On both the red carpet and runway, head-to-toe colour in poster-paint hues have been a summer success.
Columbian actress and star of The Smurfs, Sofia Vergara, wearing a purple maxi dress from Missoni resort 2012.
Amanda Seyfried had her bright green Prabal Gurung dress slightly altered from the runway version for the 2011 Comic-Con.
Emma Stone worked both the paintbox brights and peplum trends with this
Giambattista Valli ensemble.
Slumdog Millionaire actress
Freida Pinto wore an asymmetric emerald green dress by designer Juan Carlos Obando to the Los Angeles premiere of her new film 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes'.
Glee actress Jamya Mays wore a green Reem Acra strapless minidress to the world premiere of 'The Smurfs' in which she plays Grace Winslow.
Heavily pregnant actress Jenna Fischer chose a blue, empire line maxi dress to show off her baby bump on the red carpet while promoting her new film 'A Little Help'.
At Christopher Kane's spring/summer 2011 runway neon brights in primary colours stole the show.
Nicole Kidman wore an Elie Saab red fitted dress with a peplum detail to the Snow Flower and the Secret Fan screening in New York.
Sarah Jessica Parker wore a rich purple long sleeve pleated Mary McFadden dress to a press conference in China.
Tennis star
Serena Williams chose to wear a somewhat revealing hot pink jacket dress to the 2011 ESPY Awards.
