Tomorrow and Tomorrow

For tomorrow and tomorrow, take a chance on a new bra that is slightly avant garde. It will kick up your game and give you a nudge. Jane’s Vanity’s crew saw these possibilities in the Noontide Bralette Set from Yuvi Kawano. Its lacy black bandeau is accented by a harness overlay. The matching thong has lace detailing at the front and adjustable sides. Its shape would be shapely on many different bosom sizes.

Or give yourself a new look with the Aurelia Sequin Lingerie Set from Karolina Laskoska. JV’s Emily Tate describes this heavily embellished bandeau as a “party in lingerie form.” Crafted from a rare piece of vintage lace, its gold and black sparkles are enhanced by its monowire lift and low-rise brief. Let it add interest to your summer slip dresses and drama to little sweaters and jackets in the fall.

Speaking of jackets, Derek Rose’s Verona Smoking Jacket offers many opportunities for personal reinvention. Wear it open, resting on your shoulders, to reveal Vannina Vesperini’s Ocean and Black Silk Gown with thigh high front slit. The jacket’s deep pockets, paisley jacquard design, and corded embellishments suggest that you borrowed it from an English gentleman. Worn tied at the waist over silk pajamas, it channels Irene Adler, “the only woman” for Sherlock Holmes. Both he and Irene would approve of Gilda & Pearl’s Nights in Paris Silk Pajamas in smoldering black. 

When going in search of a new you, consider an assortment of Boglietti camisoles and tops. Simple yet a bit dressy, these pieces will surprise and delight you. Try the black “illusion” Babila Camisole with scrolls of embroidery. Or the long sleeve Bridget in light grey with floral macramé around the neck.

Transformation begins on the inside. So enjoy working outward in layers of lovely new lingerie from Jane’s Vanity! 

*See Brubach’s essay collection: A Dedicated Follower of Fashion (Phaidon, 1999), still in print and also available at your library