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Ideas for smart casual style inspiration for an 18 year old

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midwinterofthespirit · 16/04/2026 15:23

My son is almost 18, never really been interested in clothes and has just started a 6 month work placement at a law firm. He wears polos and jeans to college and I bought him a moleskin jacket, which he prefers to his sports style coats and puffers he wore to school. He's not a jogger and t-shirt type of boy.

We have been to Next and John Lewis and got him a suit and some smart workweat trousers, shirts and tie for the placement but he's interested in dressing smarter day to day too. He's been told he'll have smart-casual days at the office too. I have suggested he look online or even when out and about and see whose style he likes, but he's struggling.

Does anyone know of anyone on instagram or other that he could look at for ideas? He's a lumbering 6 foot if that makes a diffference.

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Pearlyb · 17/04/2026 00:40

I know your message comes from a good place, but quite honestly your son is an adult, and he needs to be able to figure out what to wear on his own.

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