| article looks into the options out there for casual | | | | (especially for women) and making slightly more |
| street wear. It examines many different available | | | | elegant versions of what originally existed. |
| modern brands and styles as well as comparing | | | | The high back trainer’s style is most |
| similar products from different brands ranges. It | | | | commonly associated with the Converse or |
| will also give advice on where to purchase these | | | | Converse Classics shoe design. These shoes tend |
| brands and items and what to look for in a | | | | to be made of a canvas material which is comfy |
| website selling clothes to ensure you do not get | | | | and breathable and tends to lend itself to plainer |
| counterfeit goods. | | | | designs. They are often available in a selection of |
| Clothing is becoming an increasingly important part | | | | neutral colours meaning they can fit in with many |
| of people’s image in this day and age. In | | | | outfits. Their plain design also lends them to a |
| the past people would be very particular about | | | | smart feel however they can still appear very |
| the clothes they wore to work or to parties but | | | | ‘trainerish’ if you are planning a |
| give little regard to their casual clothes. The | | | | smart-casual look. |
| attitude seems to have taken a drastic turn with | | | | The thick designed trainers more commonly |
| many people spending much more on branded | | | | known as skate shows are more much more |
| casual clothes and opting for cheaper | | | | widely than they were 5 years ago. They are |
| supermarket work clothing that can be simply | | | | strongly associated with the skate and rock |
| used and repurchased when worn. To represent | | | | scenes and the Vans brand. They feature robust |
| this shift in consumer spending many large brands | | | | styling and high durability and go well with a more |
| have developed that fill in the casual clothes | | | | casual look. They look very much like standard |
| market and have become recognised as | | | | trainers but styled to be much flatter and wider. |
| household names. | | | | These days t-shirts can say a lot about a person, |
| The styles available can massively vary from | | | | mainly because there are so many different |
| retro t-shirts and jeans to smarter polo shirts and | | | | styles available therefore selecting one to where |
| cardigans. We will be looking mainly at shoes and | | | | must mean you have an affiliation with what is |
| shirts for the basis of this article. | | | | printed on it. |
| Casual shoes these days seem to be split into a | | | | There is really two distinct T-Shirt styles out |
| few distinctive styles, there are the standard | | | | there at the moment, branded t-shirts tagged |
| trainers, slip on flat shoes, high back trainers and | | | | with either a company or product logo and |
| thick design skate or street sports shoes. | | | | “retro” or “vintage” |
| The standard trainer is commonly associated with | | | | style t-shirts tagged with products and images |
| big sports brands such as Adidas and Nike, it is | | | | from past fashions. Branded t-shirts usually appear |
| commonly perceived to be | | | | a little smarter than their retro counterparts and |
| “tacky” to wear these kinds of | | | | are also more standardised colours (such as blue, |
| shoes with the smarter casual where available | | | | black and white). The retro styled shirts usually |
| these days but their primary use endures as | | | | feature a logo or picture of an out of date TV |
| sports equipment. If worn with the right set of | | | | show or company and are often made to look |
| clothes anyone can pull trainers off but make sure | | | | faded and old on purpose. They can also feature |
| you don’t go with a smart pair of jeans | | | | puns and made up but funny companies based on |
| and a shirt cardigan combo. | | | | real life older brands. They are much less formal |
| Pumps or slip on shoes have become increasingly | | | | than standard t-shirts. |
| popular in the last three years, they were | | | | Hopefully this article has given you an idea of |
| launched forward by alternative clothing brands | | | | what styles are available for you to combine as |
| such as Vans to target a unisex market (although | | | | well as the basic principles regarding what the |
| extreme designs or colours often corner some | | | | styles actually are. You can visit a multitude of |
| styles for a gender). They go well with either a | | | | good stores for more information and pictures of |
| casual or smart casual style and come in a | | | | the clothing items that you can potentially |
| massive range of colours and patterns. Their | | | | purchase including brands such as Original Penguin, |
| popularity has recently grown even further with | | | | Vans and Crocs. |
| many mainstream brands taking the style on | | | | |