Business Casual 101

With warmer weather approaching us wearing layers is not ideal especially with a suit. I've team up with Banana Republic to help you dress accordingly to the hot summer.

I am not a fan when someone say to dress "business casual" to me that sound very vague. What exactly is business casual anyway? How can you be casual when you dress professional. Luckily for you, I've found out exactly what it means.

In my years of research business casual simply means dressing without a jacket. It is as simple as that.

Styling a summer shirt from Banana Republic to help me get ready for errands run during the week. Dressing casual is simple, but with a fitted shirt with great pattern I know that I will make a statement around town. Pairing the shirt with a fitted and clean black slack is the best way to go. In keeping theme with the casual I just finish it with a crisp black low top sneakers. A great outfit that I can wear for lunch to a business meeting or to dinner with friends to discuss weekend plans.

Get The Look:

Shirt: Banana Republic

Pants: Perry Ellis

Belt: Upton Belts

Shoes: Old Navy

Watch: Great George

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Everyone know the saying of "work hard, play harder", right? Well, I do believe that you do deserve to have fun and let loose once in a while. Working hard for your future is great and all. But if you not take the time to actually enjoy what you've been working hard for then you will end up losing yourself. That used to be my life when I was living in New York City. I was busy working and not living. Took me awhile to realize that your happiness is worth more than you think.

Today's blog post is your guide to rocking all black look, but don't get too crazy to the point you look goth (which in case if that is what you are going for then rock on!). I teamed up with Perry Ellis and Creative Recreation to show you how to can style your all black outfit effortless.

Step 1:

Make sure all of your black pieces are the same tone and shade of black. Let's get one thing straight. Just because the color is black, it doesn't necessary mean is going to be the same shade or tone. So double check.

Step 2:

Play with the fabric and texture of the pieces. When wearing one color head to toe, you have to play up the fabric to create some contrast in the look. That is when the smallest detail matters.

Step 3:

Footwear is very important here. You don't want match the color of the footwear completely to your outfit. Play it up by wearing a pair shoe with a white sole. For example, the shoes that I am wearing in this post is all black with white sole. Or a pair of white shoes would work fine too.

Get The Look:

Black Suit: Perry Ellis

Mesh Polo: Perry Ellis

Belt: Upton Belt

Shoes: Creative Recreation

Watch: Shore Projects