Try It Now: Colorblocking

The colorblock trend has been around for awhile-but lately it's been cropping up in creative new ways. Along with traditional multi-hue dresses, stars are mashing up bright accessories with colorful separates or letting bold accessories do the talking. Click through for a celebrity master class on colorful dressing.

Hailee Steinfeld chose an ivory Miu Miu design with a pieced-in coral bustier. Bonus: a contrasting turquoise clutch, also from the brand.

Freida Pinto's Marni for H&M dress combined cornflower blue with marigold (not shown-the dress's purple back!).

Jennifer Lawrence's Prada dress featured a lemon and powder-blue bodice and a black lace overlay.

Salma Hayek glowed in a rich satin Stella McCartney dress in Valentine shades of red and fuchsia.

It may appear to be separates, but Rashida Jones's black, hot pink and crimson Stella McCartney design is a single sexy piece.

Julianne Moore opted for easy warm-weather dressing, choosing a orange, black and bone tunic from Bottega Veneta.

Etro created Emmy Rossum's slinky ruched gown with its red satin top and high-slit burgundy skirt.

Nothing like basic black to anchor bold shades-in Jessica Alba's case, she added a bright blouse and blazer to a simple Dolce & Gabbana pencil skirt.

Zoe Saldana played with Prabal Gurung's stunning separates, layering the pink tank over the embellished tee and kelly green skirt.

Solange Knowles doubled-up on her colorblocking for an outing with her son. She added a three-tone INC top to mustard trousers from J.Crew.

The always-experimental Sarah Jessica Parker paired her burnt umber Sonia Rykiel sweater with the designer's navy slit culottes.

Jessica Chastain amped up her brilliant green Karen Caldwell sheath with pomegranate slingbacks from Barbara Bui.

Thandie Newton's Giles sheath featured a built-in red belt that contrasted beautifully with her aqua Nicholas Kirkwood pumps.

Eschewing basic black, Carey Mulligan wore blue suede YSL heels with her red and white Roland Mouret dress.

Diane Kruger got tricky, layering her 10 Crosby Derek Lam striped skirt over a dress from the designer and then adding bright yellow Giuseppe Zanotti sandals.

The unabashedly Technicolor Emma Stone accessorized her neon Christopher Kane dress with chartreuse satin pumps from Brian Atwood.

Accessories expert Olivia Palermo elevated her outfit with purple and pink Charlotte Olympia platforms.

Colorblocking can be subtle-Renee Zellweger accented her head-to-toe neutral look by Carolina Herrera with a buff bag from the designer featuring green and yellow straps.

Funnylady Kristen Wiig gave her all-black look a stylish spin with Pierre Hardy purple velvet and red suede sandals.

Olivia Wilde's black Ralph Lauren jumpsuit was not-so-basic when accessorized with the label's red lacquer heels and green lizard clutch.