Comments on: Nudity is Apparently Relative

By: jenna pearle

jenna pearle — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:15:06 +0000

fashion advice tells us that a nude shoe will elongate a vertically challenged body. i am short and often wondered if this well established rule applied to me with my mocha skin tone. this is just one of MANY issues that i come across in my everyday life. i’m glad someone else recognized this particular faux pas. thanks!

xoxo jenna pearle
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By: Fitsmi

Fitsmi — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:20:02 +0000

What does NUDE actually mean in fashion? Dictionary definition? Or just beige? What is your opinion on the controversy? http://ht.ly/21oM6

By: The Wholestyle Network » Blog Archive » Nude For Whom?

The Wholestyle Network » Blog Archive » Nude For Whom? — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:12:58 +0000

[...] out that fashion’s next big colour is nude. But what does that actually mean? Elle at The Demoiselles finds a dictionary definition for the shade, then matches it up to a handful of beautiful women. [...]

By: kiara

kiara — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:12:36 +0000

Hey, I´ve finally come across a blogger who thought the same like I did about this issue of the “nude” colour! I found it ridiculous from day one. I was browsing a blog ran by an African woman, and since she was blogging about the “nude” shade, I pointed out the obvious, and it was clear from her answer that she just didn´t get it;)) Black people talking about how they love the nude shade, while “their” nude shade is really not even close in most cases to THAT nude shade! People should wake up and smell the coffee.

By: Luana

Luana — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:20:43 +0000

I feel quite stupid for not having thought about this. Now that you’ve pointed it out, I do think there is a problem with it, as well as ‘flesh’ colored bandaids. I guess the main issue is the term being used, since as someone above me mentioned there are shoes that could be used as ‘nudes’ for darker skin tones but they are not included in the nude trend. Hmm.

By: MalanB™

MalanB™ — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 02:45:50 +0000

RT @TheDemoiselles Nudity is Apparently Relative | The Demoiselles http://bit.ly/aKbqyB ( This is a great post on fashion and "nude"

By: sui solitaire

sui solitaire — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 08:47:13 +0000

@dascruggs REALLY interesting article I think you might like. I didn't really think about it before http://bit.ly/aKbqyB RT @TheDemoiselles

By: sui solitaire

sui solitaire — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 08:45:42 +0000

@innyvinny reminds me of the band-aids you posted once.. REALLY interesting article http://bit.ly/aKbqyB RT @TheDemoiselles

By: Alicia

Alicia — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 03:53:52 +0000

I find it funny that this word was chosen to describe such a limited color range. Didn’t Crayola have this problem with calling what’s now known as Apricot, Flesh? I thought that would be lesson enough.

Honestly, I think the use of nude has more to do with no one liking the word beige to describe their clothing than with subtle racism, but who knows?

By: Fitsmi

Fitsmi — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:40:02 +0000

What does NUDE actually mean in fashion? Dictionary definition? Or just beige? What is your opinion on the controversy? http://ht.ly/1ShOV