Click through our photo gallery to learn how to rock Pantone’s 2018 color of the year. (Photos: WENN)
Ginnifer Goodwing wearing a bright purple Yves Saint Laurent dress to the 2009 Emmy Awards red carpet. (Photo: WENN)
Kelly Osbourne looked spectacular in a full length purple asymmetrical mermaid J. Mendel gown at the 2011 Emmy Awards. (Photo: WENN)
Natalie Portman showed off her growing baby bump as she hit the red carpet at the 2011 Oscars wearing a Rodarte violet silk chiffon draped gown. (Photo: WENN)
Taylor Swift made a grand entrance at the 2013 Golden Globes wearing a burgundy mermaid satin Donna Karan gown. (Photo: WENN)
Carrie Underwood popped up at the 2013 Emmys wearing a voluminous iridescent deep plum ball gown bye Romona Keveza. (Photo: WENN)
Alyson Hanningan wore a purple strapless prom dress by Marchesa to the Primetime Emmy Awards red carpet in 2013. (Photo: WENN)
Giuliana Rancic made an early and bright start in a purple Basil Soda gown at the SAG Awards 2014. (Photo: WENN)
Lily Collins look majestic in lavender dress by Elie Saab Couture as she walked the red carpet at the “Love, Rosie” premiere in Italy. (Photo: WENN)
Katie Holmes looked stunning in a draped strapless purple gown with a mid-length train by Marchesa at the 2015 Golden Globe Awards. (Photo: WENN)
Camila Alves stunned in a grape velvet mermaid Donna Karan dress at the red carpet of the SAG Awards 2015. (Photo: WENN)
Reese Witherspoon wore a sexy purple v-neck gown designed by Stela McCartney to the 2015 BAFTA Awards. (Photo: WENN)
Salma Hayek wore a figure-hugging bright purple gown by Gucci at the Cannes Film Festival premiere of “Carol” in 2015. (Photo: WENN)
Kendall Jenner stunned in a two-pieces Calvin Klein purple dress at the AmfAR Cinema gala in Cannes in 2015. (Photo: WENN)
Heidi Klum looked radiant in show-stopping plum ballgown by Zac Posen on the Bambi Awards 2015 red carpet. (Photo: WENN)
Tina Fey wore chose a purple strapless chiffon Versace dress to walk down the red carpet of the 2016 Academy Awards ceremony. (Photo: WENN)
Reese Witherspoon picked a jaw-dropping Oscar de la Renta couture purple gown for the 2016 Oscars red carpet. (Photo: WENN)
Chanel Iman looked sexy in a cutout plunging and thigh-high slit purple chiffon prom dress at the InStyle and Warner Bros Golden Globes After Party 2017. (Photo: WENN)
Lea Michelle glittered in a dazzling royal purple gown by Elie Saab at the 2017 Emmy Awards red carpet. (Photo: WENN)
Every year, the color experts at the Pantone Color Institute pore over research and analyses of design, film, food, fashion, art and entertainment to arrive at a color of the year. And 2018 is officially the year of 18-3838, also known as Ultra Violet.
The provocative purple shade is a tribute to “the mysteries of the cosmos, the intrigue of what lies ahead, and the discoveries beyond where we are now. The vast and limitless night sky is a symbolic of what is possible and continues to inspire the desire to pursue a world beyond our own.”
To honor Pantone’s color of the year, we’ve picked 18 celebrities who have worn ultra violet (and other shades of purple) dresses on the red carpet. Click through our photo gallery above to learn how to rock Pantone’s 2018 color of the year.
