The Irena Open Playsuit is less about coverage than composition.
Botanical embroidery in deep onyx traces the body in carefully placed panels, leaving the centre almost entirely open. The effect is striking because very little is concealed, yet nothing feels unfinished. Every line has a purpose.
At the front, the embroidery rises from the hips in a deep V before continuing upwards into narrow scalloped straps. A slim velvet waistband cuts cleanly across the body, bringing structure to an otherwise deliberately exposed silhouette. The balance is precise: softness against restraint, transparency against line, ornament against skin.
From behind, the construction becomes even more architectural.
The embroidered panels curve around the hips before opening completely through the centre, while velvet straps extend down the back and continue across and over the bottom. This is one of the details Coco de Mer has handled particularly well: the playsuit is designed with genuine adjustability.
The shoulder straps can be altered for length, but so too can the straps that sit across the bottom. On a piece this open, that matters. Rather than relying on one fixed proportion, the fit can be refined so the embroidery sits where it should and the lines of the playsuit follow the body properly.
It makes the piece feel considered rather than simply decorative.
The straps are not there merely to support the design, either. They become part of it, drawing clean lines across the skin and framing the body from every angle.
Even the fastening deserves attention. The velvet waistband closes at the back with a golden swan hook, with a small amount of adjustment available through the fastening itself. It is a tiny detail, but exactly the sort of finish Coco de Mer does particularly well.
The real flexibility, though, comes from those adjustable straps.
And that is what makes Irena so compelling.
It is revealing, but not fragile. Feminine, but sharply constructed. The botanical embroidery brings softness and movement, while the exposed architecture underneath gives the piece its confidence.
This is lingerie designed to be seen.
Not because it demands attention, but because every detail rewards it.
- Botanical onyx embroidery with scalloped edging
- Dramatic open front and back silhouette
- Embroidered panels designed to frame the body
- Adjustable velvet shoulder straps
- Adjustable straps across and beneath the bottom for a more precise fit
- Slim velvet waistband
- Golden swan hook fastening with a small degree of adjustment
- S–M fits UK sizes 8–12
- M–L fits UK sizes 10–14
