Must Have Pieces To Update Your Lingerie Wardrobe

Spring is officially here, and so are the spring lingerie fashions. Only slightly straying away from last years neon trend, the lingerie colour palette for 2014 is still bright and cheery- but is no longer so bright it could be directing traffic. Pastels and bright  colours in shades like candy pink, lemon sorbet, tangerine and aqua. Florals, of course, are back for spring. So are fun cutesy prints and retro high waisted shorts. After nearly two years on the upswing the longline is officially a lingerie style that it here to stay, with nearly every UK boutique label rolling out their edition of this increasingly popular style.

If you are like me and have a large lingerie collection that keeps growing their is no way in the world that you wear each of your bras seasonably. Unlike seasonable clothes, bra and lingerie set fashion appears to move a little bit slower for this reason. Typically, lingerie fashion fans will usually purchase only a few select pieces each season. This is why designers tend to stagger their spring/summer designs and autumn/ winter designs. I tend to update with one statement piece per season, so I really only purchase about four bras a year. Because the DD+ lingerie brands that I shop for are high quality and tend to last, i’ve found myself with an extensive collection in a wide variety of color palettes that tell the fashion trend stories from the last few years. I’ve noticed that their really hasn’t been any dramatic variations. The lovely thing about fashion in any realm is that colour trends to transition but they are rather predictable for each season so this helps to keep older pieces still fashionably relevant.

That said, updating your wardrobe with a few new sexy lingerie sets can be a real mood booster! Not to mention it is a good time to check and see if your bra size has fluctuated at all. Spring is a good time to try on your old lingerie and sort out what fits and what does not fit. You may also want to donate some older styles to make room for your new purchases.

If you want to be up on the trends my advice is to buy at least one bra in the most popular color for the 2014 season, and then maybe an adorable print. What I like to do is purchase a style that I need, in a color that is current. For example, aside from the Panache line Fantasie bras have always been a close favorite for me, especially the Rebbeca design. This year Fantasie has released the Rebecca in a gorgeous magenta colour and I absolutely cannot wait to snatch one up.

If you do not have the funds to do a full lingerie wardrobe overhaul this spring, stick with choices that are season-less and timeless. As fun as it is to keep up with colour and style trends, it is more important to have a functional lingerie wardrobe that works all year round. Instead of migrating towards very “current” colours, look for styles that come in classic colours and offer plenty of functionality. There is absolutely nothing wrong with sticking with the white, nudes, and blacks if that is what you prefer although that may be hard to do after seeing this years colour palette!