How Stylish Men Dress for Work in 2024

Gone are the days when corporate dressing equated to wide shoulders, a stiff shirt, and restrictive tailoring. Reflecting today’s hybrid home-office balance, workwear and casualwear have – to an extent – merged. Today’s power dressers want to look formal but not stuffy, opting for more comfortable cuts in the boardroom like Alessandro Sartori’s ‘new suits’ at Zegna or effortless two-piece styles from Giorgio Armani. Traditional Oxfords are swapped for hybrid shoes with formal uppers and supportive lug soles, while business watches – once sober and rule-bound – can now be bold. Ties are no longer standard issue for the Modern Professional, but he’ll always wear one when impressions count. A full Windsor means business.

Deriving from the rebellious geniuses of Silicon Valley, the Business/Tech Bro uniform began as a statement of unconformity – while wearing the exact same thing every day served to symbolise his no-nonsense work ethic. Luxury brands are now in on the action, and the Business/Tech Bro can now sport gilets and suit trousers from Loro Piana and Brunello Cucinelli, perfectly tasteful Italian brands who source the finest fabrics in the world. His finishing touch? Naturally, an Apple smart watch.

Do you know Le Corbusier from Frank Lloyd Wright? Can you spot a Gauguin at 10 paces? This man can. Likely occupied in architecture or the modern arts, today’s Aesthete opts for clothes with strong, clean lines that convey his sense of quiet assurance, focused competence and rarefied taste. His day-to-day uniform encompasses relaxed yet impeccable basics: a shirt or jacket from Homme Plissé Issey Miyake or The Row, wide pleated trousers by Róhe, and a deceptively simple tote. Loewe’s Puzzle is handmade in Spain in a process of 500 steps – a fact the Aesthete will already know.

Some careers don’t play by the rules. The Creative Visionary will rarely work from an office – and if he does, it’s far from ordinary. He’s a professional multi-hyphenate: a creative director slash entrepreneur slash music sensation. Think Pharrell Williams, the Grammy-winning artist now helming menswear at Louis Vuitton. In his wardrobe, the Creative Visionary doesn’t shy away from the bold or unexpected. Bright, furry Rick Owens sneakers. A neon checked Speedy Bandoulière. His everyday signatures: statement jewellery and eye-catching sunglasses. You’ll find it all in his ‘workwear’ rotation.