Smart casual


I’m in the Junction in Newcastle and they just played Complicated. :)

Got myself some new vans and doc martens today. Going to wear them for this with chinos and maybe a jumper.
Try and get the chinos to look like sta prest, have them taken up short to go with your Martins . For the jumper i would suggest a camel cardigan . Number 2 all over , smart as a carrot
 
I’ve seen a sign on a pub door saying no baseball caps. I don’t think baseball caps themself are a big issue. I suspect the pub was frequented by undesirables.
People who wear any sort of hat indoors are wronguns / weird.

The exception being inside factories/warehouses or other exceptionally cold places.
 
If you were a medieval knight who failed to remove his helmet or lift his visor and identify himself the consequences could be fatal. Throughout history hats identified social standing and removing a hat was a gesture of respect.
 
I’ve been to a sportsman’s dinner, it was grim.

Full of carpet warehouse owners and car thieves laughing at some washed up drunks barely amusing anecdotes.

I would have preferred an hours root canal work by an apprentice dentist.
 
I’ve been to a sportsman’s dinner, it was grim.

Full of carpet warehouse owners and car thieves laughing at some washed up drunks barely amusing anecdotes.

I would have preferred an hours root canal work by an apprentice dentist.
Mixed bag, been to some really good ones and some crap.
 
Smart casual these days is just a more polite way of saying no shorts, trackies or scruffy trainers.

People thinking smart casual means a suit 😂 it’s not 1975 anymore.
This, smart casual used to require a dress shirt, tailored trousers and business shoes. Nowadays so long as you don't look like a bag of shite you're fine
 
In the 90s I started working for an American computer company. There was a different culture which at the time was completely different to what had been traditional British business norms. Overall this was good - generally more relaxed & better communication, etc, and one aspect was the old "dress-down friday" - not something I had experienced before. Going to the head office on a friday was hilarious - the HR manager looked like a Ralph Lauren shopfront dummy. My sales manager was always head to toe in Hugo Boss casual attire. It was really competitive among the upper orders, who would all just shuffle round for the rest of the week in a crumpled M&S suit and a stained tie. For a laugh I started making a point of wearing a suit & tie on friday when visiting HQ - it really freaked people out - they would tell me I was supposed to dress casual on friday, I would tell them this was what I liked wearing but they would say no no no you aren't supposed to have a tie on today, etc.
 
In the 90s I started working for an American computer company. There was a different culture which at the time was completely different to what had been traditional British business norms. Overall this was good - generally more relaxed & better communication, etc, and one aspect was the old "dress-down friday" - not something I had experienced before. Going to the head office on a friday was hilarious - the HR manager looked like a Ralph Lauren shopfront dummy. My sales manager was always head to toe in Hugo Boss casual attire. It was really competitive among the upper orders, who would all just shuffle round for the rest of the week in a crumpled M&S suit and a stained tie. For a laugh I started making a point of wearing a suit & tie on friday when visiting HQ - it really freaked people out - they would tell me I was supposed to dress casual on friday, I would tell them this was what I liked wearing but they would say no no no you aren't supposed to have a tie on today, etc.

In the early 2000s, I would regularly visit our US head office in Boston. The office attire there was very much Docker pants and polo shirt. While in the UK ties were still commonly worn. I stood out like a sore thumb on my first few visits but eventually decided to go native. When in Rome, and that sort of thing.

First day in the office after buying some Dockers at Macey's, I got a few comments of "Hey, nice pants". Which is something I've never been complemented on before, and the sort of thing which could get you in trouble with HR if said in the UK.
 
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Just listened to Schmeichaels desert island discs.
Interesting bloke tbf.

I didnt realise in 92 when Yugoslavia were kicked out of the euros they were already yherr in Sweden.
Denmark moved into their hotel!!!
 

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