Clothes · People and relationships
smart casual
neat informal style
A style of dress that is tidy and attractive but not fully formal.
This vs that
I’m wearing smart casual clothes.
I’m dressing up for the wedding.
Hear it in real life
What are you wearing to the work party?
Probably something smart casual, like dark jeans and a blazer.
The restaurant has a smart-casual dress code, so I’m wearing trousers and a shirt.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
People use 'smart casual' as a familiar dress-code label.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The invitation says we should wear smartly casual clothes.
Say: The invitation says we should wear smart-casual clothes.
Use 'smart casual' as the fixed style name.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
a smart-casual dress code
The invitation says there’s a smart-casual dress code.
The hotel restaurant has a smart-casual dress code in the evening.
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about clothes.
try something on
Can I try this jumper on?
wear something smart
You should wear something smart to the ceremony.
Clothes words
People and relationships · Clothes: the words around “smart casual”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
I’ll go smart casual.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
smart casual
neat informal style
“The restaurant has a smart-casual dress code, so I’m wearing trousers and a shirt.”
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