"List. Ultra pink is a Crayola crayon color formulated in 1972. In 1990 the name was changed in error to ""shocking pink""; however, properly speaking, the name ""shocking pink"" should be reserved for only the original shocking pink formulated by Elsa Schiaparelli in 1937 (shown below). Shocking pink is bold and intense. It takes its name from the tone of pink used in the lettering on the box of the perfume called ""Shocking"", designed by Leonor Fini for the Surrealist fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli in 1937. The color shown at right matches the color of the lettering on the original"
"box. This in turn was inspired by the Tête de Belier (Ram's Head), a 17.27ct pink diamond from Cartier owned by heiress Daisy Fellowes, who was one of Schiaparelli's best clients. Shocking pink kept its name in British English, whereas in North America ""This intense magenta was called ""shocking pink"" in the 1930s, ""hot pink"" in the 1950s, and ""kinky pink"" in the 1960s...[it] has appeared in the vanguard of more than one youth revolution...to some it sings, to others it screams"". This color is now again called ""shocking pink"" to distinguish it from the web color hot pink (shown"
"(1890-1973) who was aligned with the artists of the surrealist movement, including Jean Cocteau. In 1931 she created a new variety of the color, called shocking pink, made by mixing magenta with a small amount of white. She launched a perfume called Shocking, sold in a bottle in the shape of a woman's torso, said to be modelled on that of Mae West. Her fashions, co-designed with artists such as Cocteau, featured the new pinks. In Nazi Germany in the 1930s and 1940s, inmates of Nazi concentration camps who were accused of homosexuality were forced to wear a pink triangle."
"of pink used in the lettering on the box of the perfume called ""Shocking"", designed by Leonor Fini for the Surrealist fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli in 1937. The color orchid, since it has a hue code of 302, may be classified as a rich tone of magenta. ""Orchid"" is a representation of the color of the orchidaceae flower. The first recorded use of ""orchid"" as a color name in English was in 1915. In 1987, orchid was included as one of the X11 colors. After the invention of the world wide web in 1991, these became known as the X11"
"and called ultra pink. In 1990 the name was changed to ""shocking pink"". Displayed at right is the color razzle dazzle rose. This color is a vivid tone of rose tending toward magenta. This is a Crayola crayon color formulated in 1972 and called hot magenta. In 1990 the name changed to ""razzle dazzle rose"". Displayed at right is the color hot magenta. This color was formulated by Crayola in 1986. Displayed at right is the color purple pizzazz. This color was formulated by Crayola in 1990. Shocking pink (the original 1937 ""shocking pink"") takes its name from the tone"
"Authentically, Gabor's costumes were directly based upon Toulouse-Lautrec's portraits of Avril. She famously dressed Mae West for ""Every Day's a Holiday"" (1937) using a mannequin based on West's measurements, which inspired the torso bottle for ""Shocking"" perfume. Schiaparelli's perfumes were noted for their unusual packaging and bottles. Her best-known perfume was """"Shocking!"""" (1936), contained in a bottle sculpted by Leonor Fini in the shape of a woman's torso inspired by Mae West's tailor's dummy and Dalí paintings of flower-sellers. The packaging, also designed by Fini, was in shocking pink, one of Schiaparelli's signature colours which was said to have been"
"the two logos are not mistakable and do not present any similarities."" Nonetheless, students of the Sufi school have continued their protest. Roberto Cavalli Roberto Cavalli (; born 15 November 1940) is an Italian fashion designer and inventor. He is known for exotic prints and for creating the sand-blasted look for jeans. The high-end Italian fashion house Roberto Cavalli sells luxury clothing, perfume and leather accessories. Former Acne Studios creative consultant Paul Surridge succeeded Peter Dundas as creative director for the brand in May 2017. Roberto Cavalli was born in Florence, Tuscany. His grandfather, Giuseppe Rossi, was an artist and"
"Roberto Cavalli Roberto Cavalli (; born 15 November 1940) is an Italian fashion designer and inventor. He is known for exotic prints and for creating the sand-blasted look for jeans. The high-end Italian fashion house Roberto Cavalli sells luxury clothing, perfume and leather accessories. Former Acne Studios creative consultant Paul Surridge succeeded Peter Dundas as creative director for the brand in May 2017. Roberto Cavalli was born in Florence, Tuscany. His grandfather, Giuseppe Rossi, was an artist and a member of the Macchiaioli Movement, whose work is exhibited in the Uffizi Gallery. Cavalli enrolled at the local Art Institute, concentrating"
"Maria Monaci Gallenga Maria Monaci Gallenga (1880–1944) was an Italian textile designer and fashion designer. Along with her husband, Gallenga invented a unique metallic, block printing technique for fabrics that gave her textiles a distinct hue. Maria Monaci Gallenga was born in Rome in 1880. Born into a prominent family of academics, as a young girl she was fascinated with history and particularly in medieval and Renaissance Italian art history. In 1903 she married Peter Gallenga, a professor at the University of Rome. Gallenga started designing and making textiles and clothing in 1914 out of a studio in Florence. She"
"to the mother of Beatrice Portinari, the muse of Dante Alighieri. Gallenga died in 1944 in Italy. Gallenga's work can be found in a number of public institutions, including: Maria Monaci Gallenga Maria Monaci Gallenga (1880–1944) was an Italian textile designer and fashion designer. Along with her husband, Gallenga invented a unique metallic, block printing technique for fabrics that gave her textiles a distinct hue. Maria Monaci Gallenga was born in Rome in 1880. Born into a prominent family of academics, as a young girl she was fascinated with history and particularly in medieval and Renaissance Italian art history. In"
"her inaugural gown is thought to have been a key turning point to the association of pink as a color associated with girls. Mamie's strong liking of pink led to the public association with pink being a color that ""ladylike women wear."" The 1957 American musical ""Funny Face"" also played a role in cementing the color's association with women. In the 20th century, pinks became bolder, brighter, and more assertive, in part because of the invention of chemical dyes which did not fade. The pioneer in the creation of the new wave of pinks was the Italian designer Elsa Schiaparelli,"
"Elsa Schiaparelli Elsa Schiaparelli ( ; ; 1890–1973) was an Italian fashion designer. Along with Coco Chanel, her greatest rival, she is regarded as one of the most prominent figures in fashion between the two World Wars. Starting with knitwear, Schiaparelli's designs were heavily influenced by Surrealists like her collaborators Salvador Dalí and Jean Cocteau. Her clients included the heiress Daisy Fellowes and actress Mae West. Schiaparelli did not adapt to the changes in fashion following World War II and her couture house closed in 1954. Elsa Luisa Maria Schiaparelli was born at the Palazzo Corsini, Rome. Her mother, Maria-Luisa,"
"above). NHRA drag racer Shirley Muldowney was famous for driving a shocking pink dragster. On its way into the German language, shocking pink lost the ""shocking"" and is called only ""Pink""; the color that is called ""pink"" in English is called ""rosa"" in German as it is in most other Indo-European languages. A similar situation happens in Portuguese, but its nomenclature may also arrive intact, becoming ""rosa-choque"" (""shocking pink""). Brazilians may also call all darker and hot tones of pink ""rosa-pink."" Displayed at right is the color super pink. The source of this color is the ""Pantone Textile Paper eXtended"
"Valentino (fashion designer) Valentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani (born 11 May 1932), best known as Valentino, is an Italian fashion designer and founder of the Valentino SpA brand and company. His main lines include Valentino, Valentino Garavani, Valentino Roma, and R.E.D. Valentino. Valentino was born in Voghera, in the province of Pavia, Lombardy, Italy. His mother named him after her screen idol Rudolph Valentino. He became interested in fashion while in primary school in his native Voghera, Lombardy, northern Italy, when he apprenticed under his aunt Rosa and local designer Ernestina Salvadeo, an aunt of noted artist Aldo Giorgini. Valentino then"
"perfume company Satinine S.p.a., and renamed Luciano Soprani S.r.l. in January 2006. Luciano Soprani Luciano Soprani (1946 – 23 October 1999) was an Italian fashion designer known for his tailored, colorful men's suits and silk evening gowns. Soprani was born in Reggiolo in 1946 to a family of farmers in the province of Reggio Emilia. After studying agriculture, he decided that he was more interested in fashion, and in 1967 he joined the local firm of Max Mara in Reggio Emilia. He stayed there for nearly eight years, before moving to Milan in 1974. As a freelancer, he worked with"
"Enrico Coveri Enrico Coveri (1952 – 8 December 1990) was an Italian fashion designer and entrepreneur from Prato, Italy. A former model and stage designer, he founded the eponymous fashion house in Florence and was acclaimed for his creations ever since his first appearance on the catwalks of Milan and Paris in 1977. His designs are recognizable for their bright colours, prevalence of chromaticism, exuberant fantasy of prints, and taste for eccentricity and enjoyment. The designer presented his first collection, Touche by Enrico Coveri, in Milan in 1973. His creative talent made him famous in the world of fashion and"
"Mariuccia Mandelli Mariuccia Mandelli (January 31, 1925 – December 6, 2015) was an Italian fashion designer and entrepreneur. Mandelli established her ready-to-wear fashion house, Krizia, in 1954 by bringing suitcases of samples to shops in Milan out of her Fiat 500. ""The Guardian"" has called her the ""godmother of Italian fashion."" According to the ""New York Times"", Mandelli was one of the first female fashion designers to create a popular line of men's wear. In 1964, she unveiled her first black-and-white collection at the Palazzo Pitti in Florence, which earned a Critica della Moda award. The fashion house grew rapidly"
"plastic approach to the fabric has been tagged by Canadian fashion critic Tim Blanks as ""sublime futurism"". Some of his work is colorful, like the red fluorescent suit exhibited at the 2009 NY Show, or the bright-colored leggings inspired by Australian surfers and revealed in 2007. Zucchelli's 2015 fall collection was inspired by the book ""Sex and Suits"" by Anne Hollander. Italo Zucchelli Italo Zucchelli (born June 4, 1965 in La Spezia, Italy is an Italian fashion designer, the Men's creative director of Calvin Klein Collection from 2004 to 2016. Designated by Calvin Klein to take over the men's wear"
"Alessandra Facchinetti Alessandra Facchinetti (born 2 June 1972) is an Italian fashion designer. In 2007 she was appointed the creative director at the fashion House of Valentino, on the retirement of Valentino Garavani. Previously she had been a designer at the House of Gucci. After some initial success, in 2008 she was dismissed from Valentino, apparently because she did not draw on Valentino's archives. Facchinetti was one of the persons whose phone was illegally tapped in the SISMI-Telecom scandal. As reported by Vogue Italia, Facchinetti, along with Pietro Negra has launched a new ready-to-wear line named 'Uniqueness' for Pinko, which"
"Giorgio Armani Giorgio Armani (; born 11 July 1934) is an Italian fashion designer. He is known today for his clean, tailored lines. He formed his company, Armani, in 1975, and by 2001 was acclaimed as the most successful designer of Italian origin, with an annual turnover of $1.6 billion and a personal fortune of $8.1 billion as of 2017. He is credited with pioneering red-carpet fashion. Armani was born in the northern Italian town of Piacenza, where he was raised with his older brother Sergio and younger sister Rosanna by his mother Maria Raimondi and father Ugo Armani (an"
"Gianni Versace Giovanni Maria ""Gianni"" Versace (; 2 December 1946 – 15 July 1997) was an Italian fashion designer and founder of Versace, an international fashion house that produces accessories, fragrances, make-up, home furnishings, and clothes. He also designed costumes for theatre and films. As a friend of Eric Clapton, Diana, Princess of Wales, Naomi Campbell, Duran Duran, Madonna, Elton John, Cher, Sting, Tupac and many other celebrities, he was one of the first designers to link fashion to the music world. He and his partner Antonio D'Amico were regulars on the international party scene. On 15 July 1997, Versace"
"and glamour, Valentino for its supreme elegance, Dolce & Gabbana for its fantasious and outrageous dresses, Romeo Gigli for its romantic and creative ideas and Moschino for its smart/casual outfits and T-shirts. Italian design Italian design refers to all forms of design in Italy, including interior design, urban design, fashion design and architectural design. Italy is recognized as being a worldwide trendsetter and leader in design: the architect Luigi Caccia Dominioni claims that """"Quite simply, we are the best"""" and that """"We have more imagination, more culture, and are better mediators between the past and the future"""". Italy today still"
"""Shocking"" pink and Paul Poiret-inspired furniture designed by the artists along with originals by Poiret's school of design called ""Atelier Martine"". On the door was written """"Luxe, Poupées et Volupté"""", paraphrasing Charles Baudelaire’s famous words ""“Luxe, calme et volupté”."" Since the very beginning Mdvanii was represented in Japan by Sumiko Watanabe and SW Japan who had exclusive works made for her to show on a regular basis. She represents Mdvanii to this day but also the paintings of BillyBoy*. Since the year 1989, Mdvanii had within her world """"art within art"""" as the creators called it. It was an express"
"begun lowering them again in 1927, using Vionnet's handkerchief hemline to disguise the change. By 1930, longer skirts and natural waists were shown everywhere. But it is Schiaparelli who is credited with ""changing the outline of fashion from soft to hard, from vague to definite."" She introduced the zipper, synthetic fabrics, simple suits with bold color accents, tailored evening gowns with matching jackets, wide shoulders, and the color shocking pink to the fashion world. By 1933, the trend toward wide shoulders and narrow waists had eclipsed the emphasis on the hips of the later 1920s. Wide shoulders would remain a"
"Moschino Moschino () is an Italian luxury fashion house, specialising in leather accessories, shoes, luggage and fragrances. It was founded in 1983 by Franco Moschino. The brand was originally created in 1983 by the late Franco Moschino (1950–1994). Moschino and his fashion label became famous for his innovative, colorful – sometimes eccentric – designs, for his love of fairies, for his criticisms of the fashion industry and for his social awareness campaigns in the early 1990s. After Moschino's death, Rossella Jardini, his former assistant, became creative director. The brand has been part of the Aeffe fashion group since 1999. Rossella"
"Anna Piaggi Anna Maria Piaggi (22 March 1931 – 7 August 2012) was an Italian fashion writer and style icon. She was known for her bright blue hair, excessive make-up, which verged on clown-ish, and her sense of style that mixed vintage and contemporary fashion. Piaggi was born in Milan on 22 March 1931. She worked as a translator for an Italian publishing company Mondadori, then wrote for fashion magazines such as the Italian edition of ""Vogue"" and, in the 1980s, the avant-garde magazine ""Vanity"". From 1988 she designed double page spreads in the Italian ""Vogue"", where her artistic flair"
"century, cheaper silk was imported to Milan from Asia because the phylloxera pest infestation damaged silk and wine produced in Italy. After industrialization, metal, mechanical, and furniture manufacturing replaced textile production. Some of the first modern Italian fashion designers, such as Bulgari, Prada, Gucci, and Ferragamo, were founded in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In the 1950s and 1960s, Italian fashion regained popularity worldwide. On February 12, 1951, the Italian businessman Giovanni Battista Giorgini held a fashion show in Florence to make Italy an international leader in fashion design. Prior to his ""soirées"" in 1951 to 1953, Italy"
"1860s in Western fashion 1860s fashion in European and European-influenced clothing is characterized by extremely full-skirted women's fashions relying on crinolines and hoops and the emergence of ""alternative fashions"" under the influence of the Artistic Dress movement. In men's fashion, the three-piece ""ditto suit"" of sack coat, waistcoat, and trousers in the same fabric emerged as a novelty. Mauveine Aniline dyes (first chemical dyes) were discovered in 1856 and quickly became fashionable colors. The first ones were mauve and bright purple. In 1860, two fashionable brilliant pink aniline dyes were named after battles in Italy's fight for independence: magenta, named"
"as 'Lila Nobilis'. Lila De Nobili Lila De Nobili (September 3, 1916 – February 19, 2002) was an Italian stage designer, costume designer, and fashion illustrator. She was noted for her collaborations with leading stage and opera directors such as Luchino Visconti and Franco Zeffirelli, as well as her early work on fashion illustration at ""Vogue"" magazine. De Nobili was born in Castagnola (Lugano). Her father was from an old Italian family and her mother was from a Jewish Hungarian family. Her uncle was the celebrated painter and academy-award-winning costume designer Marcel Vertès. Vertes painted Lila as a child. In"
"its collaboration with the Swedish retail brand H&M which was planned to be launched in November 2018. Moschino Moschino () is an Italian luxury fashion house, specialising in leather accessories, shoes, luggage and fragrances. It was founded in 1983 by Franco Moschino. The brand was originally created in 1983 by the late Franco Moschino (1950–1994). Moschino and his fashion label became famous for his innovative, colorful – sometimes eccentric – designs, for his love of fairies, for his criticisms of the fashion industry and for his social awareness campaigns in the early 1990s. After Moschino's death, Rossella Jardini, his former"
"monk, philologist and outstanding historian Vincenzo Borghini (Florence, Oct. 29, 1515 – Aug. 18, 1580, Florence). He drew a difference between the metals and the colours on the woodcuts of his work by leaving the places blank on the arms for all metals; similarly all colours were hatched by the same way, as the colour vert is being used today. Besides this, tinctures were designated in the fields and on the ordinaries and charges by tricking: R–rosso–gules, A–azure–azure, N–nigro–sable, G–gialbo–yellow (or), and B–biancho–white (argent). Notably, the vert was not present on the arms presented by him. Since the early 17th"
"is also notable that the first real fashion shows were organized during this period in time, by the first female couturier, Jeanne Paquin, who was also the second Parisian couturier to open foreign branches in London, Buenos Aires, and Madrid. Two of the most influential fashion designers of the time were Jacques Doucet and Mariano Fortuny. The French designer Jacques Doucet excelled in superimposing pastel colors and his elaborate gossamery dresses suggested the Impressionist shimmers of reflected light. His distinguished customers never lost a taste for his fluid lines and flimsy, diaphanous materials. While obeying imperatives that left little to"
"these colours, and you can't give ordinary clothes that purple colour without getting into a sort of false fauve manner."" The Pope in this version seethes with anger and aggression, and the dark colors give the image a grotesque and nightmarish appearance. The pleated curtains of the backdrop are rendered transparent, and seem to fall through the Pope's face. Italian painter Giorgio Morandi was an important 20th-century early pioneer of Minimalism. Born in Bologna, Italy in 1890, throughout his career, Morandi concentrated almost exclusively on still lives and landscapes, except for a few self-portraits. With great sensitivity to tone, color,"