I was thinking about Sofia Coppla’s movie, Marie Antionette. I was staying in the Mohave Desert where everything was rocks and sand, no trees for miles – just some sagebrush. And because it was 105 degrees (and still only May) things were looking a bit brittle. I was remembering the pinkness of this movie. Similar to the pinkness of all the blossoming trees that cover my neighborhood now that I am back home on the Great Lakes.
Something “funny” (as in a funny smell) happened after WW2. American women were, in general, returning to home-maker status and men were taking back their old jobs in the workforce. Suddenly, femininity equaled pink, and products were pitched to the “woman of the house” — from shampoos to fancy fashion. The why of this is has a history, a rich and interesting story that involves economics, fashion, science and race.
Today – metrosexuals and gender bending is unlocking this color divide. Males are thinking pink again … but will it ever be the new black? For more, look here:
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/when-did-girls-start-wearing-pink-1370097/?no-ist
Pinkish. Pink grapefruit. Deep pink. Pretty in pink. Pinking shears. Pink ribbons, the color pink is associated with fashion and femininity; today does any other color have as much social significance and gender association. Pink sherbert. Pink quartz. Pastel pink. Pink lace. Pepto Bismol pink. Pink Ruddy pink. Salmon pink. Pink tea roses. In the pink. Pink poppies. Pink poodles.
Seo Woo and Her Pink Things. JeongMee Yoon
(The artist’s young daughter in the middle of her pink possesions.)
Pink flamingo. Pink taffy. Pink ballet slippers. Pink peonies. Shocking pink. Pearl pink. Pink geraniums. Powder-puff pink. Pink lemonade. Champagne pink. Pink ribbon. Pink blossoms. Baby pink. Pink daisy. Watermelon pink. Pink bunny slippers. Fucshia pink. Piggy pink. Light pink. Pink frosting. Hot pink. Pink eye. Cameo pink. Lipstick pink. Pink cotton candy. Bubblegum pink. Bright pink. Pink orchids. Cerise pink. Pink Rose. Tickle me pink. Pink posies. Spanish pink. Pink pedal pushers. Persian pink. Neon pink. Pink carnation. Pink panties. Garden Pink.
Some of MY pink things……
- Abiss Interior – Tanto chair Lacquer Pink Frasha Boa
- Retro Record Player Pinkish Ais Aeon
- [ keke ] crocus – pink Kean Kelly
- Ariskea [ Jane ] Tulips In Bloom [Vintage Rose] Aris (diaxm)
- Re:CP: & PILOT Garden Party Table Isla Gealach
- Culprit Bucket of Roses eku Zhong
- Garden Rose Teaset – Empty Saucer Robin Sojourner
- Balloon Giraffe (pink) higbee protagonist
- {what next} Amalfi Tealight (pink) winter thorn
- [ keke ] notebooks – pink kean kelly
- Eure Drafting Stool (pink/natural) elle kirshner
- Apple Fall Roses Box (Pink) apple fall
- LY_Potted Pink Roses Liz Yates
- Second Spaces – Clean Sweep – the whole set as one object elle kirshner
- [ keke ] glass vase w magnolias – pink kean kelly
- Polka Dot Egg – Pink laura liberty
- Beanbag Seat – Pink ceecee deschanel
- Wild Fairy Wand – pink1 1 lilith heart
- [ keke ] wall clutter – pink kean kelly
- Bushu Nahia Raspberry bushashoes
- {Kitchinette – materio cup– soft pink} little disaster
- Sway’s Nail Polish closed – pink Sway Dench
- [ keke ] allium – pink/pink kean kelly
- *aG* water lily flower pink alir flow
- shabby screen various textures Sunday Jarvis
- A Spray of Pink and Dusky Rose Petals [C] Alchemy Cyanis
- -tb- Small Vase of Roses – Pink Juliette Westerberg
- honeycomb wall art – RFL pink elle kirschner
- {Petite Maison} Bowl of Jumbo Macarons: Pink 1 prim Indyra Seigo
- Pink Cherry Blossom Tree – young2 4 LilithHeart
- +Half-Deer+ Country Rose Chandelier – Soft Pink Halogen Magic
- fruit drink pink may tolsen
- PILOT – Tufted Sofa [Pink] Kaz Nayar
- Trompe Loeil – Industrial Lounger Hot Pink c. edo
- Flowers – Pink Roses alek wu
- Pink Hurricane Baki Baskerville
- Heart – Hollyhocks – Group – All Pinks 1 lilith heart
- LISP – Piano with sits – Shabby Wood – Pink (with music) Pandora Popstar
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/artilleri/ Plant – Swell sansevieria *pink pot* antie mae
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