What happens when the thing you’re supposed to wear underneath becomes the outfit?
Aubade seems to have an answer. For FW26, Vertige takes the lace bodysuit – traditionally an intimate piece – and puts it right in the middle of the wardrobe. Under a blazer, over denim, paired with a coat: lingerie is no longer necessarily the secret layer.
It makes sense in a fashion landscape where the underwear-as-outerwear conversation has moved far beyond the runway. Lace bralettes, sheer dresses and corset shapes have become part of a broader shift: the private wardrobe is becoming increasingly public, less about concealment and more about styling, attitude and context.
Vertige plays with that tension without completely abandoning Aubade’s lingerie codes. Deep black and burgundy, intricate lace, Lurex details and body-conscious silhouettes keep the collection anchored in seduction, while the styling pushes those pieces towards everyday dressing. The result sits somewhere between lingerie and ready-to-wear, where a bodysuit can be a top, a slip dress can become a daytime uniform, and a little lace can do considerably more than hide beneath a shirt.
The lace bodysuit becomes the collection’s quiet troublemaker: too intimate to be ordinary, too polished to stay hidden. In a season obsessed with exposing what used to belong underneath, Aubade’s Vertige makes the proposition clear; sometimes the most interesting part of getting dressed is deciding what not to cover.