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Smart Casual Outfits for Women
Smart casual outfits for women from WDLT117 and Utopia, each piece priced on 2 November 2026, from about S$137.
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.
Smart casual outfits for women, piece by piece
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Rick Owens
Edfu Bauhaus Cargo Pants Black
S$916Pre-owned
Rick Owens
Cargobelas Cargo Pants Black
S$732Pre-owned
Louis Vuitton
Tailored Technical Wool Track Pants
S$916Lightly used
Gallery Dept.
LA Painted Flare Carpenter Dark Brown
S$641Lightly used
Acne Studios
Baggy Wide Cargo Pants Washed Black
S$366Lightly used
Kapital
Souvenir Flare Track Pants Purple
S$229Lightly used
Gallery Dept.
Flare Sweatpants Cream
S$1,099
Gallery Dept.
Chino Flare Pants Black
S$458
Chrome Hearts
Blind Spot Bell Bottom Yoga Pants Grey
S$1,465
Chrome Hearts
Cashmere Floral Logo Lounge Pants Black
S$4,578
Avavav
Petra Suitpants Sharpei Black
S$616
Avavav
Pixie Pleated Sweatpants Black
S$532Last one
Rhude
Smoking Pants Grey
S$137Pre-owned
Sulvam
Matching Stitch Wide Pants Beige
S$279S$700
MM6 Maison Margiela
5 Pockets Wide-leg Jeans Blue
S$929
Avavav
Jessie Sharpei Pleated Jeans Blue
S$654
Gallery Dept.
Paint Splatter Flare Carpenter Pants Green
S$732Pre-owned
Magliano
Provincia Trackpants Light Melange
S$1,022Last one
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.