Bleisure wear is here to stay!

BLEISURE WEAR IS HERE TO STAY!

For starters, the term ‘Bleisure’ is an intersection of two sub-sets: business and leisure. At this crossroad, more popular at the corporate and enterprise level, a new realm of fashion is calling out to you. Corporate business travelers fancy leisure as a form of motivation to stay focused on the goals and strategies to increasing client relationship and enhancing business prospects. And as such ‘Bleisure, as a concept, is managed by individual company policies that clearly state what attire to wear if you aren’t so sure which type of meeting you’re heading into: a business casual or more formal meeting.

There’s a lot of confusion around Blesiure wear. Only a fine line separates business and bleisure, and it is important to figure out what is acceptable wear for business and what you should probably leave at home. In another sense, it simply means how you’d replace one uniform (the suit) with another much less formal.
Take blazer, for instance—it is less formal than full suit when worn as a separate. However, it is to be noted that a double-breasted, gold-buttoned number is still not something to be tagged as smart-casual. Go for something that is more free-flowing and unstructured, that is, sans padding in the shoulder.

A trait of a good unstructured blazer is softness, made from pliable fabric stuff such as boiled or Merino wool—that’s essentially a cardigan, and actually some versions are knitted, or may be in jersey. They are undoubtedly more casual still, yet nonetheless comparatively smarter than a hoodie.

Bleisure wear is here to stay!
When it comes to separate tailored suits, you should be cautious with any material that’s either too shiny or thin. Pick materials that are beefier, increasingly textured and less-suit like that would throw a natural look to being worn with fabrics and casual outfits, like denim. In between the two extremes, viz. trousers and jeans, there lies the smart-casual chinos. If you choose a flat front and roll-ups, it throws a more casual look; pleats and creases, smarter. Tapering will check them from appearing too dad-like in guise. The emergence of athleisure wear has now lent a more casual, stylish and comfy look to trousers and chinos—featuring elasticised waistband and drawstring closure. These pair well with an untucked shirt, T-shirt or polo. Most companies invest in bleisure only for the business side of things, as their employees adopt a work dress code to dress their way up the social ladder. And that’s all good news even if you don’t care too much about visual elements.