article_snippet.sent: Forget sober black and charcoal grey.
article_snippet.sent: Pink is the new colour of choice for high-achieving women in the world of politics and showbusiness and the style is now spreading to the high street.
article_snippet.sent: Pink include Christine Lagarde, the first female chief executive of the International Monetary Fund, and Plaid Cymru's Leanne Wood, who chose a bright shade of the colour  for Pink live election debate last Thursday.
article_snippet.sent: The pair are among a host of powerful women reaching for different shades of pink, according to The Sunday Times newspaper.
article_snippet.sent: Christine Lagarde, the first female chief executive of the International Monetary Fund, left, in a pink Chanel suit and Plaid Cymru's Leanne Wood, right, chose hot pink for her live election debate last Thursday .
article_snippet.sent: The sudden rise in use among powerful women is said to be down to the way that the colour is perceived - it used to be a girly but is now considered an appropriate shade to wear to a business meeting.
article_snippet.sent: In an interview with the newspaper the managing director of image consultants Colour Me Beautiful, Veronique Henderson, said: 'Pink was for a long time viewed as a girlie colour.
article_snippet.sent: Style icon Samantha Cameron is also a big fan of the colour - Samantha Cameron chose a pale dusty pink silk top on the campaign trail for the local and European elections last May.
article_snippet.sent: Samantha Cameron opted for  a pale dusty pink silk top on the campaign trail last May .
article_snippet.sent: The high street is responding to the demand for pink with Topshop, Next, H&M and Marks & Spencer all featuring pink in their spring and summer collections.
article_snippet.sent: Belinda Earl, M&S creative director told the Sunday Times: 'Pink can create a powerful daytime to evening look and can be styled in multiple ways to remain feminine without being overly girlie.'
highlights_snippet.sent: Spring/summer collections are awash with different shades of the colour .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: According to experts, stronger pinks show confidence, energy and power .