Study task 3b - project overview

What have I found out so far?

For most of the 19th Century, white clothing was used for children because it was both conventional and affordable. Colour's were not assigned to specific genders.

'Pure white is used for all babies' Blue is for girls and pink is for boys, when a colour is wished.' (Ladies' Home Journal 1890)

Originally, blue was more associated with females because of the Virgin Mary image.

Blue was considered more of a dainty and pretty colour, therefore more suitable for girls.

Tradition maybe originated in Ancient Egypt where boys were seen as a 'gift from the heavens' therefore associated with blue.

German Nazi concentration camp allocated 'homosexuals with the 'pink triangle' sewn into their clothing.

Blondes have more of a pastel lighter, colder hue preference than brunettes, this relates to the idea of blondes (blue eyes) more suites to blue than pink. (blue being the colder colour)

Someone who has a preference for the colour pink, seeks tenderness, affection and gentility.

Blue-collar worker (manual working class men wearing blue denim)