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
Marilyn Monroe's pink dress the same famous shocking pink dress. It was also produced as a Mattel Barbie doll with Barbie wearing Monroe's pink dress. In the third episode of the second season of the American television series "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend", Rachel Bloom as Rebecca Bunch wears a blue version of the dress while singing "The Math of Love Triangles." Parodying Monroe's performance of "Diamonds Are A Girl's Bestfriend" Marilyn Monroe's pink dress Marilyn Monroe wore a shocking pink dress in the 1953 film "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", directed by Howard Hawks. The dress was created by costume designer William "Billy" Travilla and was used in