Color of the Month - Shocking Pink February
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Shocking Pink was made world famous by the Italian Elsa Schiaparelli 1890-1973. The story of how Shocking Pink was *invented* goes that one of Schiaparelli's clients, a heiress named Daisy Fellowes, owned a 17.27 ct pink diamond from Cartier called the Tête de Belier (translation Ram's Head). The diamond was inspiration for the color of the box of Schiaparelli's first perfume which she named "Shocking". Leonor Fini is credited with designing the packaging for the fragrance as well as the bottle design. The perfume bottle is the shape of a woman's torso widely believed to be based on Mae West's custom dress form. West was one of many movie stars for whom Elsa designed clothing. Her fragrance, Shocking, is available through the Schiaparelli website: http://www.schiaparelli.com/cannes2.htm More about the trail-blazing designer, Elsa Schiaparelli: http://www.amazon.com/Shocking-Art-Fashion-Elsa-Schiaparelli/dp/0300100663 |
WHAT EMOTIONS CAN SHOCKING PINK BRING TO A SPACE?
| 11 Ways Shocking Pink Feels Good |
When Shocking Pink Feels Bad |
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Bright Dynamic Exciting Fun Playful Youthful |
Cloying Feverish Juvenile Loud Vampish |
Shocking pink was huge in the '60s. Jackie Kennedy wore it. One bit of trivia is that the actress Marisa Berenson (still around) is the granddaughter of Elsa Schiaparelli. I could see a shocking pink dining room with lots of mirrors and a white lacquer ceiling, no?
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