TODAY: Our 20th academic symposium will explore the significance of the color pink in fashion, art, and culture. Follow along using #HistoryofPink and #FashionCulture. Watch the livestream here: ow.ly/3ecR30meJcX 
If you’re here, don’t forget we have books on sale!
Check out today’s schedule and read more about our guest speakers >> ow.ly/3ecR30meJcX #historyofpink #fashionculture
Are you attending our Pink Symposium today? #HistoryofPink
Opening remarks by @FIT president, Joyce F. Brown. Watch live >>> ow.ly/3ecR30meJcX #HistoryofPink #FashionCulture
Did you know our Pink exhibition was accompanied by an audio tour narrated by Dr. Valerie Steele? Check it out here: bit.ly/historyofpink #historyofpink #fashionculture
Pink is often associated with pink body parts. Like with Duran Lantink’s pants, as seen on #JanelleMonae in her “Pynk” video. #HistoryofPink #fashionculture
Barbie pink: not just feminine and stylish but can also be seen as artificial and fake. #HistoryofPink #fashionculture
Pink has now become not just pretty but cool, androgynous, and a powerful color. #HistoryofPink #fashionculture
Dr. Deborah Nadoolman Landis now presenting “Panavision in Pink: Deceptively Demure” Watch live >> ow.ly/3ecR30meJcX #HistoryofPink #fashionculture
In Stephen King’s novel, Carrie’s dress was originally red but costume designer for the movie Rosanna Norton said the infamous red blood would not look good on a red dress and dressed the character in pink. #HistoryofPink #fashionculture
Remember the pink wedding dress from #ComingToAmerica? Or what about the pink fembots from #AustinPowers? #HistoryofPink #FashionCulture
“Thrift shop by way of couture.” Dr Landis reflects on the thrifted pink dress worn by Helena Carter in #FightClub. #HistoryofPink #fashionculture
Costume designers have always used color to create character says Dr. Landis. #HistoryofPink #fashionculture
Now presenting: Dr. Dominique Grisard “In the Pink of Things: Gender, Sexuality, and Color” Watch live >>> ow.ly/3ecR30meJcX #HistoryofPink #fashionculture
For men, pink can signify success as seen in this image of Sugar Ray Robinson and his pink Cadillac. #HistoryofPink #fashionculture
Dr. Grisard notes pink is used to calm male prisoners as seen in this image of a jail cell from Switzerland. #HistoryofPink #fashionculture
Barbara Nemitz is now presenting on “Pink: The Exposed Color” Pls note - Her presentation contains copyrighted images and can not be shown on the livestream. #HistoryofPink #fashionculture
Barbara Nemitz asks “What happens when pink becomes faded and dirty?” #HistoryofPink #fashionculture
When an audience member asks about where the social constructs behind pink comes from, Dr. Valerie Steele reinforces Michel Pastoureau’s point: It is society that gives color meaning. #HistoryofPink #fashionculture
The livestream of today’s symposium will return in an hour. Thanks for watching and following along! ow.ly/3ecR30meJcX #HistoryofPink #fashionculture
Now presenting Dr. A. Cassandra Albinson on “Feminine Desire and Fragility: Pink in Eighteenth-Century Portraiture” #HistoryofPink #fashionculture
Dr. Albinson bringing attention to femininity and floral culture as showcased in this painting of Madame de Pompadour. #HistoryofPink #fashionculture
What can you infer about the use of the color pink in these portraits? #HistoryofPink #fashionculture
Now presenting on “Mexican Rose” Tanya Melendez-Escalante. Watch live >>> ow.ly/3ecR30meJcX #HistoryofPink #fashionculture
Bright pink was used to express modernity as shown in this illustration by Ernesto Garcia Cabral. #HistoryofPink #fashionculture
A portrait of Frida Kahlo whose fashion became an inspiration for multiple fashion editorials. #HistoryofPink #fashionculture
This style of dress, referred to as a Mexican wedding dress designed by Lila Bath, is currently on view in the Pink exhibition. #HistoryofPink #fashionculture
Olympic uniform worn by volunteers during the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico. #HistoryofPink #fashionculture
Dr. Masafumi Monden now presenting on “The Color of the Day: Many Shades of Pink in Japan” Watch live >>> ow.ly/3ecR30meJcX #HistoryofPink #fashionculture
Now presenting is Dr. Regina Lee Blaszczyk on “Pink Predictions” Watch live>> ow.ly/3ecR30meJcX #HistoryofPink #fashionculture
Margaret Hayden Rorke ran a trade association that provided color predictions and seasonal trends for businesses. #HistoryofPink #fashionculture
Our last guest speakers for the day are Elena Romero and Monica L. Miller presenting on “Pink in African American Music and Culture” Watch live >>> ow.ly/3ecR30meJcX #HistoryofPink #fashionculture
“They owned the extra and flipped the script on it.” -Monica L. Miller #HistoryofPink #fashionculture
In the Caribbean and in Africa, vibrant color and saturation has been popular for a long time. #HistoryofPink #fashionculture
Nicki Minaj has made pink apart of her image, from her album title to her nickname the Pink Barbie. #HistoryofPink #fashionculture
Before Cam’Ron wore his pink mink, Andre 3000 and Big Boi of OutKast were incorporating pink into their wardrobe. #HistoryofPink #fashionculture
