Skindelle Stories

Job Interview: Professional Dressing Under Structured Fabrics
The short answer: the Confidence Set, for the same reason interview blouses are usually pale and always structured. Fluorescent light is ...

Dubrovnik and the Croatian Coast: Old Walls to Island Dinners
The Republic That Kept Its Walls Dubrovnik was not always Croatian. For five centuries, from 1358 to 1808, it was the Republic of Ragusa...

Portuguese Summers: What to Pack for the Algarve
Not One Place The Algarve is not one place. It is a hundred kilometres of coast where the geology changes every thirty minutes and the p...

What to Wear Under a Halter Top
The halter top removes every conventional bra option. Here is what the construction requires and what actually works for the garment and ...

Why Cheap Adhesive Lingerie Fails and What to Look For
The short answer: platinum-cured silicone, not peroxide-cured. Peroxide curing is the cheaper process, and it leaves trace acid byproduct...

What to Wear Under a Corset Top
Corset tops provide rigorous structure but not the coverage you expect. Here is what to wear underneath one, and why the panel engineerin...

When to Replace Your Covers: The Signs
The short answer: a duller, tackier surface that grips lint before it grips skin, a shorter hold time than the pair had a month ago, and ...

Transitional Dressing: When Summer Meets Autumn
September arrives and the wardrobe holds its breath. The garments built for August no longer quite work, and winter is still months away....

Vera Wang: Architecture That Demands Invisible Engineering
Vera Wang's deconstructed silhouettes, dark gowns, and bias columns create the most demanding foundation requirements in bridal. Here is ...