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Time To Redefine Nude

Time To Redefine Nude

For years I have been trying to find a nude that fits my skin tone. The term “nude” has been thrown around by companies for years, but historically it has only taken a narrow range of skin tones into account. The standardized forms of “nude”, “suntan” and “beige,” excluded so many. Because the ...
SIDE BARRE Convos | Breaking Creative Walls & Social Norms

SIDE BARRE Convos | Breaking Creative Walls & Social Norms

We all have a special gift we can offer the world and cultivating that gift for good is a type of alchemy that artist Deun Ivory is no stranger to. Using her photography as her own form of “ministry,” Deun aims to celebrate the multi-faceted beauty of black women and cultivate a culture of self-...