After the popularity boom of cherry pink, orange has been making its rounds in the makeup industry for a few seasons now — and it looks like the color trend is steadily trickling down to the fashion industry.
Known to be quite versatile for its ability to go from a bright neon shade to a more subdued reddish one, the orange trend maintains its popularity with celebrities on and off the red carpet. Here are six of our handpicked celebrity looks.
1. Taylor Swift in Red-Orange
Veering slightly from her usual red lip shade, Taylor Swift leaned slightly into the orange array by sporting a red-orange look, ironically promoting her then-new single, “Red.”
Taylor Swift wearing an orange-red dress with nude pumps at the Westfield London Shopping Centre in Shepherd’s Bush, London, England, on November 6, 2012 (Credit: WENN)
This girl knew how to play with her sexy and sweet image with a sleeved dress that showed off just the right amount of legs.
Wear a lip color of the same red-orange hue and choose nude and gold as a supporting palette so as not to steal the spotlight from the primary color. Shop her look:
Orange dress with nude pumps and accessories
2. Myleene Klass in Lace Dress
Class is what you’ll expect from the lovely Myleene Klass (our apologies for the bad pun) as she pulls out another gorgeous look in an orange lace dress from a past Anthropologie collection.
Myleene Klass wearing an orange lace dress paired with nude pumps at Jonathan Shalit’s 50th birthday party in London, England, on April 17, 2012 (Credit: WENN)
This English beauty paired her dress with nude pumps and metallic orange lips. We recommend going over the top and throwing a pair of orange patent pointed-toe heel beauties into the equation. Shop her look:
Orange lace pencil dress with matching pumps and accessories
3. Naomie Harris in Ankle-Length Dress
Quickly becoming an icon of sophisticated statuesque fashion, Naomie Harris schools us on the how-tos of wearing an ankle-length orange dress.
Naomie Harris wearing an orange dress with a black belt and heels at the Elle Style Awards held at the Savoy in London, England, on February 11, 2013 (Credit: WENN)
Cinch the waist of this gorgeous pleated number by the talented Victoria Beckham using a slim black belt. Echo the black straps with minimalist heels to strengthen the look.
Grab a gold clutch and some sparse gold accessories to sophisticate the playful look. Stick to neutral makeup to keep your ensemble looking polished. Shop her look:
Orange pleated silk chiffon dress with black sandals and accessories
4. Eva Longoria in Shift Dress
Fashion journalist Nina Garcia once said that a girl should always have a sizable amount of shift dresses in her closet, and this gorgeous orange number by Eva Longoria proved her point.
Although already a variation from its original definition, the modern shift dress tends to be more forgiving when emphasizing the waistline.
Eva Longoria wearing an orange shift dress with nude ankle-strap pumps while arriving back at her hotel in London, England, on May 29, 2012 (Credit: WENN)
Rock this look with classy ankle-strap pointed-toe pumps in nude, and pick out a combination clutch to go with it. Pop a gold cuff onto your wrist, and you’re all set from morning until night. Shop her look:
Orange dress with ankle-strap shoes and accessories
5. Julianne Hough in Peplum
Nope, peplum isn’t dead yet; au contraire, this waist-defining silhouette just got a fresh makeover as its orange variants start popping up everywhere.
Julianne Hough refreshingly styled hers by ditching the nudes and pulling out her metallic heels.
Julianne Hough wearing an orange peplum dress with metallic heels while leaving the Svedka Splash of Summer Party in Los Angeles, on June 26, 2013 (Credit: WENN)
Pair it with a textured box or a structured clutch to balance out the peplum’s orange ruffles’ femininity. Shop her look:
Orange scuba peplum pencil dress with metallic heels and accessories
6. Heather Graham in Geometric Dress
Who would have thought that the eternally sweet-looking Heather Graham would slip into this geometric dress and rock it?
Heather Graham wearing an orange geometric dress with black heels and a matching clutch at the “Goodbye to All That” premiere during the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival at the SVA Theater in New York on April 17, 2014 (Credit: WENN)
If you want to go a little crazier with the colors, we recommend wearing a dominantly orange graphic dress with strappy neon sandals and a combination clutch.
Make sure to pick out accessory colors based on the dress’s palette. Finish the look with barely-there makeup. Shop her look:
Graphic-print dress with neon orange sandals and accessories
Several years have passed since color company Pantone selected ‘tangerine tango’ as the year’s color for 2012, but it looks like fashion still hasn’t had enough of orange.
We’ve been spotting bursts of the citrusy color here and there. This could either mean that fashion still hasn’t moved on from orange or that the bright colors of spring are just up ahead!
Katy Perry, in an Alexander McQueen Resort 2013 halter gown at the Grammys, was the first to make us sit up and take notice of the crushable hue. The dress’s jeweled neckline and Katy’s stark black hair brought out the orange.
Katy Perry and Naomie Harris wearing stunning orange dresses on the red carpet (Credit: WENN)
Naomie Harris brightened the red carpet at the Elle Style Awards 2013 in her Roksanda Ilincic Pre-Fall 2013 ankle-length dress. You can see a bit of the contrasting pink back panel, which makes the orange pop even more.
After that, there was a deluge of orange dresses. Rachel Weisz attended the ‘Oz The Great And Powerful’ LA premiere in a red-orange Victoria Beckham Spring 2013 gown.
Emma Stone brought summer to the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival in a white and orange Stella McCartney Spring 2013 shift dress.
Also, Julie Bowen shook things up at the 2013 Writers Guild Awards in a spaghetti-strapped gown with a drape front that revealed the satiny side of the dress’s fabric.
From left to right: Rachel Weisz, Emma Stone, and Julie Bowen all wearing orange dresses on the red carpet (Credit: WENN)
Get on board with this orange dress red carpet trend, and get ready to be outstanding!