Business Casual

"The new look is still professional enough for work, even a business lunch. But it is quirky and cool enough to suggest that you haven’t spent the last decade lounging in the old boys’ room inhaling cigar smoke and default swaps." - David Coleman, The New York Times

You'd think the opposite would be true and that with more people out in the job market everyone would try to look like the perfect little worker bee until they catch a break. But the opposite is happening in fashion as well as the work force. People are reaching out for things that fulfill them and abandoning the status quo.

Times writer David Coleman explores this very ideal in his article "When No One Wants to Look Like a Banker" printed in last weeks Style section. Enjoy a few clips of the corresponding slide show below.