London - July 22, 2009

Bandage of Outsiders

Bordelle Bodywear

You’ve suffered from twisted ankles (table dancing), grazed elbows (Chloé sample sale) and a broken heart (still not funny enough to joke about).

They say time heals all wounds, but sometimes all you need is a good bandage.

Bordelle bodywear — made from silk, satin and hard-edged trims — is the sexiest first aid kit we’ve ever seen. Far too gorgeous to be kept under wraps, this couture-like underwear range has been outed and from today is available online and in-store. Bespoke or off the peg, the corsets, cage dresses, briefs and bras are directional showpieces that quite frankly put Hervé Léger in the corner.

It’s about time the underwear/outerwear divide was addressed.

Or undressed, as the case may be.

Available at Selfridges, 400 Oxford Street, W1A 1AB (0800 123400); online at bordelle.co.uk.

Photo: Edmonds + Rodgers / Courtesy of Bordelle