Casual is the new smart?

Casual is the new smart. In ever changing times are we just on a merry go round and the current modern trend is casual but it won’t be long before suits make a comeback? Or are there real reasons for a more casual dress approach such as helping clients feel more at ease. At Projectfive the aim is for staff to feel comfortable and for clients to feel less intimidated. IT they believe can be a scary subject. Not as scary as solicitors surely? UBS obviously went too far. It is probably right to say that all businesses should have some sort of dress code – both as a means of reinforcing their image and to ensure that necessary standards are maintained. We have clients who would be shocked to meet their solicitor dressed in anything other than a suit. Others would prefer to see us in relaxed but smart clothing. There isn’t it seems to me a right or wrong answer. Suits won’t disappear. They have their place but so does casual.

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