An Homage to the Color Pink
The color pink is named after the flowers, pinks, flowering plants in the genus Dianthus, and derives from the frilled edge of the flowers. The verb "to pink" dates from the 14th century and means "to decorate with a perforated or punched pattern".
Did you know that...
Pink was once a color associated with masculinity, considered to be a
watered down red and held the power associated with that color. In
1914, The Sunday Sentinel, an American newspaper, advised mothers to
“use pink for the boy and blue for the girl, if you are a follower of
convention.”
The change to pink for girls and blue for boys happened in America and elsewhere only after World War II.
The change to pink for girls and blue for boys happened in America and elsewhere only after World War II.
If you want to learn more about the dichotomy that exists within the colors pink & blue, check out The Pink & Blue Project by JeongMee Yoon.