Smart casual is impossible for women

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Especially if you need to be warm!

He weather jas turned here today. I'm off to Wembly tonight on corporate tickets. Smart casual, no club colours. So the men I'm going with will wear, dark jeans style trousers, flat lace up shoes (and warm socks!) a sweater and some sort of outdoorsy jacket.

But that's not really smart for women?

umm, what's to stop you wearing a version of that?

Dark jeans- skinnies or straight leg, whichever you prefer
Boots (inside which you will have invisible, warm socks). Heel/wedge optional for height and/or walkability. I definitely have heeled boots that more than car-to-bar.
"Nice top", over which you can wear a wool based blazer .
Large, wool+silk scarf to provide warmth in style.
Trés chic jewellery to elevate and make your outfit bar/dinner appropriate afterwards?

If it's really going to be brass monkeys, then wear an outer layer down jacket... at that point, no one cares how smart you are- they are only concerned with sitting as close as possible to you for radiant heat.

You can take off/ add layers according to how warm they have the corporate box. I haven't been to one in Wembley, but the ones I have been to, the warmth of the box depends on how eager the occupants ar, to have windows open to soak in the 'atmosphere'.
If you have something akin to a LV Neverfull, bring it with you, and pack your heat eggs or mini-hot-water bottle (though this might be more appropriate to rugby in February 😆).

Oh crap - ignore spelling and omitted words. Need a correct function on here!

I don't see why you can't you wear dark jeans style trousers, flat lace up shoes (and warm socks!) a sweater and some sort of outdoorsy jacket.

I don't own trousers or flat lace up shoes so I'd swap them for a long sleeved or 3/4 sleeved dress in a heavy material with a slip underneath and either a warm cardigan and a coat or a tweed jacket and flat boots- probably laced up ankle boots.

If that's what men are wearing, I'd probably go with jeans/dark trousers, boots, a nice jumper and a wool coat?

I've never had a problem with smart casual. That's the majority of my wardrobe.

It's easier for women, IMO.
For a cold night I'd go with a knitted below-knee dress, maybe a turtleneck one, in a plain colour. Thick tights or leggings (you'd hardly see them anyway) and flat ankle or calf boots.

I agree with @HilarysMantelpiece and @TheLassWiADelicateAir - smart casual isn't that hard with those pieces.

For me - corporate when I had to look smart casual, I wanted to ensure I didn't have too much cleavage on show (some women did, not me), was also able to walk (so appropriate footwear) but it was also smart enough to look smart if e.g. with clients but casual enough so I felt relaxed in it.

I used to wear dresses from Fenn Wright Manson/Hobbs or skirts with a nice top/blouse but able to take me to a restaurant but also layered so I wasn't too cold/warm. I ensured I had wraps/pashminas/gloves/heat things so I wasn't cold.

I'm not really a fan of jeans/trousers with brogues either, you either are or aren't a fan of that look and pull it off, a friend of mine who worked in construction recruitment was and did pull it off, but I just never felt comfy in it.

Smart casual is pretty normal clothes for most women surely. It just means don’t wear old jeans or tracksuits or grubby trainers