• Celebrity
    • Celebrity News
    • ‘Yes, Girl!’ Podcast
    • Entertainment
    • Black Celeb Couples
    • Celebrity Moms
    • Red Carpet
  • Fashion
    • Fashion News
    • Street Style
    • Accessories
    • Fashion Week
  • Beauty
    • Beauty News
    • Skin
    • Makeup
    • Nails
    • Girls United: Beautiful Possibilities
  • Hair
    • Hair News
    • Natural
    • Relaxed
    • Transitioning
    • Weaves
    • 4C
  • Love
    • Love & Sex
    • The Solve Podcast
    • Weddings
    • Parenting
    • Relationships
  • Lifestyle
    • Lifestyle News
    • Build Your Legacy
    • Coronavirus: Everything You Need to Know
    • Health & Wellness
    • ESSENCE Eats
    • Money & Career
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Travel
    • Food & Drink
    • Black Travel Guide
    • Currency Conversations
  • News
    • Latest News
    • Raise Your Voice
    • Culture
    • Politics
  • Videos
  • Events
    • Black Women in Hollywood
    • WELLNESS HOUSE: YEAR OF RENEWAL
    • LEVEL UP: Entrepreneur Summit (DEC 2020)
    • Power Tools
    • SHE GOT NOW
    • Girls United Summit
    • Making Moves Now: Virtual Bootcamp
    • #EF SESSIONS
    • Dear Black Men
    • Cares Act
    • News & Announcements
  • Festival
  • Subscribe
  • Essence Studios
  • Girls United
  • NaturallyCurly
  • Shop Essence

Follow Us

Skip to content
  • Essence Studios
  • Girls United
  • NaturallyCurly
  • Shop Essence
  • Celebrity
    • Celebrity
    • Celebrity News
    • ‘Yes, Girl!’ Podcast
    • Entertainment
    • Black Celeb Couples
    • Celebrity Moms
    • Red Carpet
  • Fashion
    • Fashion
    • Fashion News
    • Street Style
    • Accessories
    • Fashion Week
  • Beauty
    • Beauty
    • Beauty News
    • Skin
    • Makeup
    • Nails
    • AVEENO® Skin Health Startup Accelerator
    • Girls United: Beautiful Possibilities
  • Hair
    • Hair
    • Hair News
    • Natural
    • Relaxed
    • Transitioning
    • Weaves
    • 4C
  • Love
    • Love
    • Love & Sex News
    • The Solve Podcast
    • Weddings
    • Parenting
    • Relationships
  • Lifestyle
    • Lifestyle
    • Lifestyle News
    • Build Your Legacy
    • Coronavirus: Everything You Need to Know
    • Health & Wellness
    • ESSENCE Eats
    • Money & Career
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Travel
    • Food & Drink
    • Black Travel Guide
    • Currency Conversations
  • News
    • News
    • Latest News
    • Raise Your Voice
    • Culture
    • Politics
  • Videos
  • Events
    • Events
    • Black Women in Hollywood
    • WELLNESS HOUSE: YEAR OF RENEWAL
    • LEVEL UP: Entrepreneur Summit (DEC 2020)
    • Power Tools
    • SHE GOT NOW
    • Girls United Summit
    • Making Moves Now: Virtual Bootcamp
    • #EF SESSIONS
    • Dear Black Men
    • Cares Act
    • News & Announcements
  • Festival
  • Subscribe
Home · Fashion

2011: The Year in Color

2011: The Year in Color
By · December 14, 2011October 28, 2020
01
Estelle

Estelle attends Us Weekly’s 25 Most Stylish New Yorkers of 2011 in a retro-style, color-blocked gown.

02
June Ambrose

June Ambrose looks killer backstage at the Zac Posen runway show in a hot pink double-breasted suit! Take notes on how she fearlessly tops off her look with a red floppy.

03
Liya Kebede

Another winning look at the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards was Liya Kebede in a stunning, tonal yellow suit dress by Cushnie et Ochs.

04
Chanel Iman

Chanel Iman brightens up the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards in a turquoise cut-out shoulder gown by BCBGMAXAZRIA.

05
June Ambrose

If there’s anyone that can teach you how to mix and match color, it’s celeb stylist June Ambrose. She’s a fashion risk-taker in this turquoise head wrap paired with tangerine fur.

06
Iman

Iman knows how to pick the perfect colors to complement her tall frame. The supermodel pairs a beautiful blue silk blouse with a golden midi skirt at The Gordon Parks Foundation Awards Dinner. Love it!

07
Jessica White

All eyes were on this glam princess at the WGSN Fashion Awards, decked out in a yellow draped dress and a fur bolero.

08
Shingai Shoniwa

This Noisette songstress loves loud colors. Here, she brings it bold in a yellow belted blazer and funky leopard satchel.

09
Garcelle Beauvais

Garcelle, at ‘The Help’ premiere in LA, needs no help when it comes to fashion. Her canary yellow blouse and electric blue trousers are a winning combination.

10
Solange Knowles

Solange Knowles knows color. This pleated mini dress with a shock of blue rocks at Lord & Taylor’s Fashion’s Night Out.

11
Eva Marcille

Eva Marcille sure knows how to pick ‘em. She wears an electric blue mini by Naven to OK! Magazine Toasts Hollywood’s Sexiest Singles event. Good choice!

12
Estelle

This sheer angel-sleeve dress is the perfect shade against Estelle’s beautiful complexion. This London girl is always well-dressed.

13
Jennifer Hudson

Stepping out in style in London, Jennifer Hudson looks darling in a striped baby-doll dress with non-traditional cobalt blue stripes.

14
Zoe Saldana

At the Latin Grammys, Zoe Saldana spices up the carpet in a rich green sequined gown.

15
Kerry Washington

At the second annual Mary J. Blige Honors Concert, Kerry Washington wears a jaw-dropping jewel-toned Gucci dress.

16
Vanessa Simmons

Vanessa Simmons wears a beautiful color block skirt to the VH1 Save the Music Awards.

17
Selita Ebanks

Selita Ebanks also plays with hints of green in a flouncy graphic print skirt.

18
Zoe Saldana

Here’s three distinct ways to wear color: printed, solid or color-blocked. Zoe Saldana and her sisters work them well.

19
Model Behavior

Jenell Williams, in a pink plunging neckline gown, poses with the legendary model Bethann Hardison and Ubah Hassan.

20
LaLa Anthony

True fashion chameleon LaLa Anthony wears a color-blocked mini that is practically camouflaged on the carpet at Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.

21
Gabrielle Union

Gabrielle Union brought the heat to Miami Beach Art Basel in this leather hot pink mini.

22
Beyonce

Beyonce announced her pregnancy in style, wearing a bold orange one-shoulder Lanvin gown.

23
Alek Wek

Alek Wek attends the opening of the Beauty Culture photography space in LA, wearing a graphic-colored silk gown. This dress easily brightens things up.

24
Selita Ebanks

The combination of red and leather is hot, and Selita Ebanks is just that at the Cannes Film Festival.

25
Atuai Deng & Jordan Dunn

Models Atuai Deng and Jordan Dunn work print and solid looks fabulously at a Modelinia event.

26
1111073
27
1111083
28
1111063
29
1111053
30
1111043
31
1111003
32
1110993
33
1110983
34
1110913
35
1111123
36
1110843
37
1110883
38
1110813
39
1110803
40
1110783
41
1110753

Read More

Fashion
EXCLUSIVE: Doja Cat’s Chats Latest Collection With PrettyL...
DMX Style Moments Throughout His Career
Love & Sex
Man Proposes To Fiancée With Five Incredible Engagement Rings
Celebrity
Kierra Sheard On How Learning To Be Successfully Single Mold...
Health & Wellness
4 Things To Know About the CDC and FDA Pausing Johnson &...
COMPANY INFORMATION
  • Our Company
  • Customer Service
  • Essence Ventures
  • Change Your Address
  • Contact Us
  • Job Opportunities
  • Internships
  • Media Kit
  • tag
SUBSCRIBE
  • Newsletters
  • Give a Gift of ESSENCE
  • Magazine Tablet Edition
FOLLOW US
MORE ON ESSENCE
  • Home
  • Love
  • Celebrity
  • Beauty
  • Hair
  • Fashion
  • ESSENCE festival

ESSENCE.com is part of ESSENCE Communications, Inc.

Essence may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Offers may be subject to change without notice.

©2021 ESSENCE Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved. | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Essence.com Advertising Terms

Get The ESSENCE Newsletter and
Special Offers delivered to your inbox

By clicking Sign Up, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

Get The ESSENCE Magazine
by subscribing below
subscribe now