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Originally Posted by Tron_fdc
You really can't beat Lululemon for casual office wear IMO. The dress pants are crazy comfortable, are a fashionable cut, and are wrinkle free. They are my go to for travel; you can pair the dress pants with just about anything from dress shirts to golf shirts to sweaters (with nice shoes) and still have a very presentable look. I wear them all the time.
Same with the golf shirts. They come in all kinds of sizes, materials and cuts, so it's really easy to find stuff there that looks great and is REALLY low maintenance and comfortable. Plus it's affordable.
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Personally I like Kit and Ace for office wear a little more than Lululemon, but the ABC pants by lulu cannot be praised enough.
Lululemon is a little more casual in terms of the business casual level stuff. Kit and Ace is a little more business in the business casual stuff. Their technical fabric stuff is pretty unique.
I have clothing from both that are work acceptable, and in both instances, I literally believe I can do yoga in the clothing without busting a seam. This type of comfort was amazing in maintaining a business styled look while I doing a major move at the office. (I was allowed to wear Friday casual stuff, but it just felt good to maintain a reasonably nice appearance for client and not have to change for meetings during that time).
In terms of the comment about "affordable", I would preface that it's a very significant jump in price from the average clothing one might consider for work (if JCrew/Banana are the standards). I think you're looking at around $100-150 buy in minimum for many pieces. However, the pieces lasts so much damn longer than typical business wear and being in comfy clothes at work is really worth the extra little bit of money. Furthermore, many of these pieces are viable options for outside of work vs being work or casual only clothes.
Long term I think you'd break even on Lulu/Kit and Ace clothes/even save money with less replacement and buying less other stuff for business or casual, but the initial acquisition cost isn't something to just ignore IMO.