One quick pro tip to update your wardrobe at the height of summer is to segue into the beginning of new-season deliveries and invest in a chic shirt that you can get plenty of mileage out of — the type of shirt you can basically throw on with any bottom:
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Weekend by Max Mara printed shirt, $845, from Smith & Caughey’s.
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Ganni bow detail blouse, $279, from Workshop.
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Shirts compiled by Annabel Dickson.