Skindelle Stories
Noto and Southeast Sicily: Baroque Stone and 38-Degree Evenings
Sicily has the best baroque in Europe, and the southeast has the best baroque in Sicily. This is not an opinion held loosely. After the 1...
Maternity to Postpartum: When Your Body Changes and Nothing Fits the Way It Used To
The short answer: skin-kind silicone covers, chosen for a body that is still changing. They ask nothing of a band size that will not stay...
Mediterranean Summer: Dressing for Heat with Intention
The Logic of Dressing in Heat Heat changes the logic of getting dressed. In the Mediterranean in July, the woman who looks right has sol...
The jumpsuit eliminates the waist break and creates a single continuous silhouette. Here is what that means for what you wear underneath it.
Festival Dressing: What Actually Works for Three Days
By the end of the second afternoon at Glastonbury, you can tell who packed for the Instagram post on day one and who packed for the third...
Bridesmaid Dresses: The Backless and Strapless Problem
The bridesmaid dress decision involves a constraint that most dress decisions do not involve: the dress will be worn simultaneously by fi...
Amalfi Coast: Dressing for Lemon Groves and Cliffside Terraces
The Amalfi Coast is best understood as a series of vertical problems solved by human persistence. The cliff face drops four hundred metre...
What to Wear Under a Sheer Blouse
The sheer blouse is a specific garment with specific requirements. The solution depends on the fabric, the context, and what you want the...
The Dress Rehearsal: What a Second Fitting Actually Tests
A dress fitting happens in a room where the light is controlled, the floor is level, the temperature is stable at twenty degrees, and the...