New Pelikan Souverän 600 Pink Ladies Collection Special Edition.

[Ted A]

At least from the picture, I find it to be an attractive pen. I wonder if the picture has been adjusted to make it brighter on screen, but it does look fairly attractive. I wouldn't very often use an ink that color, but the pen's cool.

[Susanna]

I think It's beautiful, and we should just smile about the "ladies object" matter.

 

I found this video, for the smile option:

 

http://youtu.be/JnusO2OXWp4

 

Sorry for the Italian text, I found it in an Italian forum.

I also had read that the box recalls a sneaker! Not at all! It's a nice, feminine and seductive corset, in my opinion... Here is my presentation: http://www.giardino.it/pens/pelikan/600pink.php

Edited July 18, 2015 by Susanna

[LisaN]

I sort of like it. It's somewhat glam and luxe.

To me it says less "kawaii", and more "I'm at the point in my career that if I want to wave a girly pink pen around, I can! I'm a woman and I own this joint and there's nothing you can do or say about it. In your face, dude!"

 

That's my punk rock viewpoint. Of course personally, my punk rock self would want that awesome binde set onto a black section, cap and knob, with rhodium plated nib and furniture. And can you see that white section, knob and cap with a blue streseman binde? Or green?

 

Oh, and as to that box, I saw converse high-tops, for some reason, too.

[Ghost Plane]

I showed the picture to my wife and I won't say what she said.

Probably the same thing I said + or - whatever branch of service obscenities might be in her vocabulary.

 

What dinosaur still lives in a century where women are supposed to buy anything pink????!!!!!

 

I knew they were losing me when they dropped the 3B nibs for the M1000.

[Namo]

It seems to me that gender oriented (orienting?) education is back and is worst than 20-30years ago. At least this is what I see from the school of my 6 years old... Have a look on a toy store. Lego designed for "girls" and for "boys", and so on...

Edited July 19, 2015 by Namo

[jkingrph]

Pretty, but just not my thing, just too light and bright. I tend to prefer the darker colors, especially my brown tortoise. For a brighter one, I am awaiting the release of the M800 burnt orange. For the record I will wear a pink shirt.

[Mr. Pink]

As long as it's not filled with pink ink, I see no problems

[stephanos]

It seems to me that gender oriented (orienting?) education is back and is worst than 20-30years ago. At least this is what I see from the school of my 6 years old... Have a look on a toy store. Lego designed for "girls" and for "boys", and so on...

I couldn't agree more. It's awful. And if you ask for gender-neutral stuff, toy store staff roll their eyes. In that respect, Pelikan is well within trend...

[JulesSilvan]

It looks like a stick of rock. Gender neutral advertising would certainly be more welcome, I didn't see them market the grey Stresemann as a man's pen and that appeals to me more.

[inkstainedruth]

It looks like a stick of rock. Gender neutral advertising would certainly be more welcome, I didn't see them market the grey Stresemann as a man's pen and that appeals to me more.

That was probably because it was implied. After all, to a lot of people women don't use FPs. I was in an antiques store a couple of months ago (scored several bottles of vintage Quink, including a 4 oz bottle of Microfilm Black, for $4 US apiece) and the woman in the store said that it was unusual for women to be looking for vintage pens -- unless they were "artists" [blink -- I *really* miss the old "blink" .gif smiley]. So yeah, I guess technically I fall into that category, but I mostly don't use the pens I have to draw with....

I wouldn't get a Stressemann because it's too big a pen for me (IIRC, it's an M800). But if they made it as an M400 or M200? Oh yeah. I'd be starting the crowdsource funding tomorrow to get me one.... What's stopping me from buying the pink M600 is mostly the price. I only have so much disposable income -- I can buy new pens OR I can pay to have the vintage ones I already own repaired and in working condition. Can't really afford to both.

Although if there's one at DCSS next month, I may have a look-see: just to determine how much bigger an M600 is over an M400....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[HollyGolightly]

Do any among us own this pen? I must see what it looks like in non-promotional pictures. My heart, she pines!

[haruka337]

Do any among us own this pen? I must see what it looks like in non-promotional pictures. My heart, she pines!

 

Here's a blog post with the pen in a more natural setting.

 

I'm sold.

[HollyGolightly]

 

Here's a blog post with the pen in a more natural setting.

 

I'm sold.

 

Thanks so much! I think I need this in my life. Better start saving now.

[ralfstc]

What were Pelikan thinking? I have nothing against pink or a pink pen, but Nano and Ghostplane are right; the return of this kind of gender objectifying marketing is just depressing . . . Didn't we fight this and win 30 years ago?

Edited September 15, 2015 by ralfstc

[haruka337]

I don't believe the "fight" included barring Pelikan from issuing a pink pen or employing ridiculous packaging. And I doubt they are trying to push back women's rights with this model.

 

While I am annoyed with the packaging (though I confess, they used a favorite color combo of mine: grey and pink); this will be my next pen.

[inkstainedruth]

I actually like the look of this pen (especially after seeing that it's more a raspberry than a bright pink in the link provided by haruka337. But can't afford it. I even got email the other day from Rolf Thiel at missing pen.de saying he had them in stock. And I still can't afford it.

Not wild about the lace up box, though....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

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Edited September 16, 2015 by inkstainedruth

[Nyanzilla]

Unfortunately the stripes are not transparent. So you cannot see the ink level.

 

I heard that the complete stock is already sold out by Pelikan.

[Jamerelbe]

I actually like the look of this pen (especially after seeing that it's more a raspberry than a bright pink in the link provided by haruka337. But can't afford it. I even got email the other day from Rolf Thiel at missing pen.de saying he had them in stock. And I still can't afford it.

Not wild about the lace up box, though....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

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Not sure if this helps you at all, but the laces on the box are mostly cosmetic - there's a Youtube review up from Ruth Hanson (of the United Inkdom blog):