Every day is casual Friday as business wear falls out of fashion

Every day is now casual Friday, according to research from Travelodge.

The study revealed that in modern Britain, just 50% of places of work across the country has a dress code policy in place, and for over three quarters (76%) of these organisations that do, it is casual dress.

Comfort dressing was found to triumph over power dressing, as 69% of workers reported that dressing casually for work makes them feel more comfortable and over a fifth (22%) reported that they can express their personality by dressing casually. Six in ten (60%) said they believe that a more laid-back dress code enables a more relaxed office environment and colleagues are a lot friendlier towards each other.

Business clothes were said to be likely to make someone stand out – 43% of workers said the business suit no longer has a place in the office and if they saw a colleague wearing a suit to work they would stick out like a score thumb - and suggest they are going for a job interview.