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Smart Casual Outfits for Women

Tailored trousers, crisp shirts, fine knitwear and leather loafers for women who want sharp work clothes from independent boutiques.

Smart casual outfits for women pair sharp tailored trousers with relaxed shirts, fine knitwear, and clean leather shoes. Contrast drives the silhouette, balancing formal wool suiting against unstructured cotton tops in neutral shades like black, white, and grey. Office tailoring sheds stiffness when matched with soft merino sweaters or wide leg pants that drape freely.

Casual Friday began as Hawaii's Aloha Friday in the middle of the last century and spread through American offices by the nineties. Pleats Please Issey Miyake sews each piece first and pleats it after, and the clothes are light and easy to wash. UJOH was started by Mitsuru Nishizaki after years as a pattern cutter, and its tailoring has clean lines and bold asymmetric cuts.

WDLT117 in Toronto brings most of this wall, led by INTO THE EAST, Pleats Please Issey Miyake and RUOHAN. Utopia in Toronto adds wide leg and flared pants, some pre owned, and Due West adds Canada Goose knits. Tailored suits and blazers wear naturally alongside casual leather flats or soft cashmere tops.

Pleats Please Issey Miyake Mellow Pleats Sleeveless High Neck Dress Charcoal at WDLT117, Toronto
Pleats Please Issey Miyake
Mellow Pleats Sleeveless High Neck Dress Charcoal
$702
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Pleats Please Issey Miyake Classic Pleated Midi-dress Greige at WDLT117, Toronto
Pleats Please Issey Miyake
Classic Pleated Midi-dress Greige
$539
WDLT117
Undercover Wool Languid Jacket Black at WDLT117, Toronto
Undercover
Wool Languid Jacket Blk
$1,954Last one
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Undercover Shawl-lapel Bomber jacket Black at WDLT117, Toronto
Undercover
Shawl-lapel Bomber jacket Blk
$796$1,127Last one
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MM6 Maison Margiela Pinstripe Wool Wide-leg Trousers Black at WDLT117, Toronto
MM6 Maison Margiela
Pinstripe Wool Wide-leg Trousers Blk
$720
WDLT117
Nina Ricci Bow-detail Flared Trousers Black at WDLT117, Toronto
Nina Ricci
Bow-detail Flared Trousers Blk
$1,144Last one
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Pleats Please Issey Miyake Pleated Midi-Dress Cool Gray at WDLT117, Toronto
Pleats Please Issey Miyake
Pleated Midi-Dress Cool Gray
$753
WDLT117
Pleats Please Issey Miyake Playground Dress Purple at WDLT117, Toronto
Pleats Please Issey Miyake
Playground Dress Purple
$832
WDLT117
UJOH Slit 6BW Jacket Black at WDLT117, Toronto
UJOH
Slit 6BW Jacket Blk
$1,299Last one
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Coperni Technical Tailored Jacket Black at WDLT117, Toronto
Coperni
Technical Tailored Jacket Blk
$865Last one
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MM6 Maison Margiela Washed Denim Wide-leg Jeans at WDLT117, Toronto
MM6 Maison Margiela
Washed Denim Wide-leg Jeans
$648
WDLT117
MM6 Maison Margiela Two-tone Mini Skirt Beige at WDLT117, Toronto
MM6 Maison Margiela
Two-tone Mini Skirt Beige
$503
WDLT117
UJOH Square Blouse Moss Grey at WDLT117, Toronto
UJOH
Square Blouse Moss Grey
$634
WDLT117
Litkovska Blouse With Suiting Detail Grey at WDLT117, Toronto
Litkovska
Blouse With Suiting Detail Grey
$905Last one
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MM6 Maison Margiela Folded Wool Dress Dk Grey at WDLT117, Toronto
MM6 Maison Margiela
Folded Wool Dress Dk Grey
$974Last one
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RUOHAN Bouvet Dress Bark at WDLT117, Toronto
RUOHAN
Bouvet Dress Bark
$720Last one
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Y/Project Banana Slim Pants L.Blue at WDLT117, Toronto
Y/Project
Banana Slim Pants L.Blue
$289$774Last one
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Marine Serre Moon Laser Grey Wash Baggy Jeans W Dk Grey at WDLT117, Toronto
Marine Serre
Moon Laser Grey Wash Baggy Jeans W Dk Grey
$706
WDLT117
Litkovska Shirt With Ribbed-Knit Sleeves Blue/Brown at WDLT117, Toronto
Litkovska
Shirt With Ribbed-Knit Sleeves Blue/Brown
$793
WDLT117
Litkovska Shirt With Ribbed-Knit Sleeves Graphite/Grey at WDLT117, Toronto
Litkovska
Shirt With Ribbed-Knit Sleeves Graphite/Grey
$793Last one
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Patou Tailored Short Jacket Praline at WDLT117, Toronto
Patou
Tailored Short Jacket Praline
$651$1,325Last one
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Coperni Cropped Tailored Jacket Green at WDLT117, Toronto
Coperni
Cropped Tailored Jacket Green
$434$844
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RUOHAN Cognac Brac Shirt Brown at WDLT117, Toronto
RUOHAN
Cognac Brac Shirt Brown
$568
WDLT117
UJOH Open Collar Shirt Black at WDLT117, Toronto
UJOH
Open Collar Shirt Blk
$793
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Common questions

What defines smart casual attire for women?
Smart casual pairs structured pieces like blazers and wool trousers with softer items like knit sweaters, t shirts, or flat leather loafers. Rigid two piece corporate suits give way to clean separates in neutral shades.
Which designers make pieces suited for smart casual dressing?
Pleats Please Issey Miyake makes light pleated tops, trousers and dresses that are easy to wash. RUOHAN makes everyday womenswear with precise tailoring in neutral colours, and UJOH, started by a former pattern cutter, makes tailoring with clean lines and bold asymmetric cuts.
How should you style tailored trousers for an informal office?
Wear high rise wide leg wool pants with a tucked cotton shirt and a fine merino knit thrown over the shoulders. Leather flats or low block heels finish the outfit without the formality of stiff pumps.