Nude Barre

Flesh tone hosiery, thongs and fishnets

IN ALL STAGES OF MY DANCE CAREER, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE HARDSHIPS OF NOT FINDING HOSIERY THAT MATCHED MY SKIN TONE. WE WERE REQUIRED TO WEAR NUDE UNDERGARMENTS AS PART OF OUR UNIFORM AND THEREFORE SPENT HOURS DYING/SPRAY PAINTING TIGHTS AND SHOES AS MOST HOSIERY BRANDS DID NOT PRODUCE THE APPROPRIATE SHADE OF NUDE. THIS TOO WAS A COMMON COMPLAINT OF THE WARDROBE DEPARTMENTS OF MANY CASTINGS AND PRODUCTIONS THAT I HAVE BEEN A PART OF. SADLY, THE DYING METHOD WAS A LUXURY NOT OFTEN AFFORDED TO PROJECTS DUE TO BUDGET CONSTRAINTS AND THE LABORIOUS PROCESS. AS A RESULT, MANY WOMEN, OF ALL RACES, WERE LEFT FEELING UNCOMFORTABLE AND UNPREPARED TO PERFORM.

THIS WAS THE ORIGIN OF NUDE BARRE IN 2009.