I enjoy
wearing my red coat, although many might say it is not original at all. Some
might think that women will choose red colour as their first choice when they
cannot wear monochrome colours (white – grey – black). I do not agree with this
opinion but there might be something to it. Red is very popular colour that is connected
with passion, love fire, but also with danger, sacrifice and blood. In Asia it
is a colour associated with happiness, but in some other countries it might be
associated with ideology. In old Rome a particular shade of red was reserved
only for the emperor. In the Christian
art Jesus Christ and Virgin Mary have often red colour on their clothes. During
the Baroque and Rococo era red heels were a symbol of person´s high status.
Later on the red colour was used on the caps of people supporting the
Revolution in France, it was symbol of liberty. When I look into the popular culture
of these days I can spot some associations with the red coat too: Evil Red Coat
in the series Pretty Little Liars or Crimson Avenger, did you know there is tavern
called Red Coat? It makes me wonder whether they have a dresscode in there ;)
This article is a part of a blogger collaboration, so I am promoting these two ladies too, the topic was red autumn coats, do not forget to check their blogs too!
Red is my favourite colour but in my experience, although it is striking, more people prefer cool blues and greens and wear red just to make a statement. I wear something red most days because I love it so much but it is a colour that means so many different things that it's a bit difficult to pin down
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