Coded “Feminine” Week: Pink has long played an important role in Japanese culture. But pink’s greatest impact came during the late 20th century rise of Japanese girl culture, with “cute” pink drawing on ideas of childish femininity. https://t.co/vdOCww0tsX

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2019-01-03

Pretty in Pink Week: The feminization of color developed in 19th-century western fashion. As Euro-American men increasingly wore dark, sober colors, such as black and blue, they left bright + pastel shades to women. This c.1857 dress is in https://t.co/vdOCww0tsX

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2018-12-03

Pink for Boys Week: Brooks Brothers introduced a pink shirt for men in the early 20th century. It was very popular in the 1940s-50s, and again during the 1970s-80s when “preppy” or “Ivy” style was a trend. Gordon Parks for LIFE May 2, 1955. https://t.co/vdOCww0tsX

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2018-11-28

Power in Pink Week: Rei Kawakubo’s famous “18th-Century Punk” collection for Comme des Garçons fall 2016 utilized the shapes and colors of pre-Revolutionary French fashion to convey a message of transgressive female power.
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2018-11-24