Many workplaces have relaxed their dress codes in recent years, with men no longer expected to wear a suit and tie nor women required to don skirt suits and high heels.

With the rise of working from home and a focus on comfort, businesses have done away with strict rules on what to wear to work.

But the Bank of England has introduced new guidance which threatens to disrupt decades of tradition in the City.

Under the rules, ‘anyone is welcome to wear a suit with high heels’ regardless of their gender, while ‘trans men may wear large earrings’, ‘cis men may wear eyeshadow’ and ‘trans women may have facial hair’.

The guidance is designed for Bank of England staff to dress in a way that allows them to switch between presenting as male or female ‘within the same outfit’.

Read more: Bank of England says ‘genderfluid’ male staff can wear eyeshadow and high heels to the office in new dress code