Covet: The Work Outfit You Need This Spring

Reinvent your spring office look with these picks from four local shops.

Spring’s cropping up, which means it’s almost time to break out your maxi-dress/cardigan combo. Or your capri pants/blazer combo. And then wear them. Over and over and over again. Here’s a fresh way to spin your workweek look: Invest in a whoa-bold pencil skirt (this should hit below your knees), sharpen it with a cool take on the button-down—like this zip-up cropped top, which won’t even show a sliver of skin with a higher-waisted bottom—heels that deliver a splash of color, and a metal collar necklace (which you’ll wear over top of your buttoned-up collared shirt, not underneath). You won’t wish for casual Fridays ever again.

 Nanette Lepore crepe de chine top, $178 at Neiman Marcus, King of Prussia. Shumacher pop-print skirt, $659 at Knit Wit, Rittenhouse, Bryn Mawr and Margate. Nicholas Kirkwood mixed-media pumps, $760 at Joan Shepp, Center City. Concrete Polish Jewels white-bronze collar necklace, $275 online and at Ritual Ritual, Northern Liberties.