Aubade Eloge Du Desir

Éloge du Désir is one of those Aubade collections that earns its name the moment you see the colour in person. Misty Blush sits somewhere between a soft nude and a whispered pink, the kind of shade that reads as bare skin under clothing but has real depth and warmth up close — it's flattering against a far wider range of skin tones than most "nude" lingerie manages, because there's enough pink in it to avoid looking flat or clinical.

The triangle bra is the piece I'd point most women towards first. It's underwired rather than soft-cup, so you get the shape and lift of a proper bra with the low, open neckline of a triangle style — a good option if you've always liked the look of triangle bras but found the unstructured ones offered nothing in the way of support. The cups sit softly against the body without the moulded, padded feel of a t-shirt bra, so it layers beautifully under fine knits and slip dresses where you don't want any visible seams.

Aubade have built the rest of the range around it properly rather than as an afterthought — the Italian brief and tanga both cut higher on the hip than a standard brief, the shorts give you a fuller coverage option in the same fabric and colour story, and the suspender belt means you can build a complete look for anyone who wants to take it that step further. Everything shares the same delicate, French-made quality you'd expect from Aubade — fine tulle, careful finishing at every seam — so the pieces mix and match without any one item looking like the poor relation of the set.