Gwyneth Paltrow’s ‘stealth wealth’ has stripped the gloss off anything as in-your-face as summer’s hotly-tipped neon. So as temperatures rise, how do you channel this year’s sleeper trend?

While rules for workwear have been mercifully relaxed, with more of us back in the office than ever, it’s less Havaianas, and instead more heels. But while we want to be chic, we still want to be comfortable and sandals are the piece to get us there. From wedges and flats to block heels and platforms, here are nine styles that will lift your workwear summer game, whatever the temperature.

A regular guide to shopping with sustainability at front of mind

The luxury Irish brand Castanea is offering a bijoux range of cashmere sweaters and loungewear items designed by owner Paula Marron and handknit in Nepal

With comfort a priority, the beauty of this summer’s style lies in its ease

More a mindset than a prescriptive fashion trend, this summer’s most-coveted aesthetic – despite its moniker – doesn’t require a house with ocean views or a retirement plan

Sustainable luxury investments across consciously crafted fashion, homeware and accessories

Proving that you can never have too much of a good thing, colourful stripes are the main attraction

Luxury designers are making clothing designed to last, leaving fast fashion brands in their wake

The relevance of pre-season fashion collections such as resort and pre-fall was called into question long before the pandemic, but perhaps ambiguous collections are exactly what’s required, writes Amy Heffernan.