Casual Work Pants & Skirts for Women

Pants are very flexible with women in the case of dress pants or corduroy whether it's long or cropped. It can be any dark or neutral color and can be used in all occasions within the workplace (meetings, every-day or meeting with clients). Jeans on the other hand are optional for some companies and sometimes allows the employees to wear them as long as they're dark and appropriate -- ALWAYS ASK TO MAKE SURE! Most workplaces has a dress-down Friday event where you are given the opportunity to wear Jeans. Some companies uses that as a casual day environment and some can even ask to give a certain amount for donation to stimulate the company in being a part of a bigger cause whether if it's helping the company and environment buy solar panels or donating the money to a charity. Take advantage of it, but do not go over board by wearing ripped jeans. As much as you would love to be trendy, keep it casual and professional... after all, you're still at work.

Here's a quick video on how to find pants that fits well:


Skirts can be fairly tricky because some can be comfortable with wearing them and some would rather opt out because they're not used to that type of skirt within a professional field. The ideal of an appropriate skirt allowed is usually anything within 1 and a half inches above the knee and anything below the knee is perfect. Short, tight skirts that ride halfway up the thigh are inappropriate for work, taking professionalism too lightly. I know that some women aren't comfortable in wearing below the knee skirts because of the inaccessibility and lack of room to walk around with. The trick to that is look for a skirt with a slit in the back of the skirt -- it give you that allowance to maneuver around without looking like you're struggling to walk. A slit to the back is fine but a slit to the front is not -- keep that in mind!

The first part until the 1:10 minute mark on this quick video gives quick tips on wearing a skirt within the business field: