The key is to pick up some “casual pillars”, such as a tailored trouser and a casual blazer, that can be mixed and matched to produce multiple outfits.
Ask an expert is our weekly column dedicated to helping readers overcome problems at work and get ahead in their careers. This week, Melbourne menswear designer Christian Kimber helps an office worker find a more relaxed uniform than a suit.Hi, I work for a large Australian corporate. Most of my fellow male colleagues wear button-down shirts with blue or khaki chinos and RM Williams boots. Others wear suits.
A good way of tackling the problem is by using the suit as your foundation but making each item more casual.“So, very soft-shouldered, even cotton blazers, or a chore jacket,” Kimber says, before suggesting a hopsack weave that doesn’t have a shiny suit look to it. Sand linen overshirt, almond merino polo, walnut carrot fit chino. Right: Wool non-crease seersucker suit; linen evening shirt.“If I was in that environment now,” he says, “I would be wearing a tailored trouser, with a polo shirt or a casual shirt and a very soft blazer, almost like an overshirt.”
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I don’t like suits or chinos. What else can I wear to work?The key is to pick up some “casual pillars”, such as a tailored trouser and a casual blazer, that can be mixed and matched to produce multiple outfits.
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