Casual Friday for Men

What to Wear - Men's Addition

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To create appropriate casual dress wear for men in the workplace there are three simple rules to follow.
Make sure your clothing and accessories are:  

Clean, Well Kept, and (usually) Neutral Colours 

This may include: 

The neutral colour rule works best for pants and shoes. A pair of clean, well kept dark blue or black jeans often works well for a casual look. Light blue jeans or ripped jeans are not acceptable.

Neutral coloured shoes such as black, brown, or white are preferred. An acceptable shoe may be a sneaker or a dress shoe so long as they are clean, without the presence of scuff marks, dirt, or pieces missing or falling off. 

For a sweater and a shirt, often you can be a little more creative, that is,  if you wish to be. Neutral colours are still a safe bet, but if you want to add a little colour you could do it with a brighter coloured collared shirt. A patterned shirt is acceptable as well. The one rule to apply - Avoid Neon Colours! 

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If you are wishing to have a collection of shirts in your closet that are easy to create an outfit with, stick with colours such as black, white, grey, beige, blue, green, red and purple. It is also a good rule to make sure all your shirts for work have a collar. 

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If it is a windy day, pair your shirt with a neutral coloured sweater. Colours such as dark grey, black and blue work well. It is often a nice touch for a casual look to have the cuffs of your shirt hang out below the sleeve of the sweater. Also, a collared shirt with a sweater adds classiness to an otherwise too casual look for work.  

Now that we have the clothing aspect down, lets talk about jackets and brief cases (if you require one). 

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Appropriate jackets would be well tailored, possibly wool, or leather, with and a button up or zippered closer. Once again apply the neutral colours rule. 

Lastly, breif cases are an excellent way to appear organized, and prepared. A black leather brief case is the typical, but appropriate way to go.