Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, April 2, 1995 TAG: 9504050006
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: 7 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: KATHLEEN WILSON STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
And oooh! Remember poodle skirts? The poodle was always pink.
You've just gotta love pink. Think of anything pink, and we guarantee a smile. Well, with the exception of the dreaded ``pink slip.'' (You know, if management had any humanity, it would have made that slip some dreadful color like a sickly green or a gloomy gray.)
But enough of that.
It's spring, and pink is blooming all over.
From the palest pastels to the vivid `50s cherry pinks, everyone from JC Penney to Chanel is showing off pink frocks.
We know that pink is viewed as a very feminine thing - you know, pink for girls; blue for boys - but super heartthrob du jour George Clooney was sporting a pink suit in a recent issue of TV Guide, and we thought he looked mighty fine.
(If you're out of the loop, Clooney is the best-looking doctor on NBC's ``ER'' and before that played Teddy's now-deceased detective husband, Falconer, on ``Sisters.'')
Still, George Clooney or not, there is just no escaping that pink is a very feminine thing. And fashion moguls have been pushing femininity for several years now.
You can buy pink jeans. Sneakers. Boots. Underwear.
Heck, some hair salons will dye your hair pink if you like it that much.
But if you're considering that, remember the best advice your mom ever gave you.
Less is more, honey.
A little goes a LONG way.
by CNB