Colorblock Dresses

Taylor Swift chose an appropriately red, white, and black Kate Spade dress ($398) while promoting her new album, Red, in Paris. The singer is no stranger to colorblocking — she recently wore a black and white Kate Spade New York dress in Paris. We're so inspired by this chic triple color combo that we set off to find equally fabulous red, white, and black dresses to re-create Taylor's look. Choose something long-sleeved, sleeveless, flowy, or structured. Then pair your pick with your favorite footwear to complete your look.

Taylor Swift popped up in Paris looking appropriately Parisian chic in a black and white look — score her exact Kate Spade New York colorblock dress ($398) here. The singer then completed her European style with black tights, black suede pumps, a cute paper plane necklace, and stud earrings. What we love most about Taylor's new dress is that it looks like she layered a strapless black dress over a white tee. We can't get enough of the girlie flowy skirt either. Dress it up with tights and pumps like the singer did or dress it down with ballet flats.

Kristin Cavallari often impresses us with her sleek style, but the latest black and white colorblock Alice + Olivia dress that she wore to the 2012 FFANY shoes on sale gala in NYC makes us want one too, pronto! Colorblocking is huge right now and we particularly love the slick mix of black and white. Can it get any chicer than two chic colors colliding? We think not. The new mom finished her red-carpet look with these Chinese Laundry black platform pumps ($130) and sparkly drop earrings. To get Kristin's look for your next fancy event, or even for a dinner date, shop our favorite black and white colorblock dresses below, including this Milly colorblock leather dress ($395), which is very similar to Kristin's.

Jamie Chung posed with actress Carla Gugino at an event at LA's Soho House last night working the colorblock trend in this chic Kate Spade black and white dress ($398). The actress accessorized with a nude Chanel bag, Alice + Olivia pumps ($295), and gold tassel earrings. Score Jamie's exact colorblock dress to wear this Fall — bonus, it's made of wool so it will keep you warm all season! You can dress it up with jewels and heels for night, or you can throw it on over a turtleneck, tights, and pumps for work.

Colorblocking has been hot for a while now, but we — and celebs like Candice Swanepoel, Kim Kardashian, and Olivia Wilde — especially love the retro feel of a black-and-white colorblock dress. Candice wore her pencil-style knee-length dress with black patent pointy pumps at a Victoria's Secret event in NYC, Kim sported a black-and-white Celine sweater dress with Givenchy boots, an Hermes tote, and these Celine sunglasses ($259) while at the airport in LA, and Olivia donned her colorblock sheath dress with red pumps in NYC. If you too love black-and-white colorblocking, shop our favorite picks below to get the celeb-approved look for yourself.

Glee's Jenna Ushkowitz attended Entertainment Weekly's Comic-Con celebration wearing this striking blue-and-green colorblock tulip dress by Blaque Label ($136) with these Jerome Rousseau tan cutout sandals ($795). We love that the actress finished off her look with a bright-yellow clutch, taking her colorblock motif to a more daring place. Score Jenna's exact dress and shoes to pair together for your next party, then wear them separately with your other closet pieces. If you want to mimic Jenna's full ensemble, here is a yellow Nine West clutch ($59) to help you complete the look.

The colorblock frock is back and better than ever. After all, what's not to love about flattering illusions and cool shapes? When donning such a bold pattern, we suggest accessorizing with simple accompaniments. Notice how Cameron Diaz paired her Vionnet confection with a pair of sleek black Casadei pumps and a deco YSL disc ring from House of Lavande. Superb, yes?