Flickr Favourites: June 15, 2012

 

{1940s Revlon Ultra Violex ad ~ saltycotton}

{Pink teacup ~ movita beaucoup}

{1921 L'Aiglon Daytime Frocks ~ clotho98}

{Headbands ~ such pretty things}

{African pygmy hedgehog ~ Adam Foster}

{New shape of elegance ~ The Pie Shops}  
{Purple & yellow ~ Dicktay2000}

{Dior dress ~ FIT Library of Special Collections}
 
{1950s blush pink mohair cardigan with flower applique ~ Small Earth Vintage}

{1943 Glamour magazine ~ clotho98}

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Whereas in May I was all about the serene power of  blue, as we inch ever close to summer, I find that two colours have been dominating my wardrobe choices so far this month: pink and purple. Thusly I've been drawn to Flickr images featuring these perpetually girly hues as of late.

Pink, my very favourite colour of all time, is cheerful, super sweet, and evocative of everything from cotton candy to romantic roses. Purple is regal, subtly mysterious, gentle and also culled straight from nature. The two marry well, but are, of course, stars in their own right. Purple is my mother's most beloved colour, and one that she surrounds (and adorns) herself with often.

I too love purple, but as a quick inspection of my wardrobe reveals, it's not a hue that I own in abundance. I've been trying to remedy this point throughout 2012 however, and have picked up a dark purple cardigan and a couple of vintage dresses in this elegant colour over the past few months.

Purple comes in a myriad of shades, from the softest whisper of lilac to a bold grape, beguiling eggplant to inky indigo, and there's usually at least one or two of these tones that look becoming on most people.
Some find pink a little tougher to pull off and fear it can come across as looking too childish, but I personally feel that such does not have to be the case. Pink grows up in a hurry when it takes on a dusty hue or morphs into a rich rhododendron. Partnered with navy blue, grey, black, brown, and pine green, it can be downright sophisticated. Toss it in with some sunny yellow, fun aqua, or brazen red and it takes on a careful, spirited vibe that's endlessly appealing (not to mention highly redolent of many 1950s kitchens and bathrooms).

If I sought out blue in the earlier months of the season to pacify my soul and provide tranquility, then I'm looking to pink and purple this month to do quite the opposite. I want a hefty dose of energy to match that of summer itself, and find that gorgeous hues such as pink and purple - which are often bright, but needn't be garish in the slightest - can often do just that.

In a palette plucked from the garden, I'm eager to greet summer again, and hope that today's Flickr images will help provide you with as much inspiration this season (no matter what colours you're wearing) as they have for me so far throughout June.