Style direction
Men’s smart casual style
This is your palette
A jacket without the tie.
You dress between the office and the weekend, and look right at both. An unstructured jacket, a knitted polo or an open collar, chinos and a suede shoe. The risk is looking half-dressed; the cure is that every piece fits as if it were formal.
Key pieces
- Cotton chinosTapered a little, ending at the ankle.
- Wool trouser without a creaseSofter than a suit trouser.
- Knitted poloOn its own or under a jacket.
- Open-collar shirtWithout a tie, and meant to be.
- Unstructured blazerNo padding, no lining, worn open.
Fabrics
Accessories
What to skip
Gym trainers under a blazer, and a tie with an open collar. Each piece picks a side.
How to find your style direction
The quiz shows you looks and asks which you would wear, then how you spend your days. The nine tastes it offers fold into these five directions, and the one it finds is read alongside your palette and your outline.