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Fashion

 * William Henry Perkin, a British chemist is responsible for the creation of mauveine dye in 1856 . It is also known as aniline purple or Perkin's mauve. Perkin's creation of this dye is what led to the shades of purple we see in fashion today.


 * In the formal rules of mourning dress in Georgian, Victorian, and Edwardian Britain, lavender was one of the few colors generally considered acceptable for women's clothing during the period of half-mourning, during which the bereaved was considered to still be in mourning and required to dress in sober, muted tones, but was not expected to wear the all-black garments of full mourning.
 * Lavender roses are symbolic of "love at first sight".
 * In 1995, actress Uma Thurman wore a notable lavender colored dress by Prada to the Academy Award ceremonies, where she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
 * In 1991, supermodel Christy Turlington wore a lavender ball gown in Karl Lagerfeld's Chanel 1991 Fall/Winter haute couture.