Ask: 9/26/11 Okay, so do you love or hate the color pink for your own wardrobe?
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I not a huge fan of pink but I wouldn’t go as far to say that I hate pink, I don’t like pink on me. Never have really, right now I’m tolerating extremely small amounts of pink in my wardrobe. Somehow it just sneaks in there unintentionally.
I own quite a bit of pink. A hot pink maxi dress, a pink chiffon dress from J.Crew, a black and white pinstripe skirt with pink facings, a pink chiffon blouse, etc. I also own quite a few pink fabrics. One of Lisette’s fabrics for Moda, a pink and white striped seersucker, ballet pink batiste.
Hands down though, my favorite fabric is a wool crepe that’s blush pink with just a hint of peach. I used some of it to make a pencil skirt with victorian lace godets and a sage green ribbon waistband. It might be my favorite thing I’ve ever made.
Pink is the only color I actively avoid, mostly due to the associations western cultures make about pink. I’ll tolerate it as a minor color in a print, but that’s about it.
I like pink, and I think it likes me, but I don’t have many pieces in my closet. I do have several pink fabrics, one being a lovely pale pink shantung that I just haven’t found the right use for yet.
I don’t own anything pink, and I really had to dig deep into my stash for this week’s challenge! I found a flowery pink sheet that will have to do.
LOVE it. And I’m about the least girly woman ever.
Depends on the shade. I stray away from anything bubble gum or hot pink, but am OK with baby pink and bright/deep pinks with fall-ish tendencies.
Love love love love love!
(But then, half the time even my hair is pink. Perhaps I like it a bit too much….)
I LOVE pink! I wish I had more of it.
I love pink! I think it has something to do with my parents making me wear blue all the time when I was a kid, because of my big blue eyes… Of course those kind of things ends up in grumpy teenager wearing lots and lots of pink… and I still do. My boyfriend thinks it’s hilarious every time I come home and say “Um, I kind of bought… eh, another pink dress…”.
I do not like pink. I think I have about 3 pink things in rotation in my wardrobe. It is usually too warm a color for my complexion, and I have a hard time not associating it with brands like Victoria’s Secret and Juicy Couture, both of which I can’t stand. Pink was so overused by sorority types and Jersey girls in college that it left me with an even bigger dislike for pink!
Then, last month, I had to design costumes for the musical Pinkalicious. It was no easy feat.
i love pink for me. Not light pink as it blends in too much with my skin, I avoid light tan for the same reason. But pink, purple, turquoise & red are my “colors” that I wear. Of course, with black, brown & white as my neutrals.
i love pink for me. Not light pink as it blends in too much with my skin, I avoid light tan for the same reason. But pink, purple, turquoise & red are my “colors” that I wear. Of course, with black, brown & white as my neutrals.
I’m not a fan. I generally use the excuse that my hair naturally leans towards the auburn side of brown (and I henna dye to give it extra help), so it clashes with my hair and therefore I must avoid it. In fact, my rather strong dislike of pink is so well-known among my friends that I had a mutual dare going with a good friend back in the spring–she would go hiking with me if I wore a pink shirt. So I do own one pink shirt now. But that’s it. (Except for the pink workout pants I was recently given for free. I think those might get dyed soon.)
I use to HATE pink with a passion because it was such a typical girly color. But now pink has grown on me, not that I have a lot of pink in my own wardrobe. But when I go out fabric shopping or whatever I find myself drawn to pink more and more. huh! Who knew!
I wore pretty much nothing but pink until I was 7, so I overdosed and can’t handle pink anymore. I actually have a fairly negative visceral reaction to too much pink in one space, although it’s fading a little – enough that I made a skirt from fabric that has some pink in it.
I like the color but never wear it- too girly- I need every bit of the power of authority and power I can get at work!
at home- well- love other colors so much more!
I love pink but it doesent suit me – I think I have two pink t-shirts,I love to buy pink pyjamas!
Pink is lovely–but I can’t wear it in its paler forms. Baby pink, blush, any delicate shade just fades into my pale pinkish skintone. I can do brighter, bolder shades of pink and frequently do: fuschia is a favorite. But it’s not a true pink.
I LOVE to wear pink…ANY shade of pink! My wardrobe is filled with every color imaginable, but pink is definitely one of my faves. I especially like to rock pastel pink with coifed hair and red lips :-).