And then I thought I would look up the significance of ‘rolling out the red carpet’ in history to find out what it means and why it’s ‘red’?
The best answer I found was here and it is: This tradition is significantly older than most people think. You will find mentioning of carpets, rugs, or other cloth (e.g. jackets and cloaks) for nobility and deities to step on already in certain old myths. It is meant to honor them and for them to avoid getting dirty shoes. Originally there was no color associated with this form of polite welcome. If the host could afford it the color chosen was in relation to rank and colors of the main visitor. Purple and dark red are royal colors. Going for a slightly lighter red than the royal red for celebrities of common descent was a fair compromise when the red carpet for celebrities came into existence.
The first two celebrities that I saw were Patricia Gray and Gaile Guevara. Both of these lovely women are bloggers as well.
Nancy Devries, at Urban Aesthetics and Maria Killam
One of my students from my spring class was there, Danielle Kottmeier with Paula Arsens, Kitchen Designer.
Patricia Gray, Sean Lew and Linda Sale
Nancy Devries, her husband Brad and Kurt Miller
And here’s a fun photo their photographer took of (starting at top right) Jennifer Rudolph, Les Stevenson, Megan Stevenson, Liz Stevenson, Maria Killam, Jenny Garay and Nancy Devries.
