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Anne Hathaway - Hathaway's taffeta Valentino gown at the Met Gala 2018 was a romantic scarlet classic, topped with spiky head accessories.

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Anne Hathaway - The American actress' beautiful dark hair and eyes work well with a bold red. This outfit and hairstyle combo she wore for the 2014 Met Gala was modern and angular.

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Anne Hathaway - Though a little baggy, the actress looks fabulous in this timeless red gown at the premiere of 'The Devil Wears Prada' in 2006.

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Blake Lively - Here at the Met Gala, the 'Gossip Girl' actress wore an intricate dress with a heavily embroidered crimson train.

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Blake Lively - The blonde showed that she can also rock bright reds in this baggy jumpsuit. Her tanned skin makes her glow in this color.

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Cindy Crawford - Cindy Crawford has definitely still got it! She looked smoking in this red Versace dress at the Met Gala.

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Cindy Crawford - The American model has worn many iconic red dresses in her time. This Roberto Cavalli gown, for example, wowed crowds at the Venice Film Festival in 2011.

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Meryl Streep - This timeless gown that Streep wore to the Oscars 2018 fit her like a glove. The deep red complemented her skin tone perfectly.

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Meryl Streep - This look in 2012 was a bit too bright for the actress, and looked shapeless underneath an oversize black belt.

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Rihanna - Rihanna was pure sass in this gown at the Grammy Awards in 2013. Her luxurious red train, lush brown locks, red lips, and tanned skin made for a gorgeous combination.

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Rihanna - The strapless red ensemble complemented the singer skin and hair perfectly.

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Nicole Kidman - This dazzling red gown Kidman wore to the Oscars in 2007 was iconic.

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Nicole Kidman - The actress usually looks great in red, but sometimes it is too bold for her pale coloring.

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Penélope Cruz - With her tanned skin and dark eyes and hair, the Spanish actress always looks stunning in crimson.

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Penélope Cruz - Cruz looks sophisticated and classy in an all-red suit.

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Bella Hadid - Bella Hadid in red and the Cannes Film Festival seem to go hand in hand. In 2018, the American model wore this stunning red dress, which was a bit messy but still looked fantastic.

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Bella Hadid - At the 2017 Cannes festival, Hadid wore another red gown, this time quilted, by Dior Haute Couture.

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Bella Hadid - In 2016, she wore this iconic slinky red number with a thigh slit, designed by Alexandre Vauthier.

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Meghan Markle - It's rare to see Meghan Markle in red, but back in 2016, she appeared in a short maroon dress. And she looked stunning!

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Halle Berry - Berry looked just stunning in this red Ellie Saab creation.

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Salma Hayek - The Mexican-American actress's dark features were framed beautifully here by this fun, flouncy dress.

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Salma Hayek - At Cannes in 2010, she looked equally sophisticated in a slinkier maroon gown.

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Angelina Jolie -

Jolie tends to go for more neutral tones nowadays, which add to her air of sophistication.

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Angelina Jolie - But she does look stunning in red! Here she makes the tone look classy and effortless.

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Angelina Jolie - Of course, when she wants to look smoking she still does! Her long brown locks and red lips complement this sexy, short dress.

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Kate Middleton - The Duchess of Cambridge has worn a lot of red in public and the color suits her skin tone well. Here she looked radiant as she appeared with baby Prince Louis for the first time.

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Kate Middleton - This asymmetric dress was worn with matching colored heels and a brooch during a visit to Canada in 2016.

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Kate Middleton - Kate Middleton wore this elegant off-the-shoulder dress in Germany in 2017.

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Michelle Obama - Red always looks classy on the former first lady, though she doesn't wear it often.

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Michelle Obama - Michelle Obama keeps things neat in this deep-red dress while speaking at The BET Honors in 2012.

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Alessandra Ambrosio - This short, flirty Ester Abner outfit looked stunning on the brunette. She wore it paired with red Xti heels and gold hoop earrings.

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Emma Stone - Can redheads pull off red? Emma Stone thinks so! She killed it in this Lanvin gown at the Met Gala 2012.

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Emma Stone - However, this brave combination of ginger hair, red blouse, and pink skirt didn't quite work. The colors washed her out.

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Emma Stone - When Stone had her hair dyed blonde, red looked a little too bold on her. The heavy jewelry and eye makeup looked a bit overdone here.

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Selena Gomez - Here is proof that brunettes smolder in scarlet. Remember the good old days of Gomez and Bieber?

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Selena Gomez - This maroon sequined dress is a completely different style, but Gomez showed the world how to wear this color right.

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Heidi Klum - The German blonde bombshell stunned in red at the Golden Globes in 2015.

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Heidi Klum - And she was no less dazzling in this elegant maroon gown with shimmery details at the Emmys in 2013.

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Lucy Liu -

The Asian-American star stuns at the Hudson River Park Gala in 2019. 

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Lucy Liu -

The actress looks classy at the PaleyFest in New York in 2016.

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Lucy Liu -

Back in 2006, Lucy Liu turned heads on the red carpet with this maroon look. 

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Helen Mirren - The British actress makes red look sophisticated in this partly lace dress. Her heavy red lipstick and big earrings complement the dress well, but are a bit bold against her pale skin and hair.

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Helen Mirren - Mirren's dress and jewelry were stunning here, though the bright tone washed her out a bit.

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Scarlett Johansson - The actress looked stunning in this mid-length red dress with cutout details.

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Scarlett Johansson - This dress wasn't such a success. The buttons and satiny material made it look a bit untidy.

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Scarlett Johansson - ScarJo showed us how to make red snappy! Her dark-blonde hair and skin tone looked great in this modern ensemble.

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Kate Winslet - The British actress was just marvelous in this billowing red gown in 2013, which showed off her baby bump.

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Kate Winslet - The 'Titanic' star showed she could also rule red without a pregnant belly.

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Kate Winslet - Winslet went for this more modern style in Paris, 2011. The black and red contrast was perhaps a bit too bold for her pale features.

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Marion Cotillard - The French actress looked great in this red-ruffled dress in 2014. Very tidy and chic!

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Marion Cotillard - This gown was looser but still sophisticated. The brunette wore it to the premiere of the movie 'Allied,' in which she acted alongside Brad Pitt, in 2016.

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Irina Shayk - The Russian model showed off a slender leg in this daring red dress that she wore to Cannes in 2018.

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Irina Shayk - This red halter-neck jumpsuit looked stunning on Shayk.

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Toni Collette - The Australian actress's red dress looked a bit baggy, and the brown accessories aren't the best complement to the color.

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Toni Collette - Collette's style at this event shows improvement but the bright red washes her out a bit.

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Toni Collette -

This plaid dress is super funky! The darker tones of red matched perfectly with her red lips.

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