Why You Should Steal Dev Patel's Latest Look for Your Office Holiday Part

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In our ever-casual business world, many offices don't have the same strict dress codes they did even five years ago. If you work in a place that swears by business casual, wearing a suit to work can seem like an antiquated idea. But we're here to remind you that a classic two-piecer doesn't have to make you feel stuffy and overdressed.

Actually, Dev Patel is here to remind you of that. The 26-year-old actor stepped out in a blue Brunello Cucinelli tonal plaid flannel suit with notched lapels to the premiere of his film Lion last night in New York. He wore it with a solid navy dress shirt and dark brown brogues, and had a light blue denim pocket square peeking out of his breast pocket. [chef finger kiss]

It might not be groundbreaking, but this outfit just shows you that the suit is hardly a dying category, far from it. As offices and fancy restaurants relax their once-strict dress codes, there's no easier way to stand out from the sea of business casual guys than by donning the trusty suit-jacket-and-trousers combo. As Patel demonstrates, you can wear a suit and not look like a corporate drone either, most notably by making small tweaks to the traditional format. By ditching the tie, going with a monochromatic blue-on-blue palette, and wearing a suave yet understated pattern, he looks sophisticated but not staid, which is the ultimate balance you want to strike. And this is such a versatile template you could take it in a million different directions like taking it down a notch by swapping in sneakers or adding a dark tie to dress it up. The world is your oyster.

And while this looks movie star perfect on a red carpet, it would also fly at, oh, say your office holiday party, or, even better, in the actual office. If anyone makes some remark about how dressed up you are, don't think twice — they're just sweating your imminent promotion, thanks to your eye-catching office attire. No one who dresses this well can stay in a cubicle, when the corner office is beckoning.

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