What Color Is Rihanna's "Nude"?

Rihanna's new fragrance is called, "Nude." As Dodai points out in her post on nude colored shoes, "the dictionary lists one definition of 'nude' as 'the color of a white person's flesh." Does not compute!

Rihanna's new fragrance is called, "Nude." As Dodai points out in her post on nude colored shoes, "the dictionary lists one definition of 'nude' as 'the color of a white person's flesh." Does not compute!

Just another little reminder: if your skin is not cream or tan, you're an "other." Suggestion: call this trend "pale neutrals" instead. [Net-A-Porter, Earlier, Earlier]
Designer Naeem Khan described a dress worn by Michelle Obama as a "nude strapless gown." Nude? For whom? In a similar vein, the Associated Press called Mrs. O's dress color "flesh," and a newspaper editor asked, "Whose flesh?"
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