Skindelle Stories
Essaouira: Medina Wind and Rampart Sunsets
Essaouira is the city that Marrakech visitors miss because the desert is easier to explain. The desert has dunes. Essaouira has the Alizé...
The short answer: silicone covers under the gown, an adhesive bra if the back is bare enough to need lift too. A backless wedding gown re...
Photography Day: Dressing for What the Camera Sees
The short answer: silicone covers under anything the camera will read closely, silk included. A mirror forgives what a high-resolution ca...
Dubai: Resort Dressing in Year-Round Heat
Dubai is not the Middle East in the way that Marrakech is the Middle East or Petra is the Middle East. It is a city that built itself, la...
Wardrobe Department Essentials: Film and Television
The production designer for a drama series once described the wardrobe department's job as making the same thing happen twice. Every take...
Adhesive Lingerie and Exercise: What Holds During Movement
Most adhesive products fail under sweat and movement because their chemistry was not designed for it. Here is what the physiology demands...
The Science of Skin-Safe Adhesives
The short answer: silicone gel, not acrylic, and the difference is what happens on removal. Acrylic tape, the chemistry behind most dispo...
Traveling With Silicone Covers: Packing, Storage, TSA
The short answer: the bag ruins covers more often than wear does. Heat, spilled product, and anything pressed against the adhesive side f...
How Humidity Affects Adhesive Performance
The short answer: yes, but technique cancels most of it. Humid air leaves a thin film of moisture on skin before you can feel it. That fi...