The red carpet pops with vibrant color

Many of the best dressed stars at Sunday night’s SAG awards picked up on spring’s biggest runway trend: vibrant color. And really, on a soggy wet Sunday, it was better than wilting in a pale shade of chiffon. (As much as I love Angie Harmon, I was worried that her feathery Monique Lhuillier gown was going to molt by the time she reached the end of the red carpet.)

Jennifer Lawrence and Mila Kunis were neck-and-neck for the evening’s most show-stopping looks. Lawrence wore a shocking pink Oscar de la Renta gown with a black ribbon belt (many of the gowns were belted, which looked fresh). And Kunis’ stunning, strapless red floral print Alexander McQueen gown was a distant cousin to the red McQueen that Michelle Obama wore to the state dinner for the People’s Republic of China earlier this month.

Hailee Steinfeld wore a candy-striped dress from the spring Prada collection and a pink Solange Azagury Partridge “lips� ring. It was a fun look — perfect for a 14-year-old up-and-coming fashion plate.

Julianna Margulies is another one who always seems to get it right, and her strapless red Yves Saint Laurent gown was no exception. It fit her like a dream.

And Christina Hendricks finally got it right. Instead of one of her usual wispy dress with a sweetheart-neckline to show off her voluptuousness, she chose a beaded long-sleeved wrap gown by L’Wren Scott. It was a dress truly worthy of the beautiful diva that she is.

Nicole Kidman and Natalie Portman can always be counted on to make some interesting fashion choices. For Kidman, it was a black, cap-sleeved Nina Ricci gown with a gorgeous lace back. (Her floral Fred Leighton necklace wasn’t too shabby, either.)

The pregnant Portman went with a white Azzaro gown with a silver beaded neckline, designed by Vanessa Seward. It made her look shapeless, which is old-fashioned for a maternity look. Her Viktor and Rolf gown at the Globes was a much better bet.

And for those who are still not convinced that there is more individuality on the red carpet this season, there was Julie Bowen. The “Modern Family� star dispensed with the ritual red carpet gown altogether in favor of a modern-looking, plunging black halter jumpsuit from Malandrino, Catherine Malandrino’s secondary line. She told E! Entertainment TV that she had been wanting to wear it for a while, and doesn’t care what people think. You go, girl!

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