'Smart Casual' dress code on management course
Discussion
I’ve been asked to attend a residential management course next week for 4 days in Oxford. The invite has stipulated ‘smart casual’ but no jeans and collarless t-shirts. Now I’m keen to make a good impression on the directors that are attending but rocking up dressed like something from a hugo boss advert my give the wrong impression also and don’t want to be the tw4t in the black roll neck. Would other professionals on here read this as a suit and shirt without the tie or would a smart shirt with chino style trousers be too casual. Would a collared polo shirt be a complete no no also??
Any pointers would help
Any pointers would help
I'd suggest chinos, shirt and possibly a jacket depending on weather - but without a tie.
ETA - polo shirts (Lacoste style) work well with chinos too, so you could always pack both and quickly spy what other people are wearing and dress appropriately.
ETA - polo shirts (Lacoste style) work well with chinos too, so you could always pack both and quickly spy what other people are wearing and dress appropriately.
Edited by Petrus1983 on Wednesday 14th May 09:23
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Smart Shoes (plain black or brown, clean)
Socks (either coloured to match your shoes or trouser, ie no white socks)
Trousers (chinos or cords, black, blue, grey or earthy colours)
Shirt (always wear a shirt, plain or stripped no logos, not a 'casual' shirt)
Jumper (dependant on temperature obviously, plain or stripped, v neck or round neck, again no logos, a good well fitting jumper can make you look remarkably smart)
Sports Jacket or Blazer (dependant on temperature again, these are like a suit jacket but usually made of a more 'casual' material like linen, twill, tweed, herringbone, getting the right size is important)
Important points to note - make sure your clothes fit correctly, wrong fit makes you look scruffy. Its always better to be overdressed than underdressed.
Socks (either coloured to match your shoes or trouser, ie no white socks)
Trousers (chinos or cords, black, blue, grey or earthy colours)
Shirt (always wear a shirt, plain or stripped no logos, not a 'casual' shirt)
Jumper (dependant on temperature obviously, plain or stripped, v neck or round neck, again no logos, a good well fitting jumper can make you look remarkably smart)
Sports Jacket or Blazer (dependant on temperature again, these are like a suit jacket but usually made of a more 'casual' material like linen, twill, tweed, herringbone, getting the right size is important)
Important points to note - make sure your clothes fit correctly, wrong fit makes you look scruffy. Its always better to be overdressed than underdressed.
Petrus1983 said:
I'd suggest chinos, shirt and possibly a jacket depending on weather - but without a tie.
ETA - polo shirts (Lacoste style) work well with chinos too, so you could always pack both and quickly spy what other people are wearing and dress appropriately.
Perfect, Chino's are great smart casual - with a nice shirt and blazer ETA - polo shirts (Lacoste style) work well with chinos too, so you could always pack both and quickly spy what other people are wearing and dress appropriately.
Edited by Petrus1983 on Wednesday 14th May 09:23
Or if no Chino's, nice jeans,
Good luck!
Though if you have turn ups on your jeans they will give you nametag with "pillock" written on it.
tbh.. on any smart casual course you will see smart people on the 1st day but 1 person will be less smart. This person sets the standard for the 2nd say which most people will adjust to, but another person will go even more casual than the others on 2nd day.. and this sets the standard for the 3rd day and this pattern follows day by day until the last day when it'll be trainers, scruffy jeans (though still no teun ups), t-shirt and a hoodie, there may even be an idiot in a beanie!
tbh.. on any smart casual course you will see smart people on the 1st day but 1 person will be less smart. This person sets the standard for the 2nd say which most people will adjust to, but another person will go even more casual than the others on 2nd day.. and this sets the standard for the 3rd day and this pattern follows day by day until the last day when it'll be trainers, scruffy jeans (though still no teun ups), t-shirt and a hoodie, there may even be an idiot in a beanie!
Edited by MoleVision on Wednesday 14th May 19:58
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