Approaching summer with a professional look and breezy feel
And here comes the broiling sun, with an aim to defeat our very well poised tailored jacket appearance. The assaulting warm weather is sure to frighten our professional wardrobe but let’s try to dodge the quandary away. Picking an appropriate fabric and color are the inherent attributes towards content office attire. In addition to this, classic work wear is advancing its way into the summertime through the myriad of brands aspiring to provide for its demand.
Selecting the befitting fabric
It is essential to choose a lightweight and airy fabric that would permit breathability through material. Lightness is the imperative aspect that we compel to obsess over the summer and nevertheless, when it’s stiflingly hot you want to wear light stuff.
Plus, with the dual modern evils of global warming and combi boilers, everywhere is loads warmer than it used to be. It’s time to endeavor to procure fabrics such as cotton, linen and rayon. Chambray is also a great pick being an imitation of denim albeit a lot lighter in weight. To get your hands on the woven texture go for seersucker cotton that comes in capital striped options.
When talking about work wear and brands, the illustrious Italian fashion house Armani has to ascend in the head. Witness the clean lines above from their latest collection and freshen up your look in a sleek, pin-striped wide leg pantsuit by Giorgio Armani’s Spring/Summer 2017 collection supplied plentiful of such looks headed by the title “Charmani”.
Accumulate from the assortment of the conventional cotton that would make you feel comfortable even when it is very humid. It easily absorbs the sweat from your body and helps your skin breathe making you feel cool.
Opting for a soft tone
Colours also bare consequential effect of the chosen fabric and are the reason you’ll see all the cool shades pop in the summer. It’s that time of the year when you relinquish on the black and opt for a peach or coral. White, beige and light blue are the cherished tints for the formal attitude by both, men and women. These lighter tones would be the ones that defy heat whilst sustaining your work persona.
However, with the evolvong workspace, there are no rules as to a specific color palette for office wear but the preference of nuetral hues is far more. Nevertheless, let’s not disregard the brighter plaid looks on the channel runway and catch some of the vivid checks.
Tommy Hilfiger is another designer lifestyle brand offering incredible workwear exemplified by the emblematic outfit seen above. Alternative choices include Micheal Kors, Calvin Klein, Burberry, Stella McCartney and Victoria Beckam. Playing with silhouettes is the major advantage in the summer and make sure to exploit the opportunity without hesitating your indulgence into those layers. Straight pants, A-line and midi length skirts are great picks to team up those smart shirts and blazers. To sum it up, the notion of viewing coats and pants as a winter wear is annulled with a lightweight fabric and mild tone.
In conversation with Myles Carroll, Brand Ambassador, DEWAR’S
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