THAT NEW
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ude, or flesh tones have always been a “safe” color preference for both men and women. The most appropriate color to wear beneath a white t-shirt, and most likely the hue of your favorite pair of work pumps. Often seen in monotonous & traditional silhouettes, nude is the color you wear when you want to blend in. This new color palette, inspired by nudes & flesh tones, encourages fashion forward women to trade in their millennial pink and vibrant hues for the shades they’ve once unenthusiastically written off as mainstream and lack luster. See, this fresh emergence of flesh tones is presented backed by golden highlights to create a subtle sheen and luxurious feel which complements every skin tone. From blushed fair tones to olive bronzed beauties, the time is now to wear your shade and be proud of it. This New Nude trend takes a page from the Fenty Beauty handbook. One of the makeup industry’s most diverse ranges of foundation tones yet. For years the beauty industry placed women of color in categories including “other” or “ethnic” as if having non-fair skin was an inconvenience or a annoyance. Treating women of color as a subunit or separate part of the industry when in reality women are a single category who--no matter the color--possess either dry, oily, or normal skin and want to service their cosmetic needs. As the world evolves women are becoming more independent than ever and more likely to place themselves and their own preferences at the forefront of decision making. Choosing to wearing clothing that makes them feel their best version of sexy and not conforming to the bodycons and waist-synching silhouettes in which the male gaze often prefers. Restricting clothing is dated and uncomfortable, so 2010. The 2020 fashionista is seeking to be liberated from fitted silhouettes & rather let peek-a-boo skin and draped fabrics naturally highlight her sex appeal.
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“AND WHAT’S SEXIER THAN OT KNOWING HERE THE SKIN NDS AND THE RESS BEGINS?”
As we see more comfort-driven silhouettes spread through our wardrobe choices, the occasion wear category will be fully inspired by simplicity merged with a superior sense of sexiness. by giving consumers soft and flowy fabrics, draped and easy elegance with understated glamour. Relaxed fabrics & seamless design merge to bring you a heightened more sensual version of the slip dress trend in the new color palette of the season. The #freethenipple campaign took social media hashtags and casual women’s dressing by storm. Liberating and 10 times more comfortable, this social trend aimed to normalize women who choose to be free from bras. In some ways this new occasion wear concept reintroduces this trend. This next-to-nothing silhouette, and weightless fabric application ensures comfort and a more minimal lifestyle and aesthetic similar to the Free the Nipple Campaign. The New Nude trend also stems from feminism declarations and the Future is Female mindset. Satisfying rebels craving to bypass traditional silhouettes and fabrications including A-line dresses & dainty lace details. Minimalism has never been more widespread than it is now. To be effortless and simple. To not look like you’re trying too hard. To be effortlessly fabulous is indeed an aspirational quality. We can foresee this coloring and fabrication presenting itself in various silhouettes separate from dresses. Imagine draped satin blazers and silky pants in your favorite bronzed chestnut color! If the aforementioned is what’s ahead, then the future looks bright.
Expect to see this trend on runways including Ralph Lauren, Giorgio Armani, Cushnie Et Ochs, and Viktor & Rolf and in the low-end fashion empires including ASOS White, ZARA, Nordstrom, and Missguided. For years women could count on a nude bra to make them feel secure and confident in their wardrobe choices, The New Nude trend offers that same reaffirming quality. It’s the new generation of the little black dress. This trend aims to address the needs of women who want to be unconsciously sexy. And what’s sexier than not knowing where the skin ends and the dress begins?
REDEFINING
NUDE
WRITTEN BY: WHITNEY SYLVAIN