Skindelle Stories

A wrap dress is cut to fall open at the V and close again at the waist. That geometry makes the top half the hard part: the crossover fol...

Who Can Wear a Halter Neck, and How to Make It Work
A halter neck asks three things of a body: shoulders narrow enough to carry the strap without the fabric buckling at the collarbone, a bu...

How Long Can You Wear an Adhesive Bra
For most adhesive bras, six hours is the number that gets repeated online, and it is roughly right for the disposable end of the category...

Who Should Not Wear a Halter Top
Most women who assume a halter top is not for them are actually facing an undergarment problem, not a body problem. A halter top ties or ...

For most rompers, the answer is a pair of ultra-thin adhesive silicone covers, worn alone. A romper is built like a top and a pair of sho...

What to Wear Under a Halter Neck Dress
Under a halter neck dress, the answer for most women is a pair of ultra-thin adhesive silicone covers and nothing else. A halter dress re...

Karuizawa Summer Travel: The Imperial Mountain Retreat That Never Needed to Announce Itself
St. Moritz empties in summer. Gstaad reinvents itself with music festivals and keeps itself busy. Karuizawa was always a summer place. It...

Naoshima: Art Islands of the Seto Inland Sea
Kyoto is the Japan of the guide book. Naoshima is the Japan of the architect. You will not find Naoshima on most itineraries because it r...

Niseko, Hokkaido: Powder and Alpine Hospitality
Niseko is the mountain you go to after the European Alps have stopped teaching you anything. After Verbier, which is about the party. Aft...
