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Hello ladies, I am Suchi and welcome to Pink April Diary
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Now, if you're heading back to work like most of us and kind of excited to head back to work and get back to normalcy in life
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but you're wondering what kind of footwares that you need to wear, especially for your smart casual outfits for spring
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then I've got you covered. In this video, I'm sharing some really awesome footwear essentials
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that are perfect for smart casual wear. Moreover, towards the end of this video
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I will also be sharing what you should not be wearing. So stick around for that as well
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If you have a tech dress code and you dress a smart casual
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then you already know my first suggestion or recommendation is going to be white leather sneakers
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or just plain walking shoes or walking sneakers. Now these are generally more simpler, more structured compared to regular running shoes
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Now they have a flat bottom like this and they are moreover more of a structured pair
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They're going to elevate all of your casual outfits. Now I recommend having one pair of white leather sneakers
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You might have already checked my essential white shoes video so you already know how versatile they are and they're also perfect for smart casual wear
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wear but you don't have to just stop at white leather sneakers you can also wear colored sneakers
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like these ones these are another pair of ted bakers that i have they are more of a blush tone
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color they are not that bright but they still bring me or give me that pop of color when i need
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especially in spring and summer you can wear these sneakers with jeans with dresses as well like this
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one which is a little bit more of feminine and a little bit more of a dressed up dress rather than
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a casual t-shirt dress you can tone it down with these sneakers as well all you need to do is pair
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in a blazer or a coat or you can also pair in a leather jacket if you prefer that and you will be
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ready for your smart casual dress code now next up are loafer meals you knew that i would come to
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this but these are my obvious choices because they look really perfect for work they have a
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structured look now their other version which are completely close to once are perfect formal footwear
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as well so these are just great for work in general whether you have a business casual
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or a smart casual dress code but you don't really have to only wear black or white lover meals
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because it's spring and summer you can play with colors and pick out different colorful versions as
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well now here i have one from sam meddleman which is kind of a pastely blue color i picked this out
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last year and i'm absolutely obsessed they are great quality their sole is really thick so it's
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not as uncomfortable and your feet are not going to be tired compared to when you're actually
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wearing ballerina flats which don't really have that much of a sole thickness
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Now I love the color this goes with all of my blue outfits that you know that I'm
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obsessed this spring but you don have to stop there there are plenty of colors like blush tone colors even lilac is a big color trend this year um i have linked some popular color options of these lofer mules in the description
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box below but i feel like you can wear lofer mules with any kind of outfit you can pair them with
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jeans and actually elevate your denim outfit and make it look more sophisticated and structured
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at the same time you can also pair them with skirts and dresses like shirt dresses and also
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elevate your dress looks to be more work appropriate i personally love loafer meals because
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they literally go with everything and i don't really have to put in an effort especially when
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you're in a hurry you really don't want to do that as well and these footwearers will actually
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help you getting dressed and looking chic at work. Now the next one is kind of a cousin of
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loafer mules and I'm talking about loafers. Now you also don't have to just stick to black or white
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or you know neutral tone of loafers. You can also wear colorful ones to elevate your outfit. If you
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really don't like to wear a lot of colors, these are a great way to add a little bit of a pop of
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color to your outfit now i love wearing these with jeans because they elevate my denim casual outfits
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and make it look much more sophisticated and structured but you can also wear them with dresses
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and skirts as well because they do the same thing they kind of elevate your outfit because of all of
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these stitching details my next smart casual footwear are a little bit of a dressed up version
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so they really work great with any kind of casual outfit that you're wearing like skinny jeans or
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any other kind of like raw hem jeans that are really casual and you want to elevate them a
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little bit then you can try out these footwears and they are sling bags now sling bags are my
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favorite actually they have become my favorite because they're a great alternative to the complete
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like a full covered pumps because they have the sling back so this in the back they don't really
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hug your toe completely so they are much more comfortable to wear all day especially when you're
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heading to work now i actually especially prefer the ones which have kind of block heels compared
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to the ones that have pointed heels because these are even more comfortable they keep your back of
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your feet much more comfortable compared to the pointy heels which don't have that much of support
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and they give you a little bit of heel too so if you want a little bit of height in your outfit and
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you look then these are a great option to to wear actually now these ones are from franco sardo and
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they are in this fun pink tone color and croc kind of pattern of leather but they also come in other
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fun colors and they also brought up a new one which is in lilac color which actually looks
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perfect for spring weather now if you're starting out and you just want to buy one pair i recommend
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a neutral tone like these ones from Sarah Flint. Again, a great pair that is really comfortable
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Sarah Flint has great footwear. They're great for your feet. They're comfortable and wearable. You
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can walk in them all day. That is why I absolutely love this one. And this is in a brown tone color
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which is much more neutral So it really goes well with all of my colorful as well as a neutral outfit especially with blue jeans where I really don want to add a lot more colors I want to add colors with my tops I definitely pair these and they kind of
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complement instead of overpowering my outfit the next pairs are a kind of a relatively new pair and
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I'm glad I found them and these are brogues now these are supposed to be Sunday church shoes but
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they have been revived and they look so chic and structured now these are my first pair and i'm
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literally obsessed with them because they look structured they have the lace-up detail that
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gives you that sneaker effect but it has a boot like sole area so it is much more comfortable to
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walk as well as standing now they also come in flat version but i wanted a little bit of a heel
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so that it looks more feminine compared to flats which gives you a little bit more of a masculine
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vibe now these also go well with literally everything i've worn them with dresses and
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skirts i've also worn them with casual jeans where it actually elevates my denim outfit which can look
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a little bit more casual and laid back and you want to look more sophisticated and confident in
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workwear so these pairs are another essential now they're really hard to find so the ones that i have
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actually found and linked the description box below are the ones that i've found like i've searched all
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over the internet and they are my absolute favorite and they are structured and they will actually
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look great on everyone now last but not least these are my favorite pair of footwear all year
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round and they are great for workwear and these are chelsea boots now chelsea boots are perfect
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workwear they're great for men they're also great for women because they are structured and
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sophisticated but at the same time they give you that boot effect that you need for fall and winter
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i would probably recommend you to wear black chelsea boots but for spring and summer i recommend
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wearing white because they look a little bit more brighter for the weather and give your outfit
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weather appropriate look that you need compared to black ones if you don't want to wear white
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chelsea boots i would then recommend go for neutral tones of chelsea boots like new chelsea boots or
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you can also try some colored options but stick to colors that are perfect for spring weather
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i feel like you can wear chelsea boots with jeans with trousers with skirts with the dresses with
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any kind of style of outfit you can pair chelsea boots with them and you can create a chic smart
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casual work look now let's get to the fun part what are the footwears you should not be wearing
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to work and i'm only talking about spring and summer you might think that i'm being the fashion
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police so be it but i'm only trying to help you and i'm talking about running shoes oh my god
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running shoes are my biggest pet peeve when it comes to workwear I don't know
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why people wear them I know that they are super comfortable and you want to
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stay comfortable all day but as I showed you there are plenty of alternatives
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which look much more sophisticated and structured compared to running shoes that are specific to running and they don't really have a lot of design aspect
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to them now a lot of people will argue that Nike Air Max and you know Adidas is they look really cool but they are again specific to running and being an adult and in my 30s I for sure can buy and afford certain good quality not
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I don't mean expensive and luxurious pieces but good quality walking sneakers converses that I
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showed you that you can actually wear to work compared to running shoes a lot of women get away
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with wearing these because they feel like we are women we can rock any style of footwear but they
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look really unprofessional and you do not look smart in them at all and I'm talking about flip
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flops or beach slides that are meant to be worn at the beach or near the pool you know they're
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meant for water areas and not for your work at work we really want to feel comfortable but at
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the same time feel confident and structured and these style of footwear don't really give any of
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that to us and a great segue to the those are slides or slide sandals that again I absolutely
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love them I literally live in them from spring to summer they are really comfortable they're great
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for walking you don't feel uncomfortable in them at all but they're not meant for work when you are
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at work especially for a smart casual look you want to look a little bit more sophisticated
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and slides and or slide sandals don't really do that for you these next pairs are another
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style of they're not really a style of shoes but a kind or you know of a design of shoes that i
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really don't think so are appropriate for work and i'm talking about embellished footwares that have
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a lot of blings and embellishments, please don't wear those to work. Or a lot of like, you know
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bright, peppy colors of embellishments or styles or patterns or weaving. They're not really meant
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for work. They're meant for parties and where, you know, it will complement your party looks
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At work, you really want to look comfortable and toned down so that you are focused at work
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and not at your shoes and lastly these are a very popular summer footwear and I
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I bet each one of us has one or two or probably more I might already have more than two or three
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of these and I'm talking about thong sandals now these are sandals that are completely strapped on
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and are attached to your feet but they are thong sandals again another pair that look exactly like
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your flip flops and thong slides and they're not meant for work at all just because they look more
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really casual they look really toned down and laid back you don't look as sophisticated so
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if you have the option of wearing any other shoes that i recommended here you don't need to wear
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these styles of shoes i hope you found some helpful tips and figured out what footwares you
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need to wear with your smart casual outfits this spring to work if you like this video please don't
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