruffle, ruffles and guipure. As a rule, they are silk strict cut with sleeves that cover the shoulders.
- Pants - simple, straight, not tight-fitting.
Actual colors
All shades of gray, brown, as well as classic white, black, beige and dark blue form the basis of the clothes. For shirts and blouses relevant pastel colors of all colors.
In addition, the use of dark red, green, plum and similar shades has become a legacy of everyday street style.
Bright colors are forbidden, however, as well as "funny" prints. However, in contrast to the classical versions, the use of various cells and strips, as well as geometric patterns, simple ornaments is allowed. Valid and color transition effects.
The first rule in the selection of colors of individual parts - they should not strongly contrast with each other in color and brightness.
Shoes and accessories
Not one female image is unthinkable without all sorts of accessories that make it possible to complement the bow. Not an exception and smart casual.
Wardrobe accessories such as hats, gloves, neck scarves, scarves, bags will be excellent additions to this case. The latter are subject to the same rules as clothing: pastel colors, conciseness and the minimum number of decorations.
Limited use of medium size jewelry is allowed. However, if the work requires to look representative in all situations, then the latter is best given up. 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 pumps on a classic medium heel, she can have a square or elegant high heels. Alternatively, you can use shoes on flat soles, such as moccasins and ballet flats.
Hairstyle and make-up
No less important in creating an image of a smart casual than clothes and accessories, is the woman's hairstyle and makeup. The latter should differ in naturalness.
The base is a smooth face with a slight, barely noticeable blush and black or brown mascara.
Stylists are also advised to use shades of gray, beige and light brown shades, which should be intensively shaded. There will not be superfluous and thin eyeliner in harmony with mascara and shadows. Lipstick at the same time should be replaced with a flesh-colored luster or completely colorless.
As with everything in the image, hairstyles should be different convenience and simplicity. But at the same time to be "perfectly well" fixed and neat. Even simply combed hair with natural styling is allowed.
Fashion solutions
The direction of smart casual makes it possible to create elegant images that combine rigor and convenience, originality and conciseness.
One of the centerpieces that fashionistas should have is a jacket that can be easily combined with almost any thing. For example, a dense monophonic jacket of a semifitted cut looks good with a shirt made of silk or cotton fabric. Bottom - straight trousers neutral tone. This image is perfect for financiers, lawyers and those who work in these areas. Trousers can be replaced if desired. As an alternative, a pencil skirt or a sheath dress is used.
Representatives of creative professions fashion stylists are advised to try on woolen, tweed, corduroy jackets with bright prints. These jackets can be combined with jeans, straight skirts. Skirt trapezium pleats and straight trousers with a blouse will also work here.
Feel free to go to work in jeans, double-breasted jacket and a light shirt. Turn it into clothing for leisure can only be replaced by a shirt with a bright print. Or by removing the vest and wrapping the sleeves and shirts.
