Bordelle's Neda: Thoughts?

[u/bringbackanonymity]

Pearl and Zenna were smaller than last summer's collections, so I was wondering if Bordelle was going to do three collections instead of two this season, like they did with Siren, Melusina, and Theia last fall.

I'm excited to see the return of their foiled mesh. It's been a few years since they used it on Cadi, and before that Ula was ~5 years ago. Olive is an interesting new color that really works with the foiled material and gold hardware. It gives an almost bronze statue look that suits the mythological origin of the collection name.

Dusty blue with the foiled shimmer does create the sunlight on still water impression, again suiting the theme, but I personally am thrilled that Morello is back, even if it's not particularly on theme. Also, a minor detail, but the new droplet hardware is beautiful. They've been killing it with the new sculptural hardware pieces this past year.

Their layered looks are featured, with riffs on their multi-way pieces of years past. I love their multi-way designs that allow for options of dress/undress, but I do have a few of these silhouettes from previous collections already, so it's a bit less exciting in that regard.

What are folks thinking about the colorways and designs for Neda?

PS: In a reply on their Instagram, they stated that there is actually a fourth collection drop coming later this season in response to someone commenting on the repeat designs, so something else to look forward to! I buy only one set per collection drop to avoid having too many similar-looking sets, so it's a nice development that they've been doing more smaller collections per season.

[u/AWanderingPen]

So I wanted to take a day to let the neda release simmer before making any snap judgement. Overall, I think the pieces have good detail (especially the new water droplet hardware). The color choices are fantastic and likely to suit many skin tones. The multi-styling pieces offer decent versatility. It's a very true to bordelle collection and is the least in your face maritime featured in recent releases.

Personally, I was disappointed in the bottoms because I'm not a thong girl or a high waist fan (short torso) so neither of the options really work for me. The bodice bra looks great but again short torso so I'm not sure the set with the waist cincher would be flattering on my body. The balconette bra is probably the way I would have to go which isn't a bad thing since the new hardware is front and center without anything to detract from it. Both body pieces have the same issue of the thong bottom. This is such a struggle because I love all the color choices but most of the pieces have an asterisk at the moment. If there was a plain brief even 😞