The French label Marjolaine is best known for turning a few wardrobe staples — camis, slips, chemises — into ravishing artistic canvases.

A Marjolaine slip has some unmistakeable signature elements — slinky bias-cut silk, an overlaid Calais lace trim and matching hem, and often an understated floral print. The quality is unrivaled, and it’s no exaggeration to say that a Marjolaine piece belongs in every …

Don’t these images from the French nightwear label Marjolaine make you long for those lazy, hazy days of summer?

Marjolaine makes truly exquisite camis, slips and other sleepwear pieces, mostly in silk with elaborate Calais lace overlays.

The company maintains a catalogue of about 120 items, about half of which are new this year. The images in this article showcase Marjolaine’s Summer 2011 collection of …