black and white dresses

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.