Nude War

US First Lady Michelle Obama’s nude gown has sparked off a huge racial debate in the multi-ethnic world we live in today. A visual insight to this colour and its upshots from fashionistas in India...

Sterling silver sequin, abstract floral, nude strapless gown — that’s how designer Naeem Khan described this dress worn by US First Lady Michelle Obama at a state dinner. Little did he know that this statement would lead to a global racial hullabaloo. The colour has since been renamed as flesh and finally as champagne. However, the burning question remains – what colour is nude?

The dictionary describes nude as a colour that can extend to cover tan, tawny, sandy, yellow brown and light yellow. For many like ace fashion designer Mandira Wirk, the issue is unnecessarily being blown out of proportion. “Nude is often called the colour of foundation. Depends on how we visualise it for the colour denotes a wide range of shades from light peach, champagne, pale yellow to ivory.” However, for many others this incident does underline the ongoing racial bias in the fashion world. Many internationally acclaimed models like Naomi Campbell, Beverly Johnson, Iman and Tyra Banks have been vocal about the uphill hurdles they faced to get acceptance in the glamour world, given their skin colour. Fashion magazines in the West took a very long time to feature multiracial skin on their pages and cover.


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-          Shilpi Shukla