Try rugged leather lace-up styles with a tweed suit when off-duty or swap out office-ready Oxfords for a pair of black or brown Chelsea boots for a workwear change that won’t get your boss’ finger wagging.

Don’t Clash Patterns

It would take far too long to list the number brands and designers that have put this archaic rule to bed. From streetwear names to high-end labels, a no-holds-barred approach to pattern mixing has resulted in the stylish splicing of everything from bright florals and paisley to camo and stripes. None of it should work, but it does.

If you’ve got the confidence to try it out for yourself, just remember that a razor-sharp cut is the difference between looking kaleidoscopically cool and channeling bag ladies.

However, if punchy prints aren’t your thing, then perhaps it’s a simpler mix for you. Try teaming a gingham tie with a striped shirt, or a tie and blazer in different checks, for a subtler pattern clash.

No White After Labor Day

Not wearing a certain color after a specific day of the year is probably the most absurd, outdated fashion rule of them all. Especially when you consider that the federal holiday observed only in America falls on the first Monday of September.

Thanks to global warming, that period is still pretty balmy. So if you want to sweat your balls off in all black, be our guest. If not, this is probably one to file away with the history books.

Some may point to the calendar and explain that Labor Day also marks the official end of summer and therefore white should rightly be stowed away. To which we point to the white T-shirt, Oxford shirt, sneakers and even white jeans, which are a stylish choice whether worn pristine or roughed up.

Never Wear Hoodies With Tailoring

Once upon a time, the only place you’d have worn a hoodie under a blazer was on the way to juvenile court. Now, though, hoodies and tailoring is a key high-low trend that combines all the comfort of the ultimate casual wardrobe hero with tailoring’s instant sprucing-up effect. It’s athleisure in its purest form.