Pink Is The New Black For Celebs This Season

From Sonam to Disha Patani, all B-town babes are crushing on this signature hue which is a summer must-have.

Anupam Dabral
Her Zindagi Editorial
Updated - 2018-08-17, 19:47 IST

From Hillary Clinton’s first ever official press conference in 1994 that came to be known as ‘pretty-in-pink press conference’ where she famously wore prim-rose coloured sweater ensemble to Sampat Pal Devi who founded Bundelkhand’s Gulabi Gang and chose pink saris to signal her battle cry, pink has yielded a social connotation for many at different times and desperate situations.

Shrouded in stereotypes for being ‘too feminine’ in the past, the colour has graduated to become an insignia of those attuned to latest fashion trends. In the 1900’s the iconic Elsa Schiaparelli created her own stronger toned pink, which came to be known as ‘Schiaparelli pink’. Flash forward a few decades, to 90’s, pinks allure still held strong among fashion savants. Chanel’s oversized logoed pink tracksuit worn by Claudia Schiffer, Kate Moss clad in a pink, fur, double-breasted Versace jacket with a micro and Laetitia Casta in a pink YSL swimsuit train are just a few fashion references which pose for a strong narrative depicting fashion’s love affair with pink.

Lately pink has been further been bifurcated and tones such as millennial pink, pop pink and bubblegum pink have made their way into our fashion vocabulary. With Rihanna’s Fenty, Demna Gvasalia’s s Balenciaga, Oscar De La Renta to Tom Ford’s flirty power suits, we have seen pink once again making it huge on the runway last season.

Indian fashion also is not lagging behind. With couturiers such as Tarun Tahiliani, JJ Valaya, Rahul Mishra and Rohit Bal infusing pink as a part of their work scape, in their own playful ways, the colour has certainly gone through an image makeover. And to further seal its status Bollywood has also gone out and loud with pink. Want proof? Sonam Kapoor’s Dubai outing in a three-piece Rosie Assoulin ensemble, Shilpa Shetty's understated Jayanti Reddy pink, ruffled saree, Dia Mirza’s layered Pero summer frock are just a few that are making it in our fashion radar.

So just in case you also want to try your hands on pink, here are a few celebrity-approved ways to experiment with it.

Sonam Kapoor Approved Blazer And A Skirt

Sonam Kapoor in pink blazer

Image courtesy: Instagram/@rheakapoor

Next time if you want to slip into a transitional workwear ensemble which is a no-brainer for a post office after party, think a skirt and a blazer. All you need to do is carry a separate top and pair it your skirt when heading out. This pink Rajesh Pratap Singh ensemble is surely making it strong in our summer style wheel.