Blog of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research

Red is the New Black

February 27th, 2010 by Elizabeth Kissling

Stains (TM)

Introducing Leak Chic.

Chella Quint celebrates Fashion Week, recently ended in London and New York, with clot couture.

StainsTM. A removable stain to wear on your own clothing as you see fit. A fashion statement that really says something, and that something is, ‘Screw you, Madison Avenue. I’m taking this one back. I’m wearing my heart on my sleeve and my blood on my pants. I’m gonna reclaim the stain, reclaim my blood, and reclaim my period.’ Because people, I’m telling you red is the new black.

Read more at Adventures in Menstruating.


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What was once mocked is now trendy

January 19th, 2010 by Elizabeth Kissling

Remember last fall, when half the Western world was shocked – shocked! – by The Guardian‘s publication of an Ingrid Berthon-Moine photo of a woman with menstrual blood on her lips? We’ll never forget.

Photo by Ingrid Berthon-Moine of model with bloody lips.


Apparently menstrual activists are just a few steps ahead of high fashion: Blood red lips are now considered “quite glam”.


Celebrities show off blood-red lips.


Perhaps Laura, my colleague here at re:Cycling and SMCR, is right: Menstruation IS coming out of the closet.

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