Fashion and Colours
For decades, the red carpet has evoked Hollywood glitz and glamour. Have you ever wondered where it all started? How did it become the ultimate signifier of celebrity? It dates back at least 2,500 years. In the early days, the red carpet was not meant for ordinary folk. In ancient Greece, a path of dark red tapestries was rolled out, in 'Agamemnon', the Aeschylus play, when the King's wife Clytemnestra got ready for the triumphant welcome home of her husband from the Trojan War. These days, the red carpet is no longer reserved only for film stars.