Shades of pink List. Ultra pink is a Crayola crayon color formulated in 1972. In 1990 the name was changed in error to "shocking pink"; however, properly speaking, the name "shocking pink" should be reserved for only the original shocking pink formulated by Elsa Schiaparelli in 1937 (shown below). Shocking pink is bold and intense. It takes its name from the tone of pink used in the lettering on the box of the perfume called "Shocking", designed by Leonor Fini for the Surrealist fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli in 1937. The color shown at right matches the color of the lettering on the original
Michael Fish (fashion designer) middle 1960s and the early 1970s as well, such as "Performance," in which Mick Jagger wears one of Fish's dresses for men. Fish was credited as a costume designer for the Peter Sellers film "There's a Girl in My Soup." He also designed the ruffled shirts worn by Jon Pertwee for the duration of his five-year tenure as the Third Doctor on "Doctor Who". Jerry Cornelius, Michael Moorcock's fictional poster child for this era, often wore elaborate tailor-made suits by Mr. Fish. Michael Fish (fashion designer) Michael Fish (born 1940) is a British fashion designer famous for designing many of