From all the talk about what French women do (tie their Hermès scarves like experts, take the entire month of August off) and what they don't do, you'd assume that every Parisian woman only wears gloriously racy lingerie that matches her beret every day. Well, we're here to tell you: even French women need a t-shirt bra in their arsenal. But they don't just wear any old boring basic. This smooth operator, with its lightly molded cups, adjustable-all-the-way straps, and invisible-under-clothes, totally-lovely-under-nothing lace details is the perfect antidote to what we like to call “le boring basic”. C'est parfait.

• Contour cups with lace trim
• Stretch mesh wings