Buying Hanro Juliet Nightgown comes down to a few checks you can do from the product page. Everything else is preference. The band does the work, not the straps. Go down a band before you go up a cup. The groups below run from the decision that matters most to the ones you make afterwards.

What decides this is band fit, cup construction and fabric. Everything else is preference. Two from the first group show the range: carbon38.com's Rhinestone Bow Bra in Melt - Black at $76, and Carbon 38's Racerback Bra in Ribbed Melt - Cobalt at $88. The first is the easy entry point; the second is where the money goes. The band does the work, not the straps. Go down a band before you go up a cup. A higher price mostly buys materials and finishing, and occasionally it buys nothing at all.

Nude means nude to you, which is why the range matters. From the second group, Spanx's SPANXsculpt® GoFigure Open-Bust Mid-Thigh Bodysuit ($98) is the one that earns its place, because it works in more than one context without being restyled. The third group is smaller and deliberately narrower, pieces, for the decisions you make after the main one. None of this needs the whole group. One piece from each is usually enough.

There are 20 pieces here from 16 brands, $30 to $188, all in stock when this was written. We would not buy all of them, and neither should you. barenecessities.com's All Yours Satin & Mesh Front-Close Bra at $30 is the low-risk way in, and barenecessities.com's Heritage Robe at $188 only makes sense if this is a category you already use constantly. Read as a set, they get you close to Hanro Juliet Nightgown without any single purchase being compulsory. Nothing here is included because it is famous, and price is not used as a proxy for quality anywhere on this page. If you take one thing away: pay for the thing that touches your body and economise on the thing that sits on top of it.