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Fabric Guide

What our pieces are made of, and how to look after them.

Six Fabrics

What Our Pieces Are Made Of

How each one feels, how it washes and which pieces are cut from it.

A swatch of lace

Lace

Leavers lace: nylon with 12% elastane

Woven on old lace machines, scalloped at the edge, with a soft stretch so it moves with you.

  • Stretch
  • Breathes
  • Softness
  • Sheen
  • WeightLight
  • WashHand wash cold
  • DryDry flat
  • IronNo
Best For Balconettes, plunges, briefs and the bridal editShop 16 Lace Pieces
A swatch of silk

Silk

19 momme mulberry silk satin

The coolest thing to sleep in: it breathes, it warms with you and it drapes on the bias.

  • Stretch
  • Breathes
  • Softness
  • Sheen
  • WeightLight
  • WashHand wash cold
  • DryDry in the shade
  • IronCool, inside out
Best For Chemises, slips and silk trianglesShop 2 Silk Pieces
A swatch of satin

Satin

Recycled polyester satin

A heavier drape with a bright face; easy to wash and hard to crease.

  • Stretch
  • Breathes
  • Softness
  • Sheen
  • WeightMedium
  • WashMachine 30°C, delicate
  • DryLine dry
  • IronCool, inside out
Best For Robes and the lounge editShop 1 Satin Pieces
A swatch of modal

Modal

Beech-wood modal with 8% elastane

Smoother and softer than cotton, it stays soft wash after wash and never pills.

  • Stretch
  • Breathes
  • Softness
  • Sheen
  • WeightLight
  • WashMachine 40°C, delicate
  • DryLine dry
  • IronNo
Best For T-shirt bras, briefs and lounge setsShop 1 Modal Pieces
A swatch of cotton

Cotton

Organic cotton, combed and knitted

The everyday fabric: it breathes, it washes hot and it gets softer with time.

  • Stretch
  • Breathes
  • Softness
  • Sheen
  • WeightMedium
  • WashMachine 40°C, delicate
  • DryTumble low
  • IronNo
Best For Everyday bras, knits and gussetsShop 2 Cotton Pieces
A swatch of mesh

Mesh

Fine nylon tulle with 15% elastane

Weightless and sheer, with no seams to show under fitted clothes.

  • Stretch
  • Breathes
  • Softness
  • Sheen
  • WeightSheer
  • WashHand wash cold
  • DryDry flat
  • IronNo
Best For Unlined triangles and seamless thongsShop 2 Mesh Pieces

Side By Side

Out of five, from what the fabric is made of; tap a row to see that fabric.

FabricStretchBreathesSoftnessSheenWash
LaceHand wash
SilkHand wash
Satin30°C
Modal40°C
Cotton40°C
MeshHand wash
Lace at the hem of a satin robe
Care

Make It Last

Lace and silk keep their shape for years with a little care.

By hand in cool water with a gentle wash, or in a mesh bag on a delicate cycle at 30 degrees, then dried flat.