The Bra, Beyond Lingerie
The bra is moving beyond lingerie.
Seen under tailoring, beneath an open shirt or worn on its own, the bra has become an increasingly visible part of the wardrobe. The SS27 runways have brought the bra-as-top back into focus. For some, it never left.
At HERTH, silk bras — and bodysuits too — have always been part of a more fluid idea of dressing: pieces that can be worn underneath, layered into a look or styled as ready-to-wear in their own right.
From lingerie to part of the wardrobe
A bra worn beyond lingerie is as much about attitude as it is about styling.
Clean lines, soft structure and fluid silk make it easy to wear in a way that feels intentional. The balance comes from proportion, texture and restraint.
What changes is not the piece itself, but the way it is worn: with ease, confidence and a certain nonchalance.
How to wear a silk bra as outerwear
The most interesting looks often come down to proportion and contrast: a few well-chosen pieces, essential silouettes and the confidence to let the look feel effortless.
Under tailoring
Pair the Ivy bra in Navy Blue with the Uma blazer in Black and Joy trousers in Black. Against tailoring, silk feels sharp and considered.
Beneath an open shirt
Wear the Ivy bra in Gold Sand beneath the Tara shirt in Almond, paired with Zeno trousers in Almond. Tonal shades keep the layering soft, with a cool, understated edge.
As a minimal top
Style the Ivy bra in Black with the Nilde skirt in Black. Worn with a long skirt, the bra becomes a minimal top, letting the simplicity of the silhouette and the texture of the silk do the work.
Why silk
Worn as part of the look, a bra is seen as much as it is felt. Silk brings a soft sheen and fluidity that make the piece read as ready-to-wear, while its natural breathability and smooth hand keep it comfortable against the skin.
HERTH silk bras and bodysuits are crafted in Italy from organic silk sourced from GOTS-certified suppliers in Como.
Beyond the bra
The same approach extends to the bodysuit.
Styled with trousers, skirts or tailoring, a silk bodysuit can become one of the most versatile foundations of a look. Clean enough to stand on its own, yet easy to layer, it moves naturally between different moments and different ways of dressing. The Nyx bodysuit in Black, for instance, works under the Uma blazer as easily as it does with Zeno trousers.
For HERTH, bras and bodysuits have always belonged to this idea of dressing: pieces that move easily through the wardrobe and take on a different character depending on how they are styled.
The attitude makes the look
Perhaps that is why the bra feels so relevant again now.
Not because there is one new way to wear it, but because fashion is once again leaving more room for personal interpretation — and for pieces that can be styled in more than one way.
The garment stays the same. The styling changes. And with it, the attitude.
