Casual style is at the peak of popularity today. Its main principles are comfort, convenience, and practicality. In this image, you can go to work or study, as well as for a walk or a date, so the casual style for men has become universal. Thanks to a wide selection of fashionable combinations, the trend is relevant for representatives of the stronger sex of any age.
Characteristic features of the style
The style originated in Europe in the middle of the last century. In the 50s, the teddy and mod subcultures emerged in Great Britain. These were young guys who wore shirts, jackets, and tapered trousers. On this wave, having undergone some changes, the casual style emerged. Casual is translated from English as “everyday”, “careless”.
The peculiarity of the direction is that the wardrobe has no clear restrictions, the clothes are chosen comfortable, but not too flashy. Casual is an ideal style for men who want to not spend a lot of time on creating images, but always look presentable.
Characteristic features of everyday style:
- Practicality and comfort – clothes and shoes should not restrict movement.
- Predominance of natural fabrics: cotton, linen, knitwear. Leather and suede are welcome in footwear.
- Minimalistic prints or plain fabrics.
- Absence of military, sports or ethnic style elements.
To create the perfect wardrobe, you need to follow the main rule - buy only high-quality items. Despite the fact that they are more expensive, such clothes will last for more than one season. Casual looks consist of basic models, so you won’t need to update your wardrobe often.
Main directions
Everyday clothing style is divided into several directions:
- Smart casual is a relaxed office style, elegant but comfortable. The main elements of clothing are loose jackets, shirts, polo shirts, jumpers, straight or tapered trousers, light boots. Typical colors are beige, gray, dark brown. Smart casual is appropriate in an office where there is no strict dress code. Despite the informality, the clothes should look clean and tidy. Untied laces, a wrinkled shirt collar, dirty boots, a stretched out worn sweater - all this is unacceptable. You can achieve the effect of slight negligence in other ways: unbutton one or two buttons on the shirt collar, let it out from under the jumper, leave the jacket unbuttoned, roll up the trousers.
- Business casual is a more formal version of the smart style, combining rigor, practicality, and originality. A tucked-in shirt, a belt on trousers, a jacket, and a minimum of accessories will make the look more restrained. Unlike the classic style, business casual allows for jeans. You can wear a shirt on top. It can be an independent element or an addition to a jacket or blazer.
- City casual is a trend chosen by bright people free from stereotypes. Its peculiarity is the complete absence of rules and restrictions. The boldest color combinations, unusual cut of clothes, a large number of accessories are allowed. Only the main principle of everyday style remains unchanged - comfort.
- Sports casual – in this direction, elements of a sports style are allowed, for example, trousers with stripes, sneakers, trainers, hooded sweatshirts, T-shirts with logos of famous teams or sports brands. However, the image should not look as if you can go to the gym in it. You should not wear a tracksuit either.
It is not recommended to wear a white shirt to the office, as it looks too formal for a casual style. Alternatives are beige, milky, and soft blue shades. A small geometric print is also possible. It is better to leave a large checkered shirt for a more casual look.
Basic Items in a Man's Casual Wardrobe
A casual men's wardrobe consists of jumpers, shirts, T-shirts, trousers, jeans, moccasins, topsiders, brogues. The same items can be combined in different ways. This allows you to create new looks and not look the same every day.
In summer, breeches or shorts (denim, knitted) in combination with light shirts, T-shirts are relevant. In the office, you can wear linen trousers, chinos with a shirt or polo shirt. T-shirts with bright prints are suitable for walks and meetings with friends. In terms of footwear, it is recommended to give preference to light textile sneakers, trainers, espadrilles, slip-ons, moccasins, loafers.
In cold weather, they wear down jackets, parkas, leather jackets, and short, straight-cut coats. Sweaters, pullovers, bombers, and sweatshirts are worn under outerwear, paired with trousers or jeans. Shoes should be comfortable and warm; timberlands, Chelsea boots, desert boots, and brogues are suitable. The look is complemented with a hat with or without a scarf.
To prevent your wardrobe from looking boring, you need to complement it with accessories. These can be belts, wristwatches, tablet bags, city backpacks, cross-body bags, belt bags. Don't forget about headwear. In summer, wear caps, panamas, neat hats with narrow brims, in winter, knitted hats or fur earflaps will keep your head warm.
Sweatshirts will also be in demand in winter. They were introduced into the casual style by former tennis player Frederick Perry. The adapted sportswear is comfortable and goes well with most everyday clothes. When putting together a wardrobe, it is important to remember that a sweatshirt cannot be worn with a shirt.
Design and color options
What makes casual style special and recognizable is not specific items, but the combination of clothing elements in a certain way. Small details play an important role. A jacket or blazer can have any number of buttons. It is not necessary to button them. You should not combine a jacket with trousers in a suit. It is important not to wear the top and bottom of the same color - this looks too formal and banal.
As for the color scheme, it should be neutral. Priority is given to all shades of gray, black, brown, muted blue, dark green. In summer, beige, sand, and white colors are relevant. The rules for combining colors are not much different from the classics. Dark shoes are not worn with light trousers and vice versa. If in the classic style, socks should be the same color as the trousers, in casual they can be of a different shade, but not too bright.
For creating business looks, you can choose shirts of any neutral color. Shoes do not necessarily have to be black, you can dilute your wardrobe with a pair of gray, brown or dark blue. For walks and entertainment, choose brighter shades - red, electric blue, green, orange, yellow. At the same time, there should be few bright details, a maximum of two (a piece of clothing and a small accessory).
The ideal style of trousers is chinos. On particularly hot days, you can wear cropped three-quarter-length trousers or simple shorts without voluminous pockets or other details. Jeans are acceptable for the office, but they should be straight or slightly tapered. Jeans of any style and color are worn in the street style.
Casual clothing is decorated to a minimum. Denim items may have scuffs, torn edges, rivets. T-shirts, sweatshirts and bombers are decorated with unobtrusive prints and brand logos.
Fashionable Look Ideas
Any man can dress casually. The looks are neutral and not provocative, so they will suit everyone regardless of age or appearance. Basic items are easy to find in stores and combine with each other.
Ideas for different styles of everyday style:
- Smart-casual. A win-win combination is a light beige jumper, under which a contrasting shirt, light gray trousers and brown brogues are worn. The look can be complemented with a thin leather belt. An alternative to a jumper is a turtleneck, but not a thick sweater with a textured knit - such a thing looks too homely and is not suitable for smart-casual.
- Business-casual. "Smart" can easily be turned into "business" if you button up all the buttons of the shirt and instead of a jumper, wear a jacket that is different in color from the trousers. The belt can be replaced with a darker one so that the contrast does not make the image look classic. This combination looks elegant, laconic, but at the same time practical and modern.
- Street-casual. When choosing a street-casual look, you can limit yourself to a T-shirt with an unusual print and jeans. However, such an option will not look as interesting and complete. The solution to this problem is simple - just create a layered effect by wearing a denim shirt or denim jacket over the T-shirt.
- Sport-casual. To avoid turning a sport-casual look into a tracksuit, do not wear pants with stripes. Jeans are more suitable. A T-shirt with a characteristic print, a hoodie, or a sweatshirt will become an element of a sporty style. A bomber jacket or a long sleeve with raglan sleeves will also work.
Middle-aged men should carefully choose clothes with prints. T-shirts with funny inscriptions and bright pictures are more suitable for young guys, and in mature age it is worth giving preference to more restrained options.
Casual style is versatile and very comfortable. By combining clothes from a basic wardrobe, you can create interesting looks for work or school days, meetings with friends, dates, parties. Casual style suits everyone without exception.
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