Pink Blog

Let us bow our heads to mourn the loss of ThinkPinkScuba, a website that only lasted for about a year. The owner, TekDiveGirl, loved pink and started her own store of pink gear. Alas, the store is no longer, but you can still find quite a few pink items for use when scuba diving. The fins pictured at left are kid swim fins for the pool or snorkeling only, they’re not made for diving use, but pink scuba gear is out there if you look!

I needed a new swim cap, so I was in the local sports store the other day. I came upon these fabulous pink goggles by a company called TYR. They were $11, and if I were working full-time I would totally have gotten them. Unfortunately I’m now in school full time and I simply do not have $11 to spend on goggles. (I already have a perfectly good pair.) So alas, no pink goggles for me, but help yourself to the link if you want them!

Bloomingdale’s has a special section called their “Little Pink Book” that donates part of the proceeds to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation between now and December 21st. Not quite everything there is pink, but it’s close.

Do you know how hard it was to find pictures of someone called “Pink” wearing pink? Which is funny, because I just watched the E! True Hollywood Story about her, and for a while there she was running around in pink gear all the time. The story was not especially enlightening, in that I already knew her bad-girl thing with the attitude came from within, not from her past. But seriously, someone who goes by the professional name “Pink” should be in pink more often. I don’t have much more to say about her, except that the show gave two reasons for her name. The first is supposedly pertaining to Reservoir Dogs, and the second is that it has to do with the female anatomy. Ayup.

(Filed under “Live Animals” because I don’t have a “people” category!)

And then there’s these!

If these shoes don’t remind you of the 80′s, then…you aren’t old enough to remember the 80′s at all. Because these are quintessential 80′s Reebok hi-tops. I don’t remember the original Reeboks costing $60+ like these – these days the vintage ones start at $5 on eBay and go up to the $70 range there. Then again, I don’t remember the original Reeboks coming in pink or green. Er, wait – I stand corrected! I just found these on eBay, check them out while the auction is still on the site!

I have a pair of hot pink Converse high-tops. They are pretty awesome. I have a pair of black Doc Martens. They are also pretty awesome. This pair of shoes takes that awesome and squares it. A bit pricey at $109, the hot pink Doc Martens will be SO WORTH IT when you’re walking around with hot pink Doc Martens on your feet. I would honestly be scared to wear them, because Docs have a way of getting scuffed and bonking against stuff, and I’m not sure how great that would look with these. But still. Hello?! HOT PINK DOC MARTENS. Super awesome.

These are so much cuter than yesterday’s abomination. The pink zebra print on the heel of this clog is a little disturbing, but in general I like the Peace by Two Lips much better than the Sexy. My partner thinks they’re equally bad, but she admits she doesn’t like clogs. I just think these are fun! Who knows how well constructed they are…the edging along where the studs are looks like it’s about to come off. But with a 2.75″ heel these aren’t likely to kill your feet TOO bad. I don’t know what you’d wear them with, but this blog is about presenting pink stuff…you have to figure out what to do with it!

I feel like doing a week of shoes, so you get a week of shoes! Maybe a few other things here and there, but mostly shoes. This…thing…is by a company called Promiscuous. They chose to call this shoe the Sexy. Um, whatever. How about a complete abomination? Seriously, these things have got so much going on it’s like wearing an entire amusement park on your feet. The black, cream, and red versions are no better. If you like them, that’s fine, but personally there is just TOO MUCH CRAZY for one pair of shoes as far as I’m concerned. If you do like them, they’ll cost you $109. Thank god for the “heart-shaped gel insert” because that 4.5″ heel is going to be hard to wear. So. Insane.

For the entire month of the October, every pair of pink Crocs you buy will result in $5 being sent to the Breast Cancer Research Fund. There’s not very many styles; I chose the Malindi to feature here, though the stylish Sassari count as well. The other pink styles are only the usual goofy-looking Crocs, so if you want comfortable, attractive pink shoes that contribute to breast cancer research, go with the Malindi or Sassari. Only for October!