Massimo Dutti do a high-neck, high- sheen peach shirt (£69.95 massimodutti.com) and a pearly grey satin slip skirt (£89.95 masssimodutti.com) while & Other Stories have a shiny pewter leather ...

Start with office-proper pants and a slim-fit dress shirt, then pepper in stylish details. Cardigan $395, by Todd Snyder. Shirt, $340, by Thom Browne New York. Cords, $176, by AG Adriano Goldschmied.