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Find The Right Fit: Underwear for Plus-Size Women

Find The Right Fit: Underwear for Plus-Size Women

Your bond with your underwear may be the most important relationship you have in your life. You wear it every day, and depend on it to support you, cover you, and (for the most part) stay hidden. This alliance is vital, codependent to say the least. So why is it that an ever-growing demographic o...
A Not So Brief History of Women’s Underwear

A Not So Brief History of Women’s Underwear

Women’s underwear has often reflected social sentiments of a woman's place in society. The corset, girdle, and hoop skirts of cosmic proportions have long restricted women’s physical autonomy. Progressive movements to fight back against these agents of patriarchal beauty standards have often inv...
TheGrio Press: Former Knicks Dancer Creates Business

TheGrio Press: Former Knicks Dancer Creates Business

In this article by Black business insider theGrio, Nude Barre founder Erin Carpenter is interviewed about her transition from professional dancer to burgeoning entrepreneur. Writer Danielle James details Carpenter’s journey from a $3,000 savings to a $1.4 million investment from tennis star Ser...
Black Owned Everyday Essentials: CNN Press

Black Owned Everyday Essentials: CNN Press

Citing growing social consciousness after George Floyd’s May 2020 murder and subsequent Black Lives Matter protests, writer Kiana Murden stresses the importance of supporting black-owned businesses in this CNN Underscored article. Aiming to shine light on overlooked and undervalued brands, Murden...
TheGrio Press: Support Small Businesses This Holiday Season

TheGrio Press: Support Small Businesses This Holiday Season

In light of the coronavirus pandemic, black media giant TheGrio compiled a list of black-owned businesses to support during these trying times. Citing quarantine and fluctuating covid numbers as catalysts for minority owned business closures, TheGrio urges us all to #BuyBlack this holiday season....
PureWow Press: Nude Barre Is a Black Owned Brand to Shop Now

PureWow Press: Nude Barre Is a Black Owned Brand to Shop Now

  In honor of Black History Month, lifestyle content powerhouse PureWow chronicled thirty-six black-owned beauty and fashion businesses to support year-round. Listed among top rated brands such as Fenty Beauty, Juvia's Place, and Telfar; Nude Barre snagged must-have status because of its inclusiv...