Favorite Bra
What makes anything a favorite? The pleasure it gives you. A perfect little thing can brighten up your life. As JV’s Emily Tate remarks, “There is nothing like really fanciful lingerie to make every day feel special.” We ask around about the “favorite bra.”
Emily particularly likes the simpatico way in which designer Claire Harris has chosen to repeat several bra styles for her brand Emma Harris. Once you have found your favorite shape, you can create a collection in a series of mouth-watering silk colors. Emily is enamored with two such designs: the Rochelle and the Elsa, both of which she finds beautiful, flexible, comfortable, and easy to wear under anything.
The Rochelle is a shaped underwire bra with silk-lined cups, lace appliqué, and mesh inserts. It is available in a choice of winter berry purple or a zesty lime green. The Elsa, with its sheer double-layered underwire tulle cups and gold lace appliqué, is irresistible in chestnut bronze, navy, or saturated teal. All have a matching brief panty. You might find your favorite among these, but there are also other Emma Harris styles: the Clara, Veronique, and Celeste. Trying them on is a revelation (I know). Choosing is more difficult (I know that too).
My favorite bra must combine fabulosity with fit. So that I can relax in it. Forget about it. The key is to have someone help me adjust it right at first. Then I check the straps myself, each time I put it on. Freolic London bras are a pleasure to wear, both scintillating and effortless. They’re a little party. JV collaborated with Freolic to create three unique color combinations of silk and lace for their otherwise identical underwire lingerie sets. Two styles remain on the JV website, in just a few sizes. Both feature transparent lace cups lined in silk tulle. Each has a matching tanga brief. The Brick Silk and Lace model mixes dark red silk with shimmering burgundy floral lace. The Fuchsia and Lemon Set combines fuchsia silk with lemon guipure lace. I chose both.
Perhaps the favorite bra will be…the next one. A “Friend of JV” just purchased the Nereid Lingerie Set from Karolina Laskowska. Its fine navy blue Chantilly lace, lined in beige tulle, is nicely displayed by its high neck design. A clever monowire offers amazing lift. Will it become her favorite? The JV friend loves its super-flattering silhouette and how comfortably it supports her generous bust. She sums it up like so: “Your favorite bra is the one you don’t know you have on…until you show it off!”