Also, appropriate business casual attire in one country or region is not always acceptable elsewhere.
Think about how many business casual experiments went awry when someone showed up in clothes more suitable for club-going.
Next the corporate overlords in Columbus, Ohio imposed a dress code: "business casual" instead of T shirts and shorts.
At one time, maybe 20 years ago, it made lots of money dealing in all things khaki and business casual.
Five students in business casual and the two authors in board shorts were crammed into a small classroom in Southern Bangalore.
In some regions, the term business casual simply does not translate.
Her not-so-hidden passion for all things work, office, career, business casual, and professional development is online for all to see at her blog, The New Professional.
According to Newman, calling ahead for advice is the best way to avoid the potential embarrassment of over- or under-dressing at an unfamiliar business casual function.
Beyond the safe global standard of jackets or blazers, khaki or gray slacks, and leather shoes, below is a primer to how business casual varies around the world.
Firstly, business casual dress varies between men and women.
Similarly, a Puerto Rican executive who might wear a guayabera shirt to a business casual event in San Juan should probably leave it at home when travelling on business to London.
Whether that means full business regalia or tasteful business casual attire may depend on the occasion or the client, of course, seldom does someone become the topic for water cooler conversation for dressing well, while the converse may be true.
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"You see all the time a lot of job descriptions for people who are trying to hire guys like us say things like, business casual is not acceptable here, " says Julian Cohen, 22, a senior and a founder of the weekly Wednesday evening Hack Night.
We're talking about professional basketball and with the playoffs heating up, fans may be focused on the sharp moves on the court, but years after the NBA implemented a business casual dress code, players are looking for chances to show off their style off the court.
And while most runway looks, like the pink feathered Badgley Mischka gown or Tracy Reese's sequined pants, may seem a little extravagant for the business casual set, Keane, Kolb and Albu agree, there's still a takeaway: silhouettes, textures, colors, tailoring details and ideas on how to accessorize.
As temperatures rise and summer beckons, many workers may begin to question just what defines casual in business-casual dress codes?
Crouched behind a hut, the stealthy marketers, dressed in business-casual camouflage, assess their weapons for sending outbound messages.
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Around us were Japanese diners, young and old, male and female, in business suits and casual wear.
"It blows me away regularly, " says the avid outdoorsman, whose offices make casual business dress look formal.
Men who become friends, or younger, casual business contacts may sometimes kiss each other on the cheek.
Doing Business is hardly casual reading, but it gets to the true essentials of a country's ability to grow.
But I found it inconsistent, unfriendly to even the most casual business user.
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Such companies as Wayport and Airwave, in Palo Alto, California, have already staked out ideal locations for business travelers and casual surfers.
Gap in the US has now begun to roll out its Old Navy Collection merchandise, which, with its more refined casual business style, is geared toward an older audience.
The business of cranking out casual games--snack-sized alternatives to time-consuming fare like "World of Warcraft"--is mushrooming.
The company operates about 249 retail stores, an on-line e-commerce business, and a wholesale business selling t-shirts and casual wear to distributors and screen printers.
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We agree that the casual and core markets are very distinct, which is why we organized into our two focused business units: Core and Kids, Family and Casual, over two years ago.
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For even a casual reader of the Japanese business pages, that prospect still seems fanciful.
While Zynga relies on Facebook and casual online games for its business model, Rovio has embarked on a global merchandising blitzkrieg that has never been done by a small independent game developer.
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