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Ladies in Red: Celebs in the Summer's Hottest Color (Photos)

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Our favorite glamorous ladies are all about the "look at me" color of the season—red. From pure elegance to bombshell sex appeal, these scarlet dresses are here to stay.

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Scarlet is taking the red carpets this summer. From pure elegance to bombshell sex appeal, stars are embracing the "look at me" color. Red is so powerful that it can even make Anna Wintour smile!

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Anna Wintour looks downright cheerful in a cherry red, flared dress on her way to courtside seats at the U.S. Open. If red can make Ms. Wintour smile, you know it's a summer hit!

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Red isn't just for daytime fun. Naomi Campbell glitters in a red sequined, one-armed cocktail dress at the the Serpentine Gallery summer party in London on July 1.

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What happened to Crazy Eyes? Uzo Aduba is pure elegance and sex appeal in her Emmy Awards' evening gown that is the perfect red-carpet shade. 

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The little black dress is out and the little red dress is in! Heidi Klum struts her stuff on the streets of New York City on June 24. 

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Singer Rita Ora took the "red dress on the red carpet" trend to a whole new level with a slit that goes all the way up. And we mean all the way. She had a few "uh oh" moments on the VMA red carpet. 

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Actress Claire Danes showed how wearing red is done. Her Emmys look was pure romantic sex appeal. 

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Actress Brie Larson accessorized her LRD with a white clutch and nude pumps, the perfect summer look this season, at the New York premiere for Begin Again on June 25. 

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The perfect red carpet color for a ginger? A fiery red dress, of course! Actress Christina Hendricks embraced her full bombshell at the Emmy Awards in L.A. 

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Even Meryl Streep is getting in on this season's hottest trend. At the NYC premier of her new movie, The Giver, Streep jazzed up her black paints with a sparkly red and black top. 

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Actress January Jones may not have been the only one to wear red on the red carpet, but she did have one of the most elegant looks paired with sexy, strappy black sandals and a loose updo. 

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Octavia Spencer strikes a sassy pose at the Emmy's wearing...red, of course! 

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