diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index 80d3f5d..45303e9 100644
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ class Loops(Folder):
 
     implements(ILoops)
 
+    _skinName = ''
+    def getSkinName(self): return self._skinName
+    def setSkinName(self, skinName): self._skinName = skinName
+    skinName = property(getSkinName, setSkinName)
+
     def getLoopsRoot(self):
         return self
 
diff --git a/browser/common.py b/browser/common.py
index 2ba109d..ef79109 100644
--- a/browser/common.py
+++ b/browser/common.py
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ from zope.app.intid.interfaces import IIntIds
 from zope.cachedescriptors.property import Lazy
 from zope.dottedname.resolve import resolve
 from zope.interface import implements
+from zope.app.publisher.browser import applySkin
+from zope.publisher.interfaces.browser import ISkin
 from zope.schema.vocabulary import SimpleTerm
 from zope.security.proxy import removeSecurityProxy
 
@@ -39,8 +41,23 @@ class BaseView(object):
 
     def __init__(self, context, request):
         #self.context = context
+        # TODO: get rid of removeSecurityProxy() call
         self.context = removeSecurityProxy(context)
         self.request = request
+        skin = None
+        # TODO: get ISkinController adapter instead
+        skinName = self.loopsRoot.skinName
+        if skinName:
+            skin = zapi.queryUtility(ISkin, skinName)
+            if skin is not None:
+                applySkin(self.request, skin)
+        self.skin = skin
+
+    @Lazy
+    def resourceBase(self):
+        skinSetter = self.skin and ('/++skin++' + self.skin.__name__) or ''
+        # TODO: put '/@@' etc after path to site instead of directly after URL0
+        return self.request.URL[0] + skinSetter + '/@@'
 
     @Lazy
     def modified(self):
diff --git a/browser/configure.zcml b/browser/configure.zcml
index 728c436..4ea275e 100644
--- a/browser/configure.zcml
+++ b/browser/configure.zcml
@@ -67,6 +67,21 @@
       view="AddLoopsContainer.html"
       />
 
+  <containerViews
+      for="loops.interfaces.ILoops"
+      contents="zope.ManageContent"
+      add="zope.ManageContent"
+      />
+
+  <editform
+      label="Edit Loops Container"
+      name="edit.html"
+      schema="loops.interfaces.ILoops"
+      fields="skinName"
+      for="loops.interfaces.ILoops"
+      permission="zope.ManageContent"
+      menu="zmi_views" title="Edit" />      
+
   <!-- concept manager -->
 
   <addform
diff --git a/browser/node.pt b/browser/node.pt
index fbc606c..3cb3553 100644
--- a/browser/node.pt
+++ b/browser/node.pt
@@ -43,12 +43,6 @@
   </div>
 
   
-  <div metal:fill-slot="footer">
-    <a href="#"
-       tal:attributes="href string:${view/menu/url}/impressum">Impressum</a>
-  </div>
-
-
 </body>
 </html>
 </tal:show>
diff --git a/configure.zcml b/configure.zcml
index 96b5337..bada4a3 100644
--- a/configure.zcml
+++ b/configure.zcml
@@ -50,7 +50,11 @@
     <require
         permission="zope.View"
         attributes="getLoopsUri loopsTraverse getConceptManager
-                    getResourceManager getViewManager" />
+                    getResourceManager getViewManager skinName" />
+
+    <require
+        permission="zope.ManageContent"
+        set_schema=".interfaces.ILoops" />
 
   </content>
 
diff --git a/interfaces.py b/interfaces.py
index d59ea62..9c5333e 100644
--- a/interfaces.py
+++ b/interfaces.py
@@ -410,6 +410,12 @@ class ILoops(ILoopsObject):
     """
     contains(IConceptManager, IResourceManager, IViewManager)
 
+    skinName = schema.ASCIILine(
+        title=_(u'Skin Name'),
+        description=_(u'Name of the skin to use'),
+        default='',
+        required=False)
+
     def getLoopsUri(obj):
         """ Return the relativ path to obj, starting with '.loops/...'.
         """