♥ pink. it's like red– but not quite.

the liar 1993

image found here.

when i was a little girl,

i had a pair of overalls with a matching hat.

they were covered in red and pink flowers.

i loved them.

imagine my dismay when

a classmate of mine

rained on my parade

telling me matter of factly that

"pink and red clash!"

to this day, i have never forgotten what she said. or forgiven her.

{i am never happy when my sense of style is called into question}

author stella blum has written that,

"fashion is a social agreement.

the result of a consensus of a larger group of people."

what i want to know is:

who decided that pink and red clash?

here, i have rounded up some of

my favorite images from pop culture

that prove my 4th grade fashion foe

wrong.

nail police, 2003

blue frog, 1998

images via fredericks & freiser

a cross between rococo painter + pop artist

(according to the ny times)

john wesley is an artist whose provocative, psychological and

bubble.gum colored work is

the proof positive that pink + red

make a powerful combination.

from now until october 4th,

his artwork will be featured

at the venice biennale,

the most prominent

contemporary arts festival in the world.

new album from phoenix: wolfgang amadeus.

i just want to chew this album up

and spit it out

like a piece of bazooka gum.

marie antoinette (2006)

there are no words to describe

how much i love the costumes in this sophia coppola

interpretation of the ill.fated queen.

if she can wear red + pink,

then let [the rest of] them eat cake!

find this gorgeous poster on vllg.com

when i saw this poster on the cover of domino (r.i.p)

i knew i would love pink + red would work together

for like, ever.

poster from made by girl.

image via tatielle

image via cherry blossom girl.

images via fashion victims.

last night, i saw a sneak preview of

the adorable and hopelessly romantic indie film,

500 days of summer (2009)

(thanks to the gals at the gilt groupe!)

my boyfriend always refers to zooey deschanel

as his "other girlfriend,"

which usually makes me mad,

but her style is so vintagey and pretty in pink

and her band she & him is so cool

that i can't stay mad long.

image via bleed for fashion.

strawberry milkshake oreo

image via violet voice.

image via flickr.

ladies and gentlemen

of the color jury

i rest my case.

so,

go ahead,

wear colors that clash.

on purpose.

and don't let anyone

tell you otherwise.