Pride in Skin Tone

When Princess wore both of these dresses with the color red she felt pride in her skin tone, because she acknowledges that brighter colors against darker skin make her skin color glow or stand out.

“I wore my favorite color with my skin: red. I love red on my skin” -Princess

Midriff Cut-Out Red Dress

Red mid-thigh length dress with spaghetti straps, cut out midriff and tied draping details, unlined, from Fashion Nova, c. 2010s. Owned by Princess. Photo by Dyese Matthews and Kelly L. Reddy-Best, 2019.
Red mid-thigh length dress, c. 2010s. Owned by Princess. Photo by Dyese Matthews and Kelly L. Reddy-Best, 2019.
Picture of Princess wearing the red mid-thigh length dress, c. 2010s. Photo courtesy of Princess. [© All Rights Reserved]

White and Red Floral Dress

Fancy-free floral mini dress, red and white floral printed polyester fabric with adjustable spaghetti straps and tied sweetheart neckline, from Forever 21, c. 2010s. Owned by Princess. Photo by Dyese Matthews and Kelly L. Reddy-Best, 2019.
Close up of floral mini dress, c. 2010s. Owned by Princess. Photo by Dyese Matthews and Kelly L. Reddy-Best, 2019.
Picture of Princess wearing the floral mini dress, c. 2010s. Photo courtesy of Princess. [© All Rights Reserved]

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Collegiate Fashion and Activism: Black Women’s Styles on the College Campus Copyright © 2019 by Dyese Matthews and Kelly L. Reddy-Best is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.