While yellow may have been the color that turned heads last night on the Golden Globes red carpet, John Galliano’s debut haute couture show at Maison Martin Margiela today solidified a hunch we’ve had for a while: Bright red is the color of the moment.
We first got the inkling that a vibrant hue of red would have its day when Tati Cotliar strutted down Prada’s Fall 2014 runway in a furry, monkey-hair dress that then popped up in some of the season’s best editorials. Cut to the Spring shows and the shade appeared at many of the tastemakers: Saint Laurent, Louis Vuitton, Céline, Alexander McQueen, Loewe, Miu Miu, Prada, and Dolce & Gabbana. Rei Kawakubo even dedicated her entire Comme des Garçons collection to the color. Today Galliano, too, joined the crimson club with a long red passage at his first Margiela show. Why red now? It might be because of the color’s singular ability to make a statement (see Comme des Garçons), or it could be that in a year when being coy and casual trumped looking sexy and dramatic, standing out will depend more on color than shape or texture.
Granted, a crimson piece isn’t always the easiest to wear—blame it on the color’s tendency to clash with many skin tones. Find five pieces in the slideshow, from a chic jumpsuit to a sequin sweater, that will work for everyone.
—Steff Yotka, Style.com
