The Secret Lives of Colours: Powder Blue, Baby Pink & Magenta

Описание: Episode # 361

You’ve worn them, posted selfies in them… but 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐞, 𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐲 𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐤 and 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚 have far juicier backstories than you think.

In this episode, we uncover:
💙 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐞 – born not on a runway, but in a laundry room with a cobalt-blue powder meant to rescue yellowing whites.
💗 𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐲 𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐤 – once the “strong” colour for boys, while blue was considered gentle and perfect for girls.
💜 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚 – a chic fashion shade named after a bloody 19th-century battle, now a VIP of printing and even Indian currency.

From Bollywood sarees and royal outfits to CMYK printing, ₹2000 notes and tropical flowers, these colours have lived very dramatic lives behind their soft, pretty faces.

🎨 This video was inspired by a suggestion from 𝐆𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐣𝐚𝐥𝐢 𝐊𝐚𝐮𝐥.

📘 If you enjoy strange-but-true stories about words and phrases, check out my book 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐡𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬, with a foreword by Dr 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐫 and an endorsement from 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐝.

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