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For my business summer casual, I wear lightweight dressy women's trousers and a nice, perma-press blouse or light-colored, plain polo shirt and dark flats. It seems like I always end up on the floor, fixing an outlet or splicing computer cables, so no more skirts for now. Your situation may differ.
If you're slender, a pencil skirt with a tucked-in blouse and a belt, or a thin sweater would be the right look. Your skinny slacks and your white denim jacket would probably work too, with a thin shirt untucked under the jacket, but the shirt not longer than the jacket. If you're curvier than average, a tunic top with slacks or a skirt that's at least knee-length works.
Look on Pinterest for "women's business casual" and you'll get lots of ideas. Once you know what you're looking for, you might check out some thrift stores. They've always got clothes like that, and that way you won't spend a lot on outfits you're not going to wear again.
Good ideas! I'm slender-athletic build, but not skinny. Small average chest. Former dancer. Long legs in proportion to torso, to give you a picture.
You thing the white denim doesn't cross some kind of line?
Women can get away with a lot more in the "business casual" realm than men, especially when trying to dress for comfort in hot, humid weather: sleeveless shirts/blouses, sandals, and shorts.
Men's clothing is so backwards! There really isn't a culturally acceptable counterpart to the extra casualness of women's clothing, particularly in summertime. A lot of this is cultural double standards, but it does seem like there could be a better alternative to thick clothing (business casual or not) and long sleeve shirts (makes no sense) available to men in hot, humid climates when women have so many more options. Even the traditional African clothing is more sensible in this regard with the loose fitting dashikis that can still look dressy.
I used to work at a car dealership where some women apparently thought they were working at a night club.
Now I work in an office where anything goes. That includes flip flops, yoga pants, tops off the shoulder. So I guess they think they are working at the gym or on the beach. UGH.
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