Elise Aucouturier French Nighties

Designer Elise Raphalen launched the Elise Aucouturier label back in 2001 after deciding it was time for her to take her work to the next level. She had been working for Vanity Fair and Christian Dior before, so she didn’t miss the designing experience or the confidence to start her own collections…

Ever since 2001, Elise Aucouturier has been quite successful both in France and in the rest of Europe. In the last few years the brand has also been making it across the ocean. Today, the best place for Americans to shop Elise Aucouturier is a la Mod Body — Susan Rohr’s online lingerie boutique filled with Euro-lingerie… and nighties!

That’s probably what Elise Raphalen is best at: beautiful high end sleepwear. I adore this $275 Miss Tara sleep dress — a cotton chemise-style nightie outlined in sheer dot tulle and this $240 silk Miss Emma sleep dress. Pretty? Yes. Value for money? I’m not too sure. I’m not saying these pieces aren’t high quality, I’ve tried some Elise Aucouturier nighties on myself and they all feel really well-constructed, but they are missing that little extra in my opinion…