5 Reasons PINK is way more Rock ‘n’ Roll than Black
If you think pink is a color for sweet fragile little girls, think twice. From Elvis to Ramones and Kurt Cobain, pink has been the color of choice for the most rebellious male artists of all times. Here are 5 reasons you should rock this color no matter which gender you are (or music genre you are into).
· Elvis Presley, the undisputed King of Rock n’ Roll, was a fierce fan of pink. It was in 1955, in Memphis, Tennessee, when Elvis, not shyly, showed off his pink shirt and socks matching his flamboyant pink Cadillac. And he simply rocked it.
· For many, wearing pink put in question a man’s masculinity. But contrary to what they say, men who wear pink actually show confidence and can tackle any color without giving a sh*t. That’s the Kurt Cobain attitude on his messy rose hair and oversized women’s sunglasses.
· No one can really agree on how pink got its feminine connotations. Some believe it didn’t start happening until the 1950s in America, when pink products were marketed towards baby girls. For the punk rock movement, which emerged in 1962 as an anti-establishment ideology, pink appears in countless cover albums as a sign of non-conformism for the younger generation.
· The greatest rock and roll band of all times, The Beatles, had the iconic drummer Ringo Starr choosing pink as his military uniform during the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover session.
· Among black and white, pink was the chosen color of the Ramones on their albums artworks such as on Rocket to Russia and Anthology. For this reason, you will find pink in the new Chilli Beans Rock Fellas Collection - where we honor the original formation of the greatest punk rock band of all times, the Ramones.
Take a look on our badass collection Rock Fellas and find a hint of PINK!
