The fuchsia plant was discovered in 1696 by Charles Plumier near the Dominican Republic. It is an evergreen shrub with bright purple-pink flowers, named after Leonart von Fuchs, a German botanist. Already in the XVIII century it was used as a houseplant. The color of fuchsia is impossible to compare with anything, so it was called as a plant.
Today, fashionable women from all over the world flaunt clothes of such shades. He became popular thanks to Elsa Schiaparelli, who in 1936 opened it to the world of fashion. And when the designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada was asked what her favorite color is, she answered without hesitation - fuchsia. The color is really very bright, memorable, so it is ideal for self-confident, self-sufficient women who are accustomed to catch admiring glances on themselves.
Despite the great popularity, both fashionistas and designers are very cautious about fuchsia, because you still need to be able to work with it and combine different shades. The main thing here is not to overdo it. For those women who are shy or not sure that they can adequately present such a loud color, it is better to opt for more muted shades or use only some accessories.
Many celebrities just love the color of fuchsia, photos taken by the paparazzi, this only confirms. He has a lot of names: shocking pink, Hollywood cherry, fandango. It blends very well with neutral and contrasting colors, but light green is perfect for it. Fuchsia is also often used in makeup. The color of the lipstick will be an excellent accent, but only if the cheeks and eyes are discreet. It is not necessary to select an identical element in clothes, varnish or lipstick can shine and alone.
Fuchsia is perfect not only for sexy skirts, shorts and tops, but also for business style. On women, a pencil skirt, a blouse, a neckerchief of this color look great. Initially, he was supposed to be a challenge to the stronger sex, the transition from a housewife to a self-sufficient business lady. Shocking pink is most suitable for brunettes and brown-haired women, but for blondes it is better to choose less saturated shades. It gives off a tanned body, and pale skin gives a healthy shade.
Fuchsia is also often used in the interior. The color is very bright, challenging and many people treat it ambiguously. Purplish pink should be used sparingly so that it does not act annoyingly. Since it belongs to the active, this color can be used in playrooms, country houses, rooms for fun. Simplicity and spaciousness - this is what fuchsia loves. Color is usually used in minimalism, high-tech, large rooms are designed in these styles.
Fuchsia is at the same time a complex and attractive color, it does not go off the catwalks for a long time, from year to year fashion designers use it in their shows. Many fashionistas consider it obligatory to have at least one little thing of this shade in their wardrobe. Many designers are experimenting by introducing fuchsia as the primary color in the interior. All this speaks only about one thing - the “Hollywood cherry” was, is and will be the most popular, sophisticated, challenging world color.
