Whether the Duchess of Cambridge herself can fairly be thanked (or blamed) for the trend, the Kate Middleton effect is real: The “nude” pump has become, in recent years, a go-to shoe for many women. It’s simple, and elegant, and a nice option for those who want a matches-basically-everything alternative to black. As the stylist service Urban Darling puts it: “When it comes to wardrobe staples, the nude pump in particular, is at the top of my list.”
Except: Nude, as a concept and a color, is fraught for obvious reasons, full of outdated assumptions about skin tones and defaults. Andpump, for that matter, is a little fraught, too: While Kate Middleton favors stilettos, what of the many, many women out there who want the slip-them-on-without-a-thought ease of nude shoes, without the teetering heights?
[For more of this story, written by Megan Garber, go to http://www.theatlantic.com/ent...-every-woman/476265/]
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