You can set the ForeColor
of ListViewItem
like this:
if (!name.StartsWith("unknown"))
{
ListViewItem lvi = new ListViewItem(work + " " + name + " " + "\n\t");
lvi.UseItemStyleForSubItems = false;
if(work != "work 2"))
lvi.ForeColor = Color.Black;
else
lvi.ForeColor = Color.Red;
listView1.Items.Add(lvi);
}