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In Pictures: the Museum at FIT to stage “Pink: the History of a Punk, Pretty, Powerful Color”

Pink is usually associated with baby girls, ballerinas, Barbies, and all things feminine. But it hasn’t always been this way: the stereotype of pink as a gender signifier only originated in the late 1800s in the United States. Until then, most babies wore white, a color which is easier to wash and to bleach. What may sound surprising to some is...

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L Brands shows positive results for March for fashion retailers

After a report surfaced, March proved to be a good month for Victoria’s Secret, PINK, and Bath & Body Works. According to sales results from L Brands, parent company of the three retailers, profits increased over the last month beating out estimates. Originally, Retail Metrics analysts had an estimate of an increase in sales by 1.9 for L Brands,...

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Victoria's Secret loses trademark legal case to Thomas Pink

British shirtmaker Thomas Pink has been named the victor of a legal case against US fashion label Victoria's Secret over the right to use the word 'pink.' Thomas Pink, owned by luxury conglomerate LVMH, filed an infringement case against Victoria's Secret last year, which accused the British branch of the lingerie label of confusing customers by...