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Our Stories.
Founded by a mom of two, Nude Barre is committed to highlighting all hu(e)mans creating life. The power, strength, and resilience it takes to raise a child is one thing that makes performing life all the more special. We want to highlight all of the nudies fostering the next generation in their ...
Nude Barre exists to celebrate Hu(e)man's Performing Life and uplift the voices of marginalized communities. As a Black and female-founded brand, we want to bring awareness to Black Maternal Health in the effort to emphasize the profound need for better care and compassion for expecting mothers ...
In a Perelel Podcast interview with Co-Founder Alex Taylor, Nude Barre Founder Erin Carpenter opens up about the struggles she’s endured both personally and professionally. Miscarrying in the midst of fundraising for Nude Barre, Carpenter sheds light on her personal fears concerning pregnancy, B...
What Is Juneteenth?
Although Juneteenth has always been a great excuse for dad’s to bring out their barbecuing sandals and aunties to blast Mary J. Blige at the cookout, this once demure holiday has sparked recent conversation about the conservation of Black history and the co-opting of Black ...
America’s Black maternal health issues can be traced to its long history of subjugating and brutalizing Black bodies. Within the framework of slavery, Black women’s childbearing abilities added to the objectification of their bodies. Women were treated as animals, forced to reproduce to create a...
In this Inc. article, Nude Barre’s founder Erin Carpenter, details her struggles balancing CEO status with family life and mental health. With a successful business incepted from a mere $3,000 in savings, Carpenter details how moving revenue targets and skeptical (mostly white male) investors ma...