A look at the evolution of pink and blue as gender signifiers in the last century in North America References: "Pink and Blue: Telling the Boys from the Girls in America" by Jo B. Paoletti <a href= "https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/12/health/colorscope-pink-boy-girl-gender/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/12/health/colorscope-pink-boy-girl-gender/index.html</a> <a href= "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/when-did-girls-start-wearing-pink-1370097/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/when-did-girls-start-wearing-pink-1370097/</a>

A look at the evolution of pink and blue as gender signifiers in the last century in North America References: "Pink and Blue: Telling the Boys from the Girls in America" by Jo B. Paoletti https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/12/health/colorscope-pink-boy-girl-gender/index.html https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/when-did-girls-start-wearing-pink-1370097/

A look at the evolution of pink and blue as gender signifiers in the last century in North America References: "Pink and Blue: Telling the Boys from the Girls in America" by Jo B. Paoletti <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/12/health/colorscope-pink-boy-girl-gender/index.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/12/health/colorscope-pink-boy-girl-gender/index.html</a> <a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/when-did-girls-start-wearing-pink-1370097/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/when-did-girls-start-wearing-pink-1370097/</a>&nbsp; &nbsp;

Why is Pink for Girls and Blue for Boys?

A look at the differences between men’s and women’s clothes using fashion history. Why are men's and women's clothes different? 

Any piece of clothing is just cloth until we, as humans, assign meaning to it. These meanings are fluid and changing all the time. Things that seem so concrete now, weren’t always that way. I want to dive deep and see why we have these meanings and deconstruct them. Knowing where these meanings come from can allow each person to decide for themselves if the meanings hold value for them, hopefully allowing more freedom in dress.

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A look at the differences between men’s and women’s clothes using fashion history. Why are men's and women's clothes different? Any piece of clothing is just cloth until we, as humans, assign meaning to it. These meanings are fluid and changing all the time. Things that seem so concrete now, weren’t always that way. I want to dive deep and see why we have these meanings and deconstruct them. Knowing where these meanings come from can allow each person to decide for themselves if the meanings hold value for them, hopefully allowing more freedom in dress.

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