My favorite colors have said a lot about me.
They change often.
I wrote about them in this interview and was inspired to dig deeper.
In high school i adored black, white and red. I had a red room with black & white stars everywhere. If stars were a color, those would have been my favorite too.
Then in college, my favorite changed to grey. Very symbolic for me. Embracing the in-betweens and the processes of life that couldn't be put into one specific box.
Next came orange I think. I liked the zing.
Next was WHITE. I'm still in the white phase, for sure, but hot pink has been added in. Coral. That peachy bright pink that is essentially neon. I'm obsessed with it. I have so many shirts right now that are the exact same color. I used to have about 20 grey shirts. I hope to soon have that many coral options.
I am still sitting in the pink theme, wondering what it means.
Words that come to mind: feminine, different, bright.
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love the symbolic stages of life
(02.23.11 @ 12:58 AM)You know, it was not till the early 20th C that pink became a feminine colour. It was, as late as Edwardian England and mid-war years Germany, a colour for boys -- it was seen as a vibrant, dominating colour too dangerous for young girls to be dressed in. For them, the calm and dulcet tones of blue were preferred, lest they become too masculine.
Two interesting things I see in this:
(02.23.11 @ 06:18 AM)1) Pink as feminine is a remarkably late-modern interpretation of the colour and the sex;
2) The understanding of personality as product of colour pallet should be taken more seriously than is often the case today.
I'm in the same coral pink stage. aaaand I totally just took photos of some of my fave coral pink things!
love it...so spring
(02.23.11 @ 09:45 AM)The little mermaid...spring...confidence.
(02.23.11 @ 09:54 AM)Those are the coral words that come to my mind!
I love that you said your favorite color changes all the time. I totally relate to this. I went through a very "earth tone" (browns, greens) phase,.. my mom bought me a brown sweater for xmas and said "oh I know how you love brown". I haven't worn it yet. I hate to tell her I never wear brown anymore - and am in a "kelly green and grey" phase now. :)
(02.23.11 @ 10:03 AM)coral and grey = the perfect combination.... i need more coral.
(02.23.11 @ 11:00 AM)love this shan. love the emotional symbolism behind your color focuses. :]
(02.23.11 @ 12:06 PM)Twins! I've always (well, since high school) said white is my favorite color, with coral coming in a close second.
(02.23.11 @ 01:02 PM)I am so with you on this, Shannon! I think that some of us are definitely more affected emotionally and in other ways by color. Lately I cannot get enough of hot pink / pinky corals / muted purply-greiges and especially this bright chartreuse / yellow. LOVE!
(02.23.11 @ 01:15 PM)Shanny, I have that SAME potted rose in my classroom and guess what!?
Mine's wilty too!
:o)
(02.24.11 @ 10:50 AM)Shanny, I have that SAME potted rose in my classroom and guess what!?
Mine's wilty too!
:o)
(02.24.11 @ 10:51 AM)Sitting here in one of my 20 grey shirts. They were are in my drawer next to my 20 caramel colored shirts, next to my 20 black shirts. Now I feel pretty boring. I logged onto Pinterest a month or so ago and now I am addicted. It has opened me up to a world of color. If you are not on there, please go join and you will not be disappointed.
(02.25.11 @ 11:21 AM)