Fashion Style

Ethnic fashion style





This refers to clothing adopted completely or partially from traditional costumes of different nations. This includes but is not limited to the Mexican peasant blouses, Afghan coats, Japanese Kimonos, Tunics and Kaftans from the east, colourful bandanas from the gypsies that people all of the over the world have adopted as their own. True global fashion!



Formal Office Wear





Even for the casual dresser, who hardly thinks about clothes, “What to wear to the office, especially meetings and functions?” is a major dilemma. Formal office wear is the style that addresses this segment. This includes tuxedo or formal dark suit and matching tie for men and appropriate dresses, skirts, shirts, trousers for women. You may not be able to escape this section of fashion style if you want to shine in your office.


Learn the terms used to describe the different Dress codes in formal dressing here.


Business Casual





This is just short of being saddled with the stiff upper lip the formal wear has but still good enough for meetings and office functions. A blazer and a matching pant or khakis with a formal collared shirt and optional tie is the most commonly seen business casual for men. Sports jackets are also used in a more casual setting. For women, slacks or skirts with proper blouses/tunics with a suitable jacket constitute business casual.
Evening Black Tie


This article calls it the formal dress code. It is the formal attire for men with strict specifications – like Tailcoats, tuxedos. Girls get to wear glamorous evening gowns and cocktail dresses.
Sports Wear





Sportswear is nowadays used as a synonym for casual wear. Earlier, only sportsmen used to be seen in the sports clothes but nowadays, with celebrities taking up the trend, everyone is being seen out in their best workout clothes, even without doing a 5-minute workout that day.


Active wear is an alternative name for sportswear. Athleisure is the term coined to use for trendy sportswear. Most of the sportswear is made in fabric that is comfortable enough to be worn anywhere and stretchy enough to be form-fitting and attractive, without losing its shape


Leggings, tank tops, sports bras, outerwear, polo shirts, yoga pants are all the staples if you want to follow this trend. The major sports brands include Adidas, Puma, Altura, Fila, DKNY, yoga pants from Lululemon and Sweaty Betty. Check out this post for interesting photos of how this style emerged in America, the way most styles do, through celebrities.