Photos: The Social Shopper: Stripes Are Forever

Investment alert: The nautical-style striped shirt is one sartorial staple for summer that can be counted on to stand the test of time, so don’t let another year go by without adding one to your wardrobe. From Coco Chanel to Jane Birkin to Brigitte Bardot, there are plenty of icons who have worn the marinière top before us—and oh, how they have worn it!—but a new generation has adopted it in a myriad of ways and made it their own. You can opt for a classic approach (toss it over white jeans or pull it on over a bikini) and you can wear it with just the slightest twist, as evidenced here by Yasmin Sewell on Street Peeper. Perhaps it’s a bold-colored pant or a cheeky straw bag, but whatever you do, the good news is you won’t be able to make it stray too far from its highly fashionable roots—and isn’t that a relief during a season dedicated to relaxing?