Skindelle Stories

The Open-Side Cut: How to Dress for Side-Boob Architecture

In 1994, Donna Karan sent a model down the runway in a jersey dress with a cut that ran from the armhole to the hip, showing the full side of the torso. The fashion press called it daring. Women wh...

Post-Surgery Dressing: Gentle Solutions

There is a particular morning, several weeks after a procedure, when the energy comes back before the body is entirely ready for it. The wardrobe opens and the familiar question returns: what today...

What to Wear Under a Blazer With Nothing Underneath

In the mid-1990s, Helmut Lang was making blazers in Vienna that the fashion industry had not seen before. Not because of the fabric, though the fabrics were unusual, rubberised lamb leather, techni...

What to Wear Under a Cut-Out Dress

Cut-out dresses place deliberate openings over zones where a bra band sits. Any edge in the frame interrupts the garment. Here is what works instead.

What to Wear Under a Mesh or See-Through Top

Full transparency is a design choice, not an accident. Here is how mesh and sheer fabric work, and how to wear them the way their designers intended.

The Deep-V Neckline: What You Need Underneath

The deep V descends past where any bra can sit without showing. Even a plunge bra has a floor. Here is what works when the neckline goes below it.