{"id":18576,"date":"2023-03-01T12:56:59","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T12:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/?p=18576"},"modified":"2023-03-02T13:40:34","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T13:40:34","slug":"the-office-dress-codes-that-are-in-and-out-of-style-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/the-office-dress-codes-that-are-in-and-out-of-style-now\/","title":{"rendered":"The office dress codes that are in and out of style now"},"content":{"rendered":"

When we wake up in the morning for work, one of the first things that crosses our mind is picking what to wear to the office \u2013 unless you\u2019re trying to live like outfit repeaters Steve Jobs or Mark Zuckerberg who avoid making non-essential decisions at all costs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Safe to say, the pandemic has dramatically transformed the way we work and also the way we dress at work. With hybrid work becoming more prevalent, companies are embracing flexibility and informality for office attire too. It\u2019s time to reassess traditional office dress codes and find out which ones we\u2019ve said hello and goodbye to.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Smart casual? Business casual? \u2013 They\u2019re dying out<\/h2>\n

The definitions of \u201csmart casual\u201d and \u201cbusiness casual\u201d have always been loosely defined and ambiguous. There\u2019s that perpetual debate on whether jeans or polo shirts are acceptable. So thankfully, we found out that the world had decided to ditch these attires.<\/span><\/p>\n

Statistically, the proportion of job ads referring to a \u201csmart casual\u201d dress code dropped from 9.1% in February 2020 to 5.2% in 2023. Meanwhile, we\u2019ve noticed the demise of a \u201cbusiness casual\u201d dress code. Precisely, the proportion of job ads referring to a \u201cbusiness casual\u201d dress code nearly halved since the beginning of the pandemic, from 4.6% in February 2020 to its lowest in four years at 2.8% in February 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s official: Casual dress codes are big this year<\/h2>\n

Do you recall that at the beginning of the pandemic, there was that \u201crelatable\u201d hype bubble where many white-collar workers shared their new work-from-home look for Zoom meetings \u2013 business up top and sweatpants on the bottom? And then there\u2019s an activewear phase, as well as the defining \u201cslob-chic\u201d pyjama fashion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As business reopens and many of us are returning to the office, these quarantine fashions don\u2019t stand a chance since they\u2019re hard to pull off anywhere outside of your home. Even though these trends are slowly dying out, they play a massive part in shaping the office dress code into more relaxed and casual. Looking into our stats, casual style rules in the world of workwear, with 80% of the job ads referring to a “casual” dress code, up +4% from 75.8% in 2020 and +3.5% year-on-year.<\/span><\/p>\n

At this point, you\u2019re probably wondering, what exactly is a “casual” dress code?\u00a0 Also known as \u201cno formal dress code\u201d or \u201cnon-dress code\u201d, it refers to clothing that is relaxed, comfortable and informal. In the hierarchy of workwear, a casual dress code is the least formal. So generally, your everyday wear like T-shirts, hoodies, jeans, and sneakers are acceptable. That said, overly tight or baggy cuts, loungewear and flip flops are usually not welcome.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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