There's a version of me that used to love getting dressed. Who had opinions about lingerie. Who bought things because they were beautiful and bold and made her feel something — not just because they were practical and on offer.
Somewhere in my early thirties, that version of me quietly disappeared. Replaced by someone who bought multipacks of nude bras and called it sensible. Who saved the nice things for occasions that never quite arrived. Who forgot, gradually and without noticing, that getting dressed was supposed to be enjoyable.
The Kinga Unholy Alice bralette brought her back.
How I Got Here
I'd been having one of those years where everything felt a little grey. Nothing dramatic — no single crisis, just the slow accumulation of routine and responsibility that can quietly flatten you if you're not paying attention. I'd stopped doing small things for myself. The nice candle stayed in the cupboard. The good wine stayed in the rack. The beautiful lingerie — what little I had left of it — stayed in the drawer.
A friend of mine, who has always been better at self-care than I am, told me something that stuck: “The things you wear closest to your skin matter most. Start there.”
I didn't entirely understand what she meant until I found the Kinga Unholy Alice PU-1086 Zebra Print Bralette.
Why This One
I wasn't looking for anything in particular. I was browsing, half-heartedly, for something to replace a bra that had finally given up. And then I saw it: a zebra print bralette in soft black flock fabric, with low bridge cups and a design that was unapologetically, gloriously bold.
My first instinct was to scroll past. Too much, said the sensible voice. Where would you even wear it?
And then a quieter voice said: Who cares? You'd know it was there.
That was the thought that changed everything. I didn't need an occasion. I didn't need anyone else to see it. I just needed to know, underneath whatever I was wearing to the office or the supermarket or the school run, that I was wearing something that felt like me. The real me. The one who used to love this sort of thing.
At £24.90, it was an easy decision. I ordered it that evening.
When It Arrived
The bralette arrived and it was even better in person. The flock fabric has a softness and depth that photographs don't fully capture — the zebra print is tactile as well as visual, with a slight texture that makes it feel genuinely luxurious rather than novelty. The cotton-finished interior was immediately comfortable against the skin. The adjustable straps sat flat and stayed put.
I put it on and stood in front of the mirror for a moment. And I smiled. Not because it was perfect or because I looked a certain way — but because I recognised myself. That version of me who had opinions and wore things because they were beautiful. She was still there. She'd just been waiting for an invitation.
What Changed
I wore it on a Tuesday. To work. Under a completely ordinary grey jumper. And I had, genuinely, one of the better days I'd had in months. Not because anything external was different — but because I felt different. More like myself. More present. More there.
My friend was right. The things you wear closest to your skin matter. Not because anyone else sees them, but because you know. And that knowledge — that small, private act of choosing something beautiful for yourself — changes how you move through the world.
I've since bought two more pieces from Kinga. I've started opening the good wine on Wednesdays. I lit the candle. Small things. But they add up.
Is It Worth It?
The Kinga Unholy Alice Zebra Print Bralette is £24.90 — for soft flock fabric, a cotton-lined interior, adjustable straps, and a design that is bold enough to remind you who you are on a grey Tuesday morning. It is absolutely, completely worth it.
Buy it for an occasion. Or buy it for a Tuesday. Either way, buy it for yourself.
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