Before World War II, there was nothing especially girly about the color pink. In fact, the opposite was true: When pastel colors suddenly became popular for babies in the early 20th century, a ...
Installation view of Pink: The History of a Punk, Pretty, Powerful Color at the Museum at FIT. Objects lent by Raina Bajpai, Jessica Barber and Jennifer Morgan, Grazia d’Annunzio, The Fashion Class, ...
Pink—which may go back over a billion years—was once the color of fierce ancient hunters, powerful French women, and yes, boys. Pink has long beguiled humans—used to dye clothing and tint cheeks even ...
Absent from the visible spectrum and neither a wave nor a particle, the color pink is, for many, a scientific enigma: how can a shade that doesn’t even appear in the rainbow exist? The answer lies in ...
Navratri is a festival that is as much about faith as it is about colour and celebration. Every day carries its own shade, mood and meaning. Day 9 of Navratri is dedicated to pink, a colour that ...
Publication accompanies an exhibition held at The Museum at FIT, The Fashion Institute of Technology, September 7th, 2018-January 5, 2019. Includes texts by Valerie Steele, Deborah Nadoolman Landis, A ...