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Brand profile
ERES
French luxury house, Chanel-owned since 1996, making minimalist swimwear and lingerie from its signature second-skin "peau douce" fabric.
ParisOrigin
WomenswearFocus
Quiet luxuryStyle
$$$$Price
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What to know about ERES
No padding, no boning — fabric shapes
Founder Irene Leroux built the house in 1968 around suits cut like a second skin, relying on the exclusive stretch "peau douce" fabric rather than internal structure.
Tops and bottoms sold separately
Bikini pieces are bought individually by size, so the fit is mixed to the body rather than sold as a single preset set.
Priced as Chanel-group swimwear
Part of the Chanel group since 1996, ERES sits at the high end with a restrained black-led palette and collections stocked year-round instead of by season.
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Brand facts
ERES is a French swimwear and lingerie house founded in Paris in 1968 by Irène Leroux, who rejected padding and boning in favour of suits cut like a second skin. It has been part of the Chanel group since 1996 and still builds collections around its exclusive "peau douce" fabric, bikini tops and bottoms sold separately by size, and a restrained palette led by black. The range covers one-pieces such as the square-neck Aquarelle, lingerie, beachwear and loungewear, sold year-round rather than seasonally.
- Founded
- 1968
- Origin
- Paris, France
- Made in
- France
- Price
- $$$$
- Focus
- Womenswear
- Facts checked
- August 2026
- Styles
- Quiet luxury, Minimalist / Contemporary