Skindelle Stories
Black-Tie Dressing: What to Wear Underneath
The black-tie gown is a structural achievement. What goes underneath it determines whether that structure works for four hours or begins ...
Date Night Outfits: The Invisible Preparation
The short answer: silicone covers, and nothing else. A dinner date runs three hours at one table, under restaurant light that flatters sk...
New Year's Eve: Afternoon to Midnight Dress Prep
The short answer: silicone covers for a dress with structure of its own, the Confidence Set for strapless, backless or deep-V. New Year's...
Cannes: Film Festival Season and Yacht Dinners
Cannes in May is not Cannes. It is thirteen days in which a city of 75,000 people is replaced by a different city, denser and louder and ...
Holiday Party Season: Dressing for the Dark Months
The short answer: silicone covers, worn under all three versions of December. The office party, the formal dinner, and the family lunch e...
Sleeveless at Work: Professional Dressing Without Visible Lingerie
The short answer: matte silicone covers under a structured sleeveless top, so there is no strap to manage and no line under crisp fabric....
The Capsule Travel Wardrobe: Packing for Everywhere and Nothing Extra
The short answer: one pair of covers does the work three bras used to. A capsule wardrobe fails when the foundation garments do not shrin...
Beach to Dinner: One Change, All Summer
The boat docks at Parikia harbour at five-thirty. You have been in the Aegean for four hours. Salt has dried in your hair and left a fain...
Spring Racing and Garden Parties: Dressing for Outdoor Occasions
The short answer: matte silicone covers, worn under whatever the dress asks for elsewhere. Birdcage light at two in the afternoon is not ...