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...
Who Should Not Wear a Halter Top
A halter top can make your neck hurt over a long day because everything hangs from one tie at the back of the neck. The weight a bra spre...
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...
What to Wear Under a Backless Dress
A backless dress has one structural requirement: nothing visible on the back. The options that work, the ones that fail, and the logic be...
Spring Racing and Garden Parties: Dressing for Outdoor Occasions
Flemington in November. Ascot in June. Outdoor occasion dressing begins with what goes underneath the dress, because the light in direct ...
What to Wear Under a Linen Shirt
The short answer: matte silicone covers. Linen turns translucent in daylight, and a bra in any colour prints through the weave. Covers di...
What to Wear Under a Silk Camisole
The silk camisole worn alone is the thinnest possible final layer. A bra strap or edge beneath it registers immediately. Here is what dis...