Keeping your cool in the heat can be something of a challenge. However, dressing by day is a cinch compared to when the sun goes down. When night falls, that’s when the real style challenge begins. How dressed up should you go? When is casual too casual? How to avoid overheating?

These are all potential pitfalls if your styling is off-key, so the trick is to keep things relaxed, yet refined. Don’t over think it, stick to lightweight key pieces and layer a few weather-appropriate accessories over the top.

Firstly, a great blazer is your starting point. Play it safe in a navy blue, or if you’re feeling braver and have a love for Fifties Riviera, opt for a natty cream style instead. Be sure to keep your shirts cool, casual and preferably open at the neck.

Then consider the holiday trouser (which comes several guises), from the chino – which never tires – to a sun-bleached jean or even smarter styles in lightweight fabrics.

Choose a style which sits in sync with your chosen blazer and roll your hems, which look smart but take into account your location.

Also, this is a subtle way to show off a great pair of leather sandals, which when you slide into, ground your look with sophistication.

Of course, it’s poetic styling which lends the flair that’s more attractive to attempt in tropical climes. Adopt a maverick approach by mixing and clashing prints and textures; from shirt, trouser and jacket fusions to those finishing touches – artistic scarves and dandy pocket squares.

Tuck a silky scarf inside your collar and try multiple pocket square styling – clash, match and keep them neat or puff them out – these subtle differences really can change your look, night after night.