Expert: Alana - 12/7/2006

Question
I am attending a cocktail party that says dress code is "casual chic" I am a Levi kinda guy. I usually wear blue levi's justin boots and a buck knife. I work in the construction field, so casual chic isn't even in my vocabulary! What is it? some examples please

Answer
Oh, George, don't fret! There are lots of guys like you out there. Here's what casual chic usually means: casual, yet with a twist of dressiness. An idea is to wear a DARK wash pair of jeans (express men's has some nice affordable ones), and a nice button down shirt (preferably in a solid color--black, navy blue, and burgundy would be excellent choices). Shoe-wise try to find a nice pair of black dress shoes--nothing shiny or too pointy in the toe region. If nothing is to your liking, go for a pair of black sneakers. To dress the outfit more, throw a blazer on as a jacket. Go with black or tan for this.

The bottom line is, you can still wear comfy jeans (just upgraded).

Hope that helps!