I have a weakness for designers who arrive at fashion by a slightly wrong door, and Anna Hoang is a good example. She was studying law and journalism when she realized she wanted to make clothes, applied for internships while still in school, then pursued design training. In 2013 she founded ANNA QUAN in Australia, and the label's own story begins with her reimagining the classic white shirt.

That practical starting point still shapes everything. Clean lines, modern tailoring and clothes meant to stay in rotation. I like the tension in it: the clothes are pared back without feeling anonymous, and a sharply considered shape can be just as interesting as a bright color. Think ribbed dresses in lilac, lime and blue next to proper tailoring. I went deeper on a related idea in Anna October Dresses: The Best Buys Right Now.

The result feels like a designer's working wardrobe, with pieces for a Tuesday at the office and a dinner invitation sitting in the same conversation. Even the tenth anniversary went back to the original shirt for a fresh take, which tells you she is not bored of her own idea.

Color gets a real job in the dresses. The Larsa Dress in sorbet and the Delfina Dress in grape each build a dinner look around a single vivid shade, while the Martha Dress and the Pia Dress are the quieter ivory options. I would keep shoes and bag plain with the brighter ones and let the dress do the talking.

The Giada Dress in dark indigo and the Lexi Dress in olive are easy ways into color without going loud. The Brianna Dress, the Bernie Dress and the Penelope Dress round things out for a polished day or an evening out. In my fashion dreams, she is leaving a gallery opening in the Delfina Dress, with a small earring and a flat sandal tucked in her bag for the walk home. My practical tip: stick to one metal in your accessories and skip any competing print, so the shape and color stay the point. What I would skip is a second bright thing in the same outfit.

The separates are where the daily dressing idea gets useful. The Hesse Top in burgundy, the Ito Top in alabaster and the Kiki Top in primrose yellow are three different ways to bring color into a clean outfit. For structure, the Morandi Jacket in dark brown and the Alvar Jacket in black anchor the softer tones.

The Tawney Skirt in burgundy and the Parc Skirt in ivory pair naturally with the tops, and the Mateo Pants in snow make a light base. Picture her in the Hesse Top and the Mateo Pants for a dinner that starts straight after work, trading the jacket for a long coat on the way home. I would repeat one shade from the top in a shoe or bag and keep everything else tonal. It makes skirts, jackets and pants look decided rather than busy.

I keep coming back to ANNA QUAN because its first idea is still easy to read: an everyday shirt can be as considered as a dress for a special night. Anna Hoang started with longevity and a quiet kind of luxury, then carried that into tailoring, color and evening clothes. Nothing here feels like it is chasing a trend, and the shapes move easily between different parts of the week. I would start with one strong separate, then let a single dress color earn its place in the calendar. Although I suspect the grape one will win.