I.D Sarrieri (www.sarrieri.com) make the kind of lingerie that has to be seen and touched to be fully appreciated. It’s delicate but not without it’s own kind of strength; a strength of purpose and aesthetic direction. On Valentines Day last week the brand hosted a delightful afternoon tea within the gilt-mirrored interior of the Cafe Royal Hotel in London, putting luxurious lace and velvet lingerie pieces and three-tiered silver cake stands brimming with delicacies of their own into the same place at the same time. Could there be a more perfect combination for Valentine’s Day?

I.D Sarrieri’s fall 2013 collection dazzles where Swarovski crystals dot across straps like tiny rows of stars; it induces fairytale daydreams where the finest lace hugs the body; and it warms with a vintage nostalgia where retro-inspired cone bras and full skirts blur the line between underwear and outerwear. In all of those cases, it wows. It simply doesn’t get much finer than this.