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Scarlett Johansson elucidating off the visible bra trend on the red carpet at Cannes. Photograph: Luca Carlino/NurPhoto/ShutterstockThe Peyton pearl bra, £36 from BluebellaSoozie Jenkinson, the fore-part of lingerie design, says: “For years it was all about a T-shirt bra but now it’s about the return of lace.”While the bras are not specifically envisaged to be worn exposed, their popularity marks a sharp shift from T-shirt bras that are designed to off beneath clothing.At the British lingerie brand Bluebella, bestsellers include a £44 sheer black bra with scalloped creep and a £39 mesh bra with floral embroidery around the cups. Even its basics line features mesh and assail pattern bras in fiery shades of orange and electric blues.Emily Bendell, the founder and CEO of the brand, says consumer is coming from customers shifting their perception of what practical underwear is. “We believe the bra isn’t just a functional garment, but a construct piece that should reflect the wearer’s style,” she says. “More and more women are rightly seeing their bra as a layering vent ones spleen that they may choose to show part of – as part of their outfit.”While previously the obvious shadow of a diabolical bra under a white cotton shirt or irregular texture caused by a lace bra under a silky top would have been estimated a wardrobe malfunction, now anything goes. The trend taps into a wider exposure movement.The best of both? Vaquera’s corps neck T-shirtIt is a trend that has stemmed from the red carpet. The actors Sydney Sweeney, Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman receive worn dresses with bras peeking out from the neckline. At Trump’s inauguration in January, Lauren Sanchez intentionally risked her white lace bra with a white Alexander McQueen blazer.It is also a popular look on the catwalk. At Paris look week, Dior placed lacy bras under even lacier dresses while several of Sarah Burton’s looks for her Givenchy appear included bras that were in-built into mesh dresses.Meanwhile at Miu Miu, the brand that previously kickstarted the behindhand iterations of VPL, this time round Miuccia Prada showed dresses and tops that appeared to be falling off the pattern on’s body, exposing their bras. Other models wore conical shaped bullet bras underneath set alight knits and silky tops.For those who are unsure, the American brand Vaquera offers the best of both. Its crew neck T-shirt idiosyncrasies a trompe l’œil of a black lace bra. And yes, it can be worn with a T-shirt bra.Explore more on these topicsLingerieWomenFashion industryMarks & SpencerParis the latest thing weekfeaturesShareReuse this content