Hi, my name is Rachel, and I'm a freelance
fashion writer, and the owner of AustinStyleWatch.
com, a street fashion site, and today, we're
going to talk about how to build a business
casual wardrobe. Now, before we start, let's
talk about what business casual is. Think
of it as the kind of place between white collar
dressy wear, and your street wear. It's the
type of stuff you might wear to a company
golf game, a company retreat, a little more
relaxed company time or event, so the first
thing we're going to want to talk about, is
skirts. When you're having a skirt for a business,
it needs to hit your knees. Anything higher
than that, is really getting a little too
racy, for the office. It's ok to have a slit
in a skirt, because they aid in your ability
to walk, and get up stairs. What's not ok,
is a slit in the front, to show leg. What
is ok, is a slit just up the back, that aids
in movement, so showing leg, bad. Being able
to move, good. The next thing we're going
to talk about, is tank tops and shirts. With
business casual, it is ok to wear sleeveless.
A lot of times you're in an environment that's
a little bit hotter, but what you do need
to remember, is that to keep that sleeveless
tasteful, which means you don't want to wear
party wear. You're not going to be wearing
the sparkly kind of shirt, you're going to
be wearing to go out to a club.You're going
to want to wear something that's a neutral
color, and that's tasteful for work. You're
also going to want to make sure that you're
not showing a lot of cleavage. A shirt like
this, is a good, appropriate shirt to wear.
It's cotton. It's comfortable. It's cool.
It's sleeveless, but it also isn't showing
cleavage.It isn't showing midriff, so that's
things you need to remember with shirts. It
needs to be work appropriate, not sparkly
and shiny. It needs to be covering your body,
cleavage and belly, and you know it also still
needs to keep it casual and comfortable,and
finally for shoes. A lot of times with business
casual, you're going to be out walking around,
outside even, perhaps, so it's ok to wear
sandals, and strappy kind of things. What
you're not going to wear again, is the sparkly
kind of stuff, you're going to go downtown
in. That's not appropriate for business casual.
It is ok to wear casual sandals, or even open
toed shoes, but just remember, it's still
business, so keep it business like. This has
been Rachel, and this is how to build your
business casual wardrobe.