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Is Hot Pink Here to Stay?

The electric-pink hue has dominated fashion for the past year, thanks to a collision of trends like Barbiecore and dopamine dressing – and of course, a major boost from Pierpaolo Piccioli’s Valentino.
Models walk the runway at Valentino's Autumn/Winter 2022 show, which has helped set off a pink flurry in fashion.
Models walk the runway at Valentino's Autumn/Winter 2022 show, which has helped set off a pink flurry in fashion. (Indigital)

You can thank – or blame – Valentino, Barbie or 2000s-era Paris Hilton, but hot pink is the colour of the moment. And if some trendsetters have their way, for the next few moments too.

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Joan Kennedy
Joan Kennedy

Joan Kennedy is Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. She is based in New York and covers beauty and marketing.

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