Disregard the old Victoria's Secret campaigns. According to Stephanie Seymour, bras did not comprise an everyday part of her wardrobe when she was in her twenties. "I didn't like 'em," she revealed at Friday's luncheon celebrating her new gig as brand ambassador for the French lingerie firm Chantelle. "Then," the enviably endowed mother of four added, throwing her shoulders back for emphasis, "I learned." Education came at the hands of Seymour's dear friend and frequent dressmaker Azzedine Alaïa, who not only tutored the supermodel in the lift-and-separate power of a great brassiere, but even got her to rethink her stance on the corset. "The French really know lingerie, they get it," Seymour expounded. "They understand how a properly fitted, well-designed bra can change your whole shape. A dress that looks blah can be transformed by the right undergarment. In some ways, wearing the right bra is just, like, a matter of showing respect to these amazing works of art." Meaning, er, breasts? "No, meaning, clothes. You want to wear Alaïa, you better respect that dress."