Whatever your personal style or budget, easy elevated staples are the passport to summer style. Italians have been acing this quiet luxury for years, by letting quality do the talking. Cotton tennis shorts, wide-leg linen trousers, lace blouses and summer-weight sweaters (worn preppy-style draped over the shoulders or tied around the waist) are subdued, yet luxurious. To ensure pieces work together, keep to the colour palette of your favourite coffee order (from espresso to latte), especially for accessories. Tan leather, woven raffia and wheat-coloured canvas handbags and shoes can be sourced from Cos, Arket, Jigsaw and Massimo Dutti. The result: a wardrobe that is low on bling, channelling Shiv Roy’s costumes from HBO’s Succession and Gwyneth Paltrow’s recent court appearances. Main Image; Ralph Lauren.