Tangled Up in Blue
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Yellow was supposed to be the big color this year. But bright blue -- and its first cousins teal and turquoise -- showed up on several guests at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala Monday night, making it look a little bit like a 1985 bridesmaids' gathering. Albeit with a bunch of really lovely bridesmaids.
While these shades of blue can make for stunning dresses, they can still be hard to pull off. Teal, when it veers toward green, can make white skin look pale, and not it a good way. And any shade of blue can be a nightmare to accessorize. Add black shoes and you are headed for the disco. Go light or colored, and, well, you're back in the bridal party.
Happily, these women made blue look beautiful, and certainly appropriate for a cool and rainy spring day.
Teal at the Gala
Rachel Bilson--dressed in head-to-toe Bally--wore a ruched silk chiffon dress with accessories, including python platform slingbacks, for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala.
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Brooke Shields adopted spring's one-shoulder look in deep blue, worn with a pair of Wonder Woman-worthy cuffs. Like many other guests, she wore her hair in soft, loose waves.
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Cindy Crawford and Donatella Versace both wore shades of blue Versace. Crawford chose matching blue shoes and a blue clutch.
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Never one to be left out of a trend, Madonna showed up in a teal headdress.
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Katy Perry wore blue as if she meant business.
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Blake Lively's strappy metallic shoes looked great with this teal-blue Versace gown.
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Jessica Alba's crimson purse popped against her blue skirted dress.
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Gisele went short, shiny and blue.
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Leave it to Rachel Bilson to make a basic jean and tee combo look like anything but. By adding a bright yellow Jimmy Choo clutch and a sparkly tuxedo blazer, she made a fashion statement with force. Rachel is right on point with the tuxedo trend. And the sequins. And the purple shadow. And yellow being the color of 2009...
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