A Gentleman’s Guide to Business Formals

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Business Formals has always been a dreaded territory for many while uncharted for a few…

So what entails business attire: Crisp Shirt, Tie, Tailored Pants, Suit if the environment calls for it. However, over the years this term has widened to encompass a lot more such as Business Casuals, Smart Casual, Business Formals, Business Professional, Business Attire for winter, Summer etc.

Following are the essentials you should be looking for:

  1. Your Persona: should exude strictly professional. Crisp, neat, ironed clothes should do the trick
  2. The Clothes: A matching business suit preferably in more formal & dark tones of grey, black and blue.
  3. Accessories: Keep it bare minimum, to a matching belt – black or brown, dark socks, cufflinks if the shirt demands it and a smart tie. Stick to formal leather shoes in black or brown.

Three types of Business Formals you should definitely keep in mind:

  1. The Three-piece Suit in shades of charcoal grey & navy blue: light coloured shirts with non-nonsense patterned ties
  2. The Pinstriped Suit with a crisp white French-cuff shirt or a bankers shirt and a patterned tie (just don’t forget the rules on pattern on pattern).
  3. The Single-Tone Business Suit

Just remember keep the shirts strictly professional, choose for solids or sober stripes and formal gingham checks. Stick to lighter shades for colours

 

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