10 Best Purple Costumes in Modern Movies

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Amy Adams as Giselle in "Enchanted" (2007) Best Purple Costume, Gowns, & Dresses from Modern Set Movies
Amy Adams as Giselle in “Enchanted” (2007) wears a simple, strapless gown to the ball to show her growth as a
character.


Luxury, Power, and Ambition

Purple has many meanings and associations, including royalty and luxury. In fact, purple used to be a color for the ruling class because it was an expensive color dye. Purple is also associated with creativity, wisdom, power, ambition, and magic.

As a combination of both red and blue, purple can be warmer or cooler depending on the mix of red to blue. This list is for the warmer shades of purple, like magenta, fuchsia, eggplant, some lilac, some lavenders, jam, boysenberry and so on. It’s not totally precise, color values and hex codes were checked, but mostly it’s just based on how the costume looks as a whole and what tone stands out.

Purple movie costumes that have more blue tones or shades or that appear cooler like violets, periwinkles and other shades of the blue/red combo have their own lists. This list ranks warm purple costumes from period movies. Modern and fantasy/sci-fi costumes have separate rankings.

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10 Best Teal Costumes and Dresses from Modern Movies

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Michelle Pfeiffer as Elvira, "Scarface" (1983) Best Blue-Green (Teal, Turquoise, Aqua, Cyan) Costume, Gowns, & Dresses from Modern Set Movies
In 1983’s “Scarface,” Michelle Pfeiffer wears a slinky teal gown with a low neckline and super high slit up the side. Beautiful,
glamorous and cold.


Blue-Green Tones – Turquoise, Teal, Cyan & Aqua

Color can be complex. For instance is Teal blue or green? Does the mix of blue to green change the color? The answer is yes. Blue-green colors fall into the cyan family which includes turquoise, teal, aqua, cyan and more.

These blue-green colors have attributes of both green and blue as in renewal and open-mindedness, the sky and truth, good luck.It can also mean happiness, calmness, and energy with the hints of yellow.

This page ranks the ten best blue-green colored costumes from modern films worn by female characters. Fantasy/sci-fi/comic book movies and period pieces have their own unique rankings.

Articles of clothing, like undergarments, cover-ups, sleepwear, outerwear, swimwear, etc. are not included. The costumes are ranked by aesthetics, memorability and how they suit the character/film.

Also Blue and Green Costumes have their own lists

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10 Best Green Costumes from Modern Movies

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Emma Stone as Mia, La La Land (2016) Best Green Costume, Gowns, & Dresses from Modern Set Movies
Emma Stone wore several iconic dresses in “La La Land” (2016), but the green dress in her “Dancing in the Stars” scene with Ryan Gosling is equal parts dreamy, romantic, understated


Youth, Renewal, and Success

Green as a color has many meanings: youth, vibrancy, greed, jealousy, renewal, growth, nature, abundance, success, peace, as well as calming energies. Green is the only color that can be warm or cool as it is a neutral color. All this combined with the added bonus that many women look beautiful in green and it is no wonder that it is used for many timeless movie costumes.

This page ranks the ten best green costumes from modern movies— “modern” meaning the movie reflects the fashion of when the movie was released. (Period movies and fantasy/sci-fi movies have their own rankings.)

Costumes are ranked by aesthetics, memorability, and how they suit the character and film. Subjective opinions do influence the rankings, but I do try to be objective. Articles of clothing like undergarments, cover-ups, bathing suits, sleepwear, outerwear etc. are not included.

Also costumes that I deem more blue-green (Teal, Turquoise, and the like) have their own ranked lists.

Enjoy!

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10 Best Burgundy Costumes from Modern Movies

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Marilyn Monroe as Pola from How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) in her glamorous gown, Best Burgundy & Dark Red Costumes, Gowns, & Dresses from Modern Set Movies
Marilyn Monroe as Pola from How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) in her Glamorous Burgundy gown she wears in order to ensnare a man with money


10 Best Burgundy Costumes in Modern Movies

Dark Red Tones – Burgundy, Wins, Red-Browns & Purpley-Reds

Much like brighter shades of Red, Burgundy and darker shades of red enjoy the same passionate energy but because there is a mix of other colors, like blues or blacks, the darker red colors have a timeless sophistication. Burgundy also has connotations of wealth and power.

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10 Best Bright Red Costumes from Modern Movies

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Julia Roberts' red dress in "Pretty Woman" (1990) remains one of the most iconic bright red costumes in modern movies. Best Red Costumes, Gowns, & Dresses from Modern Set Movies
Julia Roberts’ red dress in “Pretty Woman” (1990) remains one of the most iconic bright red costumes in modern movies.


Joy, Passion, Danger and Energy

Red is a primary color that comes from a number of shades and tones. It’s a color of joy, passion, danger and energy. It’s a bold color that stands out and can make the heart beat faster, thus increasing blood flow and stimulating appetite. It is also an auspicious color and is used as a bridal color in many cultures.

This ranking only considers costumes from modern movies—in this case, movies more or less set in the modern world, even if not the 2020s precisely. Period costumes and fantasy/sci-fi costumes have their own rankings. Undergarments, cover-ups, sleepwear, outerwear, and swimwear are not included.

This ranking is all about bright or vivid red costumes. Think cherries and tomatoes, not wine. Or primary red, not burgundies, scarlets or crimsons which have a separate ranked list. The costumes are ranked by aesthetics, memorability and how well they suit the character/film. This list aims for objectivity but no list truly is.

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The 20 Best Wedding Gowns from Modern Movies

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Sonoya Mizuno as Araminta in her her extravagant yet whimsical Wedding Gown from 2018's "Crazy Rich Asians" Best Wedding Gowns from Modern Set Movies, Dresses, Outfits, Costumes
Sonoya Mizuno as Araminta in her her extravagant yet whimsical Wedding Gown from 2018’s “Crazy Rich Asians”

Sparkles, Florals & Tulle

A Wedding Scene! Or a Wedding Movie. Wedding Gowns from modern movies are very plentiful as many, many rom-com center around a wedding since they perfect for depicting relationships with humor and tension.

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The 10 Best Floral Costumes in Modern Movies

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Anne Hathaway as Mia from "The Princess Diaries," (2001) Best Floral Costumes, Gowns, & Dresses from Modern Set Movies
Anne Hathaway as Mia from “The Princess Diaries,” (2001)

Flowers are synonymous with beauty and femininity, so it makes perfect sense that movie costumes that use floral are super lovely.

This is a ranked list of floral costumes from modern set movies, which are ranked by aesthetics, memorability and how well they suit the character/film. Undergarments, cover-ups, sleepwear, outerwear, swimwear etc are not included, but in some instances, especially on this list, a matching outerwear was added.

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The 10 Best Yellow Costumes from Modern Movies

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Alicia Silverstone in "Clueless" (1995) is absolutely iconic in her yellow plaid jacket and matching skirt suit, with yellow cardigan and white shirt underneath. Best Yellow Costumes, Gowns, & Dresses from Modern Set Movies
Alicia Silverstone in “Clueless” (1995) is absolutely iconic in her yellow plaid jacket and matching skirt suit, with yellow
cardigan and white shirt underneath.


Optimism, Youth & Happiness

Yellow has positive happy associations especially since it is a color long linked with the sun. Other meanings of yellow are happiness, optimism, youth, warmth, energy, and enthusiasm. It also stimulates the logical areas of the brain, so it aids with learning, clarity and perception.

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10 Best Blue Costumes from Modern Movies

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Ana de Armas wears a dark navy blue bias cut slinky dress with plunging v-neckline and low back in 2021's "No Time to Die," one of the best blue costumes in modern movies.
Ana de Armas wears a dark navy blue bias cut slinky dress with plunging v-neckline and low back in 2021’s “No Time to
Die,” one of the best blue costumes in modern movies.

Blue – The Color of Trust and Reliability

Blue is a color of vast spaces like the sea and sky. It can soothe the mind as well as the soul. It can make us feel a sense of security, of trust and reliability. It is also a color that peaks our imaginations. It’s a color of noble characteristics, representing all that is good and virtuous.

The color is equally favored by men and women and the color Navy blue looks good on practically any skin tone. It’s the most popular color in world. That said, blue can also be seen as cold and passive, which is why it’s sometimes used to depict sadness.

This page ranks the 10 best blue costumes worn by women in modern movies, meaning they depict their own time period. Blue costumes from fantasy/sci-fi movies and period movies have their own unique lists. Also Teal costumes have get their own posts.

The costumes are ranked by aesthetics, memorability and how they suit the character/film. Articles of clothing, like undergarments, cover-ups, sleepwear, outerwear, swimwear etc are not included. There is an honorable mention that that fits into all three categories. It’s so special that it gets its own place of distinction.

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