Accessory: code red

2022-10-02T05:25:21.982Z

A color rich in history and symbols, it ignites fashion and decoration creations this season. From the color of blood, poppy, etc., color placed before orange in the spectrum of the decomposition of light ” This is the first definition found when opening the Larousse dictionary. Michel Pastoureau, the historian who has studied the chromatic rainbow with talent and knowledge through the social and cultural history of colors in Europe, has devoted a fascinating book to it, Rouge. History of

From the color of blood, poppy, etc., color placed before orange in the spectrum of the decomposition of light

” This is the first definition found when opening the

Larousse dictionary.

Michel Pastoureau, the historian who has studied the chromatic rainbow with talent and knowledge through the social and cultural history of colors in Europe, has devoted a fascinating book to it,

Rouge.
History of a color

(Seuil, 2016).

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We learn that in the West, it is the first that man has mastered, both in painting and in dyeing.

In Antiquity, it was a symbol of power, wealth and majesty, while in the Middle Ages it took on a religious tint and evoked both the blood of Christ and the flames of hell... From the French Revolution , it takes on a political dimension and becomes the color of progressive, subversive forces and parties of the left.

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