Business Looks

Usually, business casual means skipping the tie, leaving the jeans at home, and grabbing a button-down, blouse, chinos, or dress shoes. But what counts as business casual really depends on your company, industry, role, or even what country you work in.

Business suits are powerful looks, and when you wear one, remember to walk with purpose. 

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Hello everyone. Thank you for joining Take a Fashion Seat. Tonight I want to talk about business looks and where you can buy amazing suits and office attire for women and men. So we're gonna do like a show for women and men. So these are places you can shop and get amazing looks. So if you're looking for more tailored looks, more you know, like if you want to spend some money, you want to do something like Brooks Brothers. Like Brooks Brothers is really nice, and they carry premium suits for men, so classic business suits, formal wear, and custard tailored designs. So you want to jazz it up, do Brooks Brothers or Kennedy Blue for men and women. So they coordinate like wedding days, and you can you can get available suits ranging from tuxedos and they have many sizes. So basically, that's a really nice place, and another nice um these are more upscale places, places where you want to spend some money and you want quality when it comes to a suit. The next one is Hawes and Curtis, they're crafted from the finest materials and meticulously tailored. They exude, and it's always giving business. Um, and Docino, um, custom men's suits. That's a nice another one. Explore modern, the modern man, more innovative. Um, you can do also shirts and accessories. There's suit supply. Um, you can get like men's suits, wedding, and formal wear, as well as express.com, where you can get like casual everyday suits. Now, also you can get nice suits at Macy's. Macy's has polished and professional looks when it comes to suits, so that's a great recommendation. Um, for more budget friendly, you can find a suit basically everywhere Amazon.com, you can do um even Target. These are places you could just get a suit. Like you can go shopping if you're doing like a budget. Mayberry is a nice place for women. You can do Everfold, they have nice uh suits hive and colony. You can do uh stallion clothing, these are places where you can get like custom made suits, suits that are affordable, um for a more reasonable place. Okay, so the five suit rule, let's get into that. So this is the five suit rule, period. And it is in everyone's closet you need five suits, and they sh the color should be black, navy, gray, brown, and tan. Now, I have all those colors. I don't I don't have a tan suit. I don't think I I don't I that's not a color I seek, but I do have plenty of black suits, navy suits, gray and brown, but never tan. Do you guys have a tan suit? I mean it's part of the vibe you need to have in your closet. I I mean tan can be worn. I I guess I could make a business deal in a tan suit. Can I? Let me know in the comments under the podcast. I mean, what do you think, guys? So, what makes the best suits? Like, he's these are the places to make the best suits. Okay, we discussed some of them, but I want to dive deeper. Let's talk about who makes the most incredible suits, and they are Giorgio Amani, and you knew that. Elegant, luxury, he has a reputation of impeccable tailoring, so you gotta love him. Brioney, Brooks Brothers. We talked about that. Burberry, Canali, Cornellani, Drake's, Dries Van Noten. I mean, these are places, guys. They're just classy. You gotta let's let's keep on talking because there's so many of them that we need to talk about. Dolce and Gabbana. We need to go on down the list because we're not finished. You got a long list. Everlane, I talked about that earlier. Given Chang, Gucci, Ermese, Hugo Boss. I love Hugo Boss suits. I like them on men, they look really nice. J. Crew. Oh my gosh, I love it. J. Crew suit on a female. They look amazing, very tailored, nice, classy. Oliver Wicks is incredible. Very beautiful tailored looks with Oliver Wicks. Oxford, Paul Smith, Ralph Lawn Purple, Label, Rice, Saint Laurent, Seville Row Company, Suit Supply, Stefano Ricci, Ted Baker, guys. Gotta love Ted Baker. Tom Ford, Versace. So they're like the brands we they're these they were the best places to get suits. Like, because you want like Giorgio Almani, for instance, originated in Italy. So you know you're getting quality. Period. Soft tailoring, unstructured feel, modern elegance. Just he's legendary. Okay, let's talk about Brione. A legendary Italian menswear house, beloved by they offer the highest level of luxury and craftsmanship. They're known for dressing. Guess who, guys? See, when you do this research, you learn. Guess who they're known for dressing? The James Bond films. Yes! I was so tickled pink by what I read. Like Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig. Can you believe it, guys? Gotta love it. Gotta love Brooks Brothers. An Americans' oldest clothing retailer. Like, they hold foundational place in history. Ready-to-wear suits. You can just walk up in there and just pick you out an amazing suit. You gotta love them, and they do accessories as well. Ivy League on Star Boys. That's the way I think I when I think of them. Let's talk about Burberry. Burberry is famous for their iconic trench coat, but also they have premier suits, modern aesthetics, timeless pieces, guys. Gotta love it. British designs, modern tailoring, signature check pattern. You can't go wrong. Okay, next canali. They're dedicated to exclusively um fine-tailored suits. They're you know, they do go to for building a sophisticated high-end look. So they're originating from Italy, so you know you're getting quality. Next, gotta love Cornali, established in the 1930s. They're top-tier Italian suit makers, sophisticated, custom, modern tailoring. The point luxury. Next, Drake's Drake's is known for relaxed elegance, guys, and versatile suits with carta. Originated in Great Britain, guys. Gotta love it. Smart casual events, create a professional summer suiting. Dry's Van Newton, guys, is the next one. They're artistically celebrated for their elegance. Avant grade, touches, rich patterns, and tweeds. So you know you gotta love it. Guess where they originated from? Belgium. So you gotta love Van Dries. Well, Dries Van Newton. I'm gonna say it correctly. Dries Van Newton. Next, let's talk about Dolce and Gabbana, who you know is an Italian designer. Um, and they're known for their bold jaquad embroidered looks. They are from Italy, of course, and we all know they're amazing and they do high fashion. So gotta love Dolce and Gabbana. Let's next talk about Everlane. Now, Everlane is ethical production of you know, entry-level choices for their baby modern looks. They're from the United States and they're, you know, first-time suit buyers. Everlane is best for people who are trying to get into the suit world and you need to start somewhere. Start with them. Their point is budget friendly. Gotta love it, guys. Geefs and Hawks is the next one. They're iconic. British menswear with a rich military heritage. So they're known for their tailored British style, and that's where they came from. Savale Row. Known for bespoke Seville Row, military heritage, royal warrants. So you know they're making some amazing tailored looks. Next, G. Von Che. Gotta love it. The brand is known for its avant-grade maximilism rather than quiet. They're rioned, expertly crafted, and they're very sophisticated. Period. We won't go no further because we know they're from France. Next, let's talk about Gucci. Gucci is high fashion, and we know it's an Italian brand and divines modern luxury. So we gotta love always Gucci. Let's talk about next Armaise. Armaze is elegant and they've been elegant since 1837. You gotta love them. The pieces are amazing, very luxury-oriented, exquisite, and you can they're just ultra luxury. Next, Hugo Boss. Hugo Boss was um originated in Germany, and they're known for their tailored silhouettes and business attire. So you gotta love them. It's a corporate brand, and you know you're looking good if you're doing Hugo Boss. Next, let's talk about J. Crew. It's a preppy look. Lula, like it's aesthetics, it's great value. Smart suits, you know what I mean? I love them. They're budget friendly, but they're J. Crew. So where can you go wrong? Now let's talk about Oliver and Wicks. I couldn't wait to get to them. They're known for the fit that suits you, and they're you know, there it's a European customer service brand who just love their premium and they have accessible luxury. So if you want to get your hands on luxury, you gotta love them. You gotta love Oliver Wicks. They're amazing, guys. Next, let's talk about Oxford, who's been around, it's like based in Chicago, and the brand is known for distinctive construction using light canvas, you know, meticulous stitching. So you gotta love it. Now the next person is amazing because it's a British person, Paul Smith. Now, Paul Smith is known for classic, playful details, colorful linings, contemporary luxury. He is he expressed, you can you do expressions through events. Like I would do him at like a polo event, guys. Gotta love it. I mean, outdoor, like a BMW event, somewhere up in Sag Harbor, or you know, watermill. You know, you could go up to um what's the place up? It's up in Connecticut that way. Um, and I want to go so bad. Um, it's a beach up there, so you know, and Nantucket is one of them. Um, I also want to go to Martha's Vineyard. So you can, you know, that's Paul Smith. Another one where you can do the whole Sag Harbor, the Hamptons, you know, it's just you could do the Bahamas, Hawaii is Ralph Lauren. Ralph Lauren, clothing is amazing, and you can do the suits, you can even walk around in a suit on these beach locations because those places also, although it's laid back, there's times when you go there to conduct business. There's businesses there, and you can conduct a lot of business in those types of more spring or summer-like business suits. Next, let's talk about Reese. It's um since 1970s. This British brand is known for contemporary looks, like a contemporary man, accessible luxury. So you would love them. Saint Laurent is next. It's iconic Parisian, and we know they're known for sharp shoulders, tight waist, then lapels. I mean, it's you gotta love it. Um, slender bills, a more sharp statement. Next, let's talk about Seville Row. Seville Row is timeless elegance, I mean bread style, formal shirts, traditional office attire, budget friendly. So you would love them. Stefano Ricci is next from Italy, hand-cut construction, meticulous, extravagant business looks, guys. Suit Supply is a notable newcomer and they do Italian fabrics, focus on styles and personalized looks. Next, let's talk about Ted Baker. We love Ted Baker because Ted Baker gives you British looks for weddings and casual events and creative office environments, so they're accessible luxury. So the next person isn't because he's elegant all over and everywhere. That's Tom Ford. Tom Ford is known for fragrances. His fragrances just stay on you all day long, even when you go to sleep at night. And you can take a shower and still have Tom Ford on you. That's how amazing his fragrances are. But he's impeccable also with his suits. They're powerful and glamorous, and the ecstatics are luxury and formal wear and high end. So you gotta love it. Next, let's talk about Versace. Versace is a celebrated, flamboyant brand, guys. Extravagant, high-end. So these suits are just great, guys. I talked about some of the key designers when it comes to suits, um, prevailing tailor looks, you know, right, you know, lower rise waist, like waist, um, formal wear, cultivating personal looks. You can get things um, you know, for special occasions, modern looks, or you want to do something more vintage, you can do suits. You can now shop with Pursuits Online, so you can get many of the brand services online that are very unique, and but you can do it. You can do budget-friendly suits at different places, luxury suits or budget-friendly suits. You can prioritize which one works for you and where you would be going to wear these suits. So you would opt for um a classic style, would be like navy or black, or choose like a quality um fabric, like a wool or drape. Or you could do like a fit, you know, something affordable and that fits you really nice, like a glove. Um, so you just it's when it comes to suits, you should spend some money. A really great suit is 500 bucks, period. But you should invest in it at least three of them. You'll have a black one there, a blue one, and maybe a gray. Keep them, you'll pull them out, and you can mix and match your accessories, etc. So, I mean, it's you could do like the grays are awesome. You could do charcoal gray or like a light gray. It doesn't matter. Gray is awesome when it comes to suits. You can be versatile, you can do blazers sports events, you know, like I said, a polo, a horse race. Um, if you're into like some of the high-end um race car events, or you can go into Monaco, you know, they wear suits in Monaco. Everybody get out of their cars. I mean, some people are casual, but some of them are in suits. They make statements when they get out of cars there. So gotta love Monaco, gotta love suits. Um, when you're achieving greatness, you want to do Oliver Wicks. Like I just learned about him, and I'm just fascinated and would love to have that brand come on my podcast because the measurements are well crafted and tough to made. So you gotta love it. I mean, you just want to always have in your you know, closet at least three to five great suits. Now, the three three things rule if you're doing a suit is like the three bottoms. So you you know, you can mix and match. You can do, I like the suit jacket, the bottom, and then you can do like a matching shirt. So that's like so. What is the most popular business color? Navy blue, actually. That's the main color everybody does. CEOs like perfectly tailored suits, and they have polished, like they love polished appearances, so they're very versatile and they conduct professionalism at all times. They're running a company, they're CEOs. So, when not to wear a three-piece suit. So, you shouldn't be wearing a you know, like weddings, you don't do a three-piece, you know, you do it, just should be worn to work, but not at a wedding. So, be careful when you're doing suits. Know when to wear them. So, um let's talk about the trends for 2026. So, the more trendy ones are like relaxed cuts, drop shoulders, wide trousers, and ankles. So, that's the thing. So, gotta love it. Um, and the style of suit that's popular now is the single-breasted suits. So, that's the thing. The single-breasted jackets have um a classic and clean look, and they have like rows of buttons, so you gotta love that. Now, what are the five levels of business attire? There's smart casual, business casual, business professional, business formal, and gender neutral. You know, it's a new thing. Gender neutral. So you just gotta love suits, and I hope tonight you enjoyed my podcast because I just like love tonight for some reason. It was just amazing. I like talking business because after all, I am a businesswoman and I love all things business, and I got a bunch of suits in my closet. That you have to have that, especially if you are a person who likes a leader, you want to have a suit in your closet, and you want to have suits that are of good quality and come from amazing places. So I hope you enjoyed the podcast tonight. Thank you for being a dedicated listener. Hopefully, I'm getting ready to start doing some advertising and marketing and with my brand. So, look out in the next three months. I'll be doing some commercials in between, and um, I'll be doing some celebrity interviews. It's just it takes a lot, and you have to look into different ways to do things. So it just takes times when you're it's you're the only person doing everything. But gotta love uh business suits. Thank you again for listening to my podcast. Have an incredible night, guys. Gotta love business.