Comments on: Personal Brand Stereotypes #3: The Curse of the Pink Shirt

By: Louis

Louis — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:57:42 +0000

I can’t bring my self to do it – I keep trying but fail at pulling on the pink shirt – any tips?

By: David McQueen

David McQueen — Wed, 21 May 2008 09:17:01 +0000

I find some of the responses on this quite hilarious. I have two pink shirts, I have a cerise tie (thats right cerise) and I even presented on a ten part series for students here on UK TV wearing a pink jumper.

Maybe I dont get hassle because pink suits my lovely chocolate brown skin! LOL.

I think those who have hang ups about whether or not is homosexual have their own issues. I am heterosexual but if someone wants to think that I am gay because I wear pink then they just have to build a bridge and get over it. Brand Dave still remains strong.

By: Personal Brand Stereotypes #8: Choose Your Major Wisely « Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:38:49 +0000

[...] #3 – Men who wear pink are homosexual [...]

By: Natasha

Natasha — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:13:40 +0000

Thanks, Dan. I look forward to that post, too! It’s a fun series.

By: Dan Schawbel

Dan Schawbel — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 19:35:23 +0000

Thanks for sharing everyone. Glad I’m not alone!

By: The Office Newb

The Office Newb — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 17:04:06 +0000

Change the name of the color from “pink” to “salmon” and you have skirted your sexuality issues. LOL.

By: timcourtney

timcourtney — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 15:16:19 +0000

Ha – great post! I’m a very straight guy and proud owner of two pink dress shirts. I’m careful not to overuse them, lest their attention-grabbing power were to diminish. I can’t tell you how many “man wearing pink” comments I’ve gotten.

I don’t, however, own any lavender dress shirts (nor do I plan to).

By: Michael Henreckson

Michael Henreckson — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:34:20 +0000

I wouldn’t make fun because that’s not nice.

Pink isn’t automatically off-limits for guys, at least not the pastel version. Can’t say I’ve ever seen a guy wearing a real deep or neon type pink though, even though girls do.

By: Daan Jansonius

Daan Jansonius — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:42:09 +0000

I have no problem wearing pink and it’s quite common over here. But then I do live in Liberal thinking Holland

I think this type of thinking is quite outdated, some people may still feel that way but generally it has been acceptable for straight men to wear pink for quite some time.

I’ve got pink swimming trunks which I wear often in the summer and I get more compliments about them then people questioning your sexuality….like you say, it can also work as a differentiator.

By: Dan Schawbel

Dan Schawbel — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:11:35 +0000

@Natasha – I was going to do that after the “hippie” post.