Dress code

[Fadin]

A bit of a weird one but I'm sort of new to this so apologies. I'm attending the BSN's Big Conversation event tomorrow at Linklaters in the evening and I'm not sure if I should go formal with a suit, smart casual or casual? I've emailed BSN but not entirely sure I'll get a response before the event. Essentially, it is a talk by several speakers on racial inequality in the legal profession and the law - so not a careers fair/event/presentation.

Any advice is appreciated

 

[SameerS]

Always business attire ..this usually means a suit.

Hope it helps.

 

[aaron22]

What do you class as smart casual?

 

[FreddyS]

Agreed. Everyone I see at these kind of events, whether it's SEO or aspiring solicitors, wear formal.

 

[SameerS]

A small story

One of my close friends went to an event they had stated please wear smart causal.

He decided to turn up in Chinos and a formal shirt when he reached there, everyone was in a suit he was the only one standing out all FOR THE WRONG reasons

With a black/dark blue suit you can’t go wrong whether it is a party or interview.

 

[Varun S]

What do you class as smart casual?

I think smart casual is wearing a suit without a tie.

This is what I tend to do if I see its a relaxed atmosphere, I normally dont wear my tie to such events but a formal attire is a must.

 

[jess889]

I think smart casual is wearing a suit without a tie.

This is what I tend to do if I see its a relaxed atmosphere, I normally dont wear my tie to such events but a formal attire is a must.

Agreed. On guys I think a shirt and trousers/chinos also technically counts as smart casual. You could probably past with it for these types of events, but it's not really ideal.

Isn't there also such a thing as business casual?

 

[jess889]

A small story

One of my close friends went to an event they had stated please wear smart causal.

He decided to turn up in Chinos and a formal shirt when he reached there, everyone was in a suit he was the only one standing out all FOR THE WRONG reasons

With a black/dark blue suit you can’t go wrong whether it is a party or interview.

Grey also works! I think black suits on guys is more funeral type attire

 

[Fadin]

Thank you all for the replies!

I feel more comfortable wearing a suit anyways since I wore one for two years straight at Sixth Form.

BSN also replied and said either formal or smart casual.

I'll post back if anything interesting comes up during the discussion.

 

[Campbell44]

Thank you all for the replies!

I feel more comfortable wearing a suit anyways since I wore one for two years straight at Sixth Form.

BSN also replied and said either formal or smart casual.

I'll post back if anything interesting comes up during the discussion.

Good luck!

 

[John26922]

It depends on the event and it is very simple to identify if there is an official event so you must wear a formal dress if else it is any casual event so you wear a casual dress.

 

[Jacob Miller]

Always be overdressed rather than under! I would be in formal attire for this personally.

 

[Daniel Boden]

Yeah I'd always go for a suit with no tie for events like these