I have heard that the colors pink and blue used to be associated with the opposite sex as they are today. How did that transition occur? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

I have heard that the colors pink and blue used to be associated with the opposite sex as they are today. How did that transition occur?

by DrapeyWhenDrunk

I am more interested in the logistics of color association changing to the complete opposite of the way it was before, not so much the why.

Vespertine

These links should not discourage further answers, but you may be interested in these earlier responses from u/chocolatepot:
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3kopmb/where_did_the_association_of_pink_for_girls_and/
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5n8hdq/when_and_why_did_blue_become_a_boy_color_and_pink/