Christian Loboutin’s 50 shades of nude

Christian Louboutin has extended its Nude Collection with two new styles and a wider colour palette of seven tones, ranging from fair to chestnut, to appeal every woman’s skin colour.

The nude trend landed in the fashion world about five years ago, but the lack of nude-coloured options and even calling a colour “nude” has been the source of an ongoing debate with many calling the labelling of the colour racist. But Christian Louboutin explained that “nude is not a colour, it’s a concept”. For that reason, the iconic red soles have been made into a wide range of nude hues, in the luxury shoe label’s popular stilettos, pumps and peep-toes, with the new inclusion of the Deepik and Dorissima styles.

Many make-up and lingerie labels have already extended their nude offering to have wider options. Last year, for example, Nubia Skin launched a range of nude underwear for darker skin tones. An increasing number of foundations, concealers and lipsticks have also been made into a wide range of shades. THE INDEPENDENT