Something I’m pretty sure I’ve written every year in my eleven years of being a Who What Wear editor is that summer accessories are the best accessories. I continue to stand by this statement. Without the need for outfits to be quite as functional in the summer, thanks to the less-dramatic weather this time of year, they can be a bit more decorative and fun. Accessories play a big part in this.

As with every other aspect of style, we all want to know how French women interpret summer trends. And as expected, the summer accessory trends they're already opting for this year are quite elevated. Since the French are such an endless source of shopping and outfit inspiration, I'm taking this opportunity to put some recent inspiration on your radar—specifically, in the form of those aforementioned accessory trends. So before you fulfill all of your summer accessory needs, keep scrolling to shop the seven I keep spotting on French women this year.

The head scarf trend really heated up last summer, but French women are opting to take it in an even prettier direction with the delicate lace head scarves they've been donning. It works chic with everything from a dress to a swimsuit.

I know, I know, who isn't carrying a raffia tote these days. But French women are particularly fond of them, and they're not reserving them for just beach days—they look just as at-home with a pair of jeans on the streets of Paris.

I find that French women gravitate toward more classic sunglass styles. Lately, it's Wayfarers that I've spotted chic Parisians wearing more often than not. Do with that information what you will.

As far as summer bag colors go, butter yellow is the one populating chic French girls' shopping carts. I fully support this.

Raffia hats—specifically, boater styles and cowboy hats—have been selling out left and right for summer, and chic French girls seem to be fully on board. (And just FYI: straw fedoras are not part of this equation).

You're probably thinking that a sweater isn't an accessory, and certainly not a summer accessory, but the French would undoubtedly beg to differ. They routinely drape them over their shoulders with everything from tank tops to dresses, making them a scarf of sorts (that will also come in handy when the A/C is blasting).

In case you were wondering how to dress up a swimsuit (or any summer outfit), do as the French do and put on a sculptural bangle or two.

Allyson is a senior editor for Who What Wear. She joined the company in 2014 as co-founder Katherine Power's executive assistant and over the years has written hundreds of stories for Who What Wear. Prior to her career in fashion, Allyson worked in the entertainment industry at companies such as Sony Pictures Television. Allyson is now based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She holds a BFA in theater arts. Her path to fashion may not have been linear, but based on the number of fashion magazines she collected as a child and young adult, it was meant to be.