Posted by babu 11:10am GMT
Much thanks to Gucci (the designer behind all four of the colorful creations above), fashion-forward celebrities like Camilla Belle, Katy Perry (pictured on the latest issue of Elle), Jennifer Lopez and Olivia Wilde are painting the red carpet with a rainbow of colors, the bolder the contrast the better.
Try livening up your neutrals with a saturated blouse or a blazer and, once you have a little experience under your belt, try your creative hand at a completely color blocked look.
Photos (left to right): Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic; Carter Smith/Elle Magazine; Charley Gallay/Stringer/Getty Images; Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
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