They might feature workwear, but fear not, this season’s collections are a total breeze.

How is your abroadrobe looking? Forgive the portmanteau, but little better sums up the laid-back, easy style we are going for at MR PORTER this spring. Nothing too stiff-collared or buttoned up (unless you’re off to a wedding or the polo). No, what we’re talking about is the stuff that’s suitable for spending time in your hometown as well as a city break in the sun. Looks that are smart enough for a Skype call with a client and cool enough for a drink in town with friends.

To put some of the season’s standout pieces through their paces, we headed to balmy Rio de Janeiro, where the temperature seldom drops below 20°C – the perfect testing ground for spring’s washed-out colours, loose-fitting silhouettes, lightweight tailoring and exotic statement prints. We strolled down the backstreets of Leblon, along the Copacabana promenade and dropped by the Mr Oscar Niemeyer- designed Contemporary Art Museum in Niterói before heading to Santa Teresa for lunch in the hills. And we discovered, happily, that new-fangled as some of the season’s trends might seem, they’re rather easy to carry off. Scroll down to learn more about them, and how to do them well.