As I understand it, "Pinks" were named after the tailor who made the
coats.
Susan
"Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness"
Carol H.
On Feb 22, 2006, at 9:22 AM, Carol Kocian wrote:
Referring to those red fox-hunting jackets as "pinks" raises the
additional question of just what the British historically meant when
they called something "pink."
--Ruth Anne Baumgartner
scholar gypsy and amateur costumer
My boss, an avid hunter, told me that the red fox-hunting jackets
are called pink for a man named Pinkerton. I don't remember his exact
title, Lord Pinkerton, perhaps?
-Carol
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