Trendy Casual Outfits: Casual Clothing Style Guide for Women

Joan Calabia
6 min readFeb 23, 2023

Possibilities and possible choices are uncountable, but the right choice for a specific occasion is just one. We usually call it ideal. In the fashion world the styles are almost(?) uncountable but the Casual style seems to be the ideal, as it combines all the elements that the modern life calls for.

Smart, comfortable, elegant, tradition-bearing, versatile and effortless, the Casual dress code is made for every place and every woman. Casual means aesthetically upgraded every day life.

Different Types of Casual Styles

Casual might be just a word, but it carries in it a rich variety of attires, garments and accessories. It can be expressed in so many different ways so that every woman has the invaluable advantage to communicate her uniqueness, inner world and deepest feelings with each of her outfits.

Casual can be jeans, chinos or Khakis, Cargos or even a tube skirt worn with a varsity jacket and a pair of white sneakers. Casual can be a practical jumpsuit with a pair of red wings or mules and a leather (or even better vegan leather) biker jacket. Casual can be a pair of formal trousers with a suit jacket and a pair of moccasins. Casual can be tucked in or tucked out. Casual can be street-style or more formal. Casual can be the answer to every question.

Casual is also useful, so, it would be very useful to discover a Guide of Elegant Casual Outfits for Women!

5 Trendy Casual Styles to rock right now!

1. The easy going

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You have to be free to go from one place to another, motion must be continuous and uninterrupted. With a pair of elastic Chinos or Jeans you will feel no barriers! Combine your comfortable trousers with a pair of sandals or sneakers and nothing and nobody will try to stop you. And yes, fall is coming so you might want to know that olive-green is still trending seriously and puffer jackets are still on the top of the charts. If not, a denim jacket or a lightweight coat will only make your easy going style more…interesting! Keep in mind that these days you can wear them oversized or slim-fit, both cuts are in-style! And if you are searching for this season’s pattern…Plaid!

2. The Smart-er

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You have this thing tonight…but you don’t have time to go back to your place and change. It’s one of these days that you leave home before sunrise and you come back moon-lit. No worries! A Smart Casual outfit for Women is what you need! There is no place a pair of formal trousers, a white (or black) shirt and a pair of shiny shoes can’t take you! If the day is breezy wear a white blazer, if it is breezier put on a black coat! And in case you want to add a more playful element…white socks and a pair of loafers! You have noticed it too? Loafers are taking the street!

3. The weekender

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Wear it Friday night, un-wear it Sunday night. This is the quintessence of the Weekender! It can be a sport or athleisure co-ord, a pair of Khakis and a hoodie, a pair of pink shorts and an open camp collar shirt or t-shirt, tights and a cropped top combined with a pair of sneakers or Birkenstocks. You will put them on Friday and you will only change because Monday and a new week is coming…If the weather permits you could also opt for running shorts with your old — not-so-white any more — t-shirt and the tote bag you bought at your favourite festival!

4. Black & White

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Versace, Alexander McQueen, Ralph Lauren…even the pink-fuchsia Valentino has succumbed! Black will be everywhere this year so take out all your black clothes or buy some, and use them as much as you possibly can! Jackets, trousers, skirts, shirts, corsets and t-shirts; whatever you might think of and in all sizes, styles and fabrics!

From the beginning of fashion two colours never left us and will never do; the aforementioned black and white! And like black, white will be very present this year; during fall and wintertime as well!

Total Black, Total White or Black & White combined and your style will be Vogue-like! An example? Black cardigan, black trousers, black hat or beanie, black paint on your nails, silver rings and a white cotton eternal t-shirt. Black is the new black!

5. The IT Casual

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There is always this something that will turn a look into your look! Style is not about buying what is trending (racing jackets for example!) and just wear it, is about acquiring pieces that reveal your personality and combine perfectly with your body and soul shape! Your closet and drawers are surely full of pieces that show exactly who you are! These pieces will be the IT elements of your unique Casual Styles. Old boots, jeans with holes, fifteen-year-old Chinos, your father’s shirt or your mother’s re-crafted wedding dress. Casual is everywhere! Grab IT! This IT is what will highlight who you really are!

The Workwear Casual

It doesn’t have to be Casual Friday. Today, Casual is meant for every day. The Casual outfits for work are easy to create but most importantly, they can adopt to every workspace. Indoors or outdoors, more calm or more dynamic, big business or local NGO. Chino trousers, smart shirts, athleisure clothes, cargos, skirts and hoodies or cardigans will be your best friends when creating your best and most comfortable workwear outfits.

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And if you are still wondering what is Casual dress code for women, you can check out various brands that offer complete lines of Casual top-quality clothes. Uniqlo, Everlane, Universal Standard, DSTLD or DockersÒ, the SF brand that actually created Casual as we know it.

And because Casual must also be timely and relevant; sustainability, big and tall sizes, inclusivity and in general every brand’s core values, are equally important to the garments they produce. DockersÒ, for instance, uses techniques that reduce water consumption, creates its own fabrics and takes inclusivity very very seriously!

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Casual if not made for all, is not casual. Casual if not aligned and connected with the Big Picture, is not Casual. Casual if not encompassing and caring, is not Casual.

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Joan Calabia
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Joan Calabia operates as the Director of Brand Marketing for Dockers® Europe at Levi Strauss & Co.