The best white T-shirts are essential to every sartorial arsenal. Just as hardworking as denim jeans, a trench coat or trainers, classic white tee’s complete your wardrobe all-year-round. A masculine staple in the early 20th century, a white cotton crew neck was military issue during the Second World War, before actors Marlon Brando and James Dean brought it to Hollywood in the Fifties. When Karl Lagerfeld styled one under Chanel’s iconic tweed blazer – its fashion icon status was secured. In Friends , Rachel and Monica regularly made a case for a white T-shirt with blue jeans or dungarees, while Kate Moss paired her white tee with vintage Levi’s or black mini skirts. As for contemporary inspiration, Kendall Jenner often plumps for printed baby white tees while Victoria Beckham , a longtime fan of a classic white tee, wears relaxed iterations with flared jeans – and the style in her new collaboration with Gap sold out within hours.…