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Posted: May 01 2006 at 8:00am | IP Logged Quote Courtney
We were reading one of the Rose Years books last night and Rose and her mother were sewing an outfit for a friends baby. They were hoping for a boy so they were making a pink gingham outfit. If it was a girl, they'd add some blue to it. I checked online and saw an article from the Ladies Home Journal in 1914 recommending pink for boys b/c it came from red which was a stronger color. Does anyone know when the switch occurred that pink was for girls and blue for boys? I thought this was an interesting little tidbit!

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Posted: May 01 2006 at 11:34pm | IP Logged Quote teachingmom
No, but it may explain why one of the twin boys in "Baby Island" was dressed in pink!

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Posted: May 02 2006 at 3:14am | IP Logged Quote Dawn
Courtney wrote:
Does anyone know when the switch occurred that pink was for girls and blue for boys? I thought this was an interesting little tidbit!


I don't know either, but I find this very interesting. My grandmother (92) always talks about how she put my uncle in *pink* clothing as a baby. It seemed to be the thing to do!

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Posted: May 02 2006 at 7:36am | IP Logged Quote Cay Gibson
I guess it makes as much sense as dressing little boys in dresses as they did years ago.

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Posted: May 02 2006 at 7:46am | IP Logged Quote JennGM
In Europe they don't dress their babies in pastel pink and blue. Strong, bold colors are their preference.

I don't know when pink became a "feminine" color. Penn State Football uniforms were original Black and pink! But since the pink faded, they switched to navy and blue.

But can you imagine big burly football players in PINK?

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Posted: May 04 2006 at 6:09pm | IP Logged Quote TracyQ
LOL Jenn!

This is interesting!!!!

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I remember this pink for boys thing in one of Lissa's books too...I'll flag this thread for her. Nothing like an expert to clear things up quickly .

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