Quick fashion help please! What does "smart/casual" mean?

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Dinner with DH, his boss and his boss's wife tonight, what do I wear?

Quick fashion help please! What does "smart/casual" mean?

posted 3 months ago in The Lounge

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KatNYC2011 September 24, 2011 London, UK (american expat)

I'm going to a happy hour/hosted talk tonight an the dress code is "Smart/Casual".

What does that mean to you?

It's FREEZING here so I need to wear long pants/sweater.

I was thinking skinny jeans, knee high flat black boots, black sweater, and fun jewelry. Is this too casual?

I never know what these dress codes mean.

3 months ago

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plantains July 17, 2011 Live in NY, wedding in CT

@KatNYC2011: That sounds pretty smart casual to me.

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MrsSl82be October 24, 2009

I think its a more dressy form of casual, and it sounds like you will be fine. I think along the lines of jeans with a business casual top at the very least

3 months ago

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zippylef October 30, 2010 Norfolk, UK

What you described is definitely my idea of "smart casual".

3 months ago

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KatNYC2011 September 24, 2011 London, UK (american expat)

I think I'm going with khakis instead of the jeans. Mainly because a lot of people will be coming straight from work... and my jeans are a bit tighter than I'd like right now. :-(

Thanks for the quick help all!

Of course I posted this JUST before the bee goes down for maintenance.

3 months ago