Rose and blue: colors of ever, colors of the year

Rose and blue. What are they but two colors that have always been part of our vocabulary \ imaginary? No matter whether you are a woman, caring about nuances, or a man, less prone to details.
One of the biggest problems of globalization is that everything comes to everybody quickly, triggering a damaging process of imitation desire.

Pantone has decreed pink and blue to be ‘the colours of 2016 and all of us are looking forward to rolling around in these two shades. So what if until yesterday – with the attitude of a rebellious teenager – we thought they were childish and almost ridiculous colours?

Rose and blue it’s just an example

Copying has never been an option. Imitating is not a possibility. This happens in all fields. From electronics to fashion. The person who can really succeed now is the one who finds a different key. A new interpretation, a way of looking at things that has never been used before.

“It’s not how good you are, but how good you want to be”

this is the title of a Paul Arden’s book explaining how to succeed, today, in a society that often  accepts mediocrity and lower standards than high-aspirers are used to.

A fact that affects almost everyone. All except one group. Successful people! Those who make it big, and often they do so not because they are incredibly talented, but because they have the courage to believe in themselves and where they are going. Victoria Beckham, as a teenager, wanted to be as famous as popular as Persol soap – very famous in UK. Corny, yes, but  a strong enough inner determination to push her towards success.

Usual colors with a new meaning, rose and blue

This also happens when someone decides to proclaim pink and blue as the colours of the year. But if these colours have always existed, what’s happened now to suddenly make them so incredibly popular and tremendously trendy?

Well recently Pantone, the company that ranks colours, has crowned them by adding two attractive connotations: rose quartz and serenity { blue is not even mentioned}.

“Rose Quartz and Serenity demonstrate an inherent balance between a warmer embracing rose tone and the cooler tranquil blues, reflecting connection and wellness as well as a soothing sense of order and piece” – Beatrice Wiseman Executive Director, Pantone Color Institut.

It’s always better to fail in originality, than to succeed in imitation.

Photo by Elisa Rinaldi Fotografa pubblicate da Vogue Italia