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19 Pieces of Empirical Evidence That *Yellow* Yellow Is a Thing Now

Y'all ready for this ("this" being maybe looking jaundiced)?

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By Chelsea Peng
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Getty, design by Katja Cho

It's probably nobody's *first* choice for Color of the Moment, but that's what fashion (then celebrities, then us) do. And why not? Use these 19 examples as a guide to finding a shade of yellow that doesn't make you look unwell.

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<p>::heavy breathing::</p>
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Kirsten Dunst

::heavy breathing::

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<p>Okay, sold. </p>
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Beyoncé

Okay, sold.

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Would you call this Jenny Packham marigold? Or canary?
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America Ferrera

Would you call this Jenny Packham marigold? Or canary?

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<p>FYI, Giambattista Valli showed this same dress on redhead Magdalena Jasek, and it looked great on her too, so...</p>
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Jennifer Lopez

FYI, Giambattista Valli showed this same dress on redhead Magdalena Jasek, and it looked great on her too, so...

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<p>Have never wanted to own mustard clothing more. </p>
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Lola Kirke

Have never wanted to own mustard clothing more.

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<p>🍋🍋🍋<span class="redactor-invisible-space"></span></p>
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Valentino Haute Couture

🍋🍋🍋

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<p>Wouldn't even be mad about the highlighter associations. </p>
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Sies Marjan

Wouldn't even be mad about the highlighter associations.

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<p>ALL OF IT, <a href="http://www.marieclaire.com/fashion/news/g3525/fall-2016-styling-trick/">down to the tights</a>.</p>
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Gucci

ALL OF IT, down to the tights.

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<p>The reviews were mixed, but yellow, in any case, is what you wear when you want to be remembered. </p>
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Alicia Vikander

The reviews were mixed, but yellow, in any case, is what you wear when you want to be remembered.

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<p>How great is this more muted shade with her coloring? </p>
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Marisa Tomei

How great is this more muted shade with her coloring?

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<p>Tip: The less fabric, the less yellow, so an abbreviated hemline = baby steps. </p>
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Chanel Cruise

Tip: The less fabric, the less yellow, so an abbreviated hemline = baby steps.

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<p>DOUBLE SOLD. </p>
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Solange Knowles

DOUBLE SOLD.

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<p>Another idea: Some sheerness downplays the "I'M WEARING YELLOW" factor, if you're a beginner. </p>
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Fearne Cotton

Another idea: Some sheerness downplays the "I'M WEARING YELLOW" factor, if you're a beginner.

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<p>Like this Prabal Gurung too. </p>
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Diane Kruger

Like this Prabal Gurung too.

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<p>The *new* New Look. </p>
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Kirsten Dunst

The *new* New Look.

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<p>What was that about redheads not being to wear [insert color]? Didn't think so.</p>
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Jessica Chastain

What was that about redheads not being to wear [insert color]? Didn't think so.

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<p>I repeat: what you wear when you want to be remembered. </p>
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Anna Kendrick

I repeat: what you wear when you want to be remembered.

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<p>Yellow *velvet* oooooh.</p>
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Blake Lively

Yellow *velvet* oooooh.

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<p>And this one's <a href="http://www.marieclaire.com/fashion/news/g3724/amal-clooney-cannes-dress-history/">got its own analysis</a>. </p>
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Amal Clooney

And this one's got its own analysis.

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