6 Summer Lingerie Essentials

Whether you’re attending a wedding, festival or Dîner en Blanc, these lingerie pieces will complete your summer look

Strapless dresses, racer-back tops and thinner fabrics make it challenging to find the appropriate undergarments for summer. But there truly is a lingerie solution for every style. We caught up with the experts at Diane’s Lingerie in Vancouver to find the perfect underpinnings for all your favourite summer outfits. Click through for some practical yet sexy solutions to all your underwear woes.

Strapless

A strapless bra is a summer essential, so it’s worth splurging on a good one. This top seller from Marie Jo L’aventure’s Tom collection is smooth and seamless, perfect under any light summer top or dress.

Tom collection by Marie Jo L’aventure in caffé latte, $126 at Diane’s

Transformers

Does your summer wardrobe include sleeveless, racer-back or halter tops? If so, then you’re going to need a bra with adjustable straps. A convertible, like this stunning hot pink bra from Marie Jo, works well with a variety of summer styles.

Fred Collection By Marie Jo L’aventure in hot pink, $138 at Diane’s

Shape it up

Spanx, the company that reinvented the girdle, offers up its signature shapewear in thinner fabrics this season. The nude colour is a particularly great option to slip on under any fitted summer dress.

Left: Slimplicity open-bust full slip by Spanx in black and nude, $115
Right: Thin-stincts mid-thigh short by Spanx in black and nude, $75
Both styles available at Diane’s

Practical and Pretty

If you want to feel super sexy in your shapewear, check out Simone Perele’s Top Model collection. With lace details that accent your curves, you’ll forget that these pieces are actually practical.

Bodysuit $149 and high-waist shaper, $85 at Diane’s

Summer Sorbets

Embrace the colours of surf, sand and salmonberry this summer with a bra and panty set that will have you tempted to let your straps show.

Left: Flynn Collection by Marie Jo L’aventure in flamingo bra, $116 and thong, $48
Middle: Avero Collection by Marie Jo in Sol multi-way bra $138 and thong $61
Right: Flynn Collection by Marie Jo L’aventure in yacht blue bra, $116 and brief, $51
All available at Diane’s

Don’t Sweat it

Slip into a silky slumber with the Starlight Collection from Christine’s of Vancouver. Exclusive to Diane’s Lingerie, these pretty PJs in soft pastels will keep you cool on those hot summer nights.

Starlight Collection chemise from Christine Lingerie, $156 and robe, $250