Workplaces and offices have a formal and corporate ambience that requires a more formal attire. But nowadays, more and more workplaces are encouraging their employees to wear clothes casually (not just for those business and sectors that promote and inspire creativity).

There are numerous benefits to having employees dressing casually. Read below to find out about these benefits so you could make your case with your company’s management into agreeing having a more laidback dress code in the office.

Comfortable wear

One of the obvious benefits of wearing casual clothing is that they are comfortable. Business suits could be stuffy and restricting and could make even the most patient person irritable because of wearing layers after layers of clothing. We often see men wearing suits and necktie remove them at the end of the day and feel immediately relaxed. Wearing casual clothes instead of formal wear would make the employee more relaxed and productive even during long work hours.

If all employees are more relaxed, the possibility of friction and disagreement because of work is likely to be minimal. HR people would also be less stressed maintaining a dress code and checking if each employee is adhering to it. Employees would also have a more balanced work life situation since they could just easily go out for drinks or dinners with friends as soon as work is done since they would not have to go home and change for a more casual wear.

Affordable wear

Most of us when we open our closet, we could come up with a decent 5 days’ worth of casual outfit that we could mix and match the next week. We would not need to go shopping for work wear if the company we work for is fine for casual wear.

Whatever we have in our closet would be appropriate and enough to wear for work. But if they required us to wear corporate attire, then we would need to buy slacks, blouses or long-sleeved shirts and blazers which costs more than jeans and shirts. But if you need to shop for casual wear, look for clothes that are high quality but still affordable like the others brand.

Easy to style wear

Casual wear is low maintenance clothing that does not need ironing most of the time which lessen your morning or weekend prep time since you would not need to straighten the wrinkles on your clothes or just settle for what is already ironed.

Casual wear is also easier to style since they mostly go with anything unlike corporate wear which is more confined. You could not wear your off-shoulder blouses or acid washed jeans to work if the company you work for is strict. But if they are easy going, you could just wear jeans, shirt, blazer or cardigan and accessorize and you are good for a day to night outfit.

Dressing up in a formal or corporate attire does not necessarily mean you work better than others. Of course, if you would be meeting important clients you need to dress to impress. But if you would just be staying in your cubicle or office the whole day, dressing down with comfortable and casual wear is the answer to having a more productive day.