UNDER THE
RADAR:
DRESS CODES
EVERYWHERE
By-Vani Verma
What to wear, Everywhere - There are set standards for you to follow. Be it
Business Attire, Cocktail Attire, Black Tie Attire or School Uniforms- they come
with specific set of rules and regulations, set forth by authorities. Many people
these days believe that the dress codes are an
important marker of brevity of behavior.
People in most of the places are warming up to the idea of dress codes. But are they really
just the symbols that make an individual appear as belonging to a community? To many,
dress codes are a form of articulated expectations and enforceable rules created by the
society to reflect what it wants to “see” in its people.
If you aren’t much fashion inclined, you might not even know what differences- Business
Casual, Smart Casual and Casual - may entail.
Having endeared yourself to several google searches and Instagram follows, did you
getyourself confused on what to wear to that party whose invite suggests- Smart Casual
attire? Because it’s already hard enough to shop for the perfect ensemble as it is when you
do understand the attire suggestions, the host went ahead to complicate some of the most
common dress codes for you.
If you just did that “smh” (shaking my head) gesture in affirmity, here’s a sneak peek into
your dilemma’s resolution, to set you off on the right foot.
Casual essentially refers to informal dressing and Smart Casual would be ‘dressed up
versions of casual looks. Whoever coined the term Business Casual should be fired- Duhh
Hello! Aren’t
they the most contradicting terms? Don’t worry such styles can strike a chord of fear in any
of us. Business Casuals, actually, would require you to add a dash of professional touch to
your subtle casual look.
Feeling spirited to stock up on right kind of embellishments for that party, already? You are
welcome then :)
So, to put it explicitly, a unified art of dressing could also just be a look that may be the
defining style of this decade. A well put together dress code invites the kind of free-spirited
ease that one craves in a social setting.
Whether you’re entering your first job or are preparing to impress your S.O. on a date,
proper attire etiquette can only help you, not hurt youFoll owing the codes and coupling it
with your personal style will help you avoid any fashion faux pas.
Finally, Keep it trendy!
Keep it stylish!
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