Homecoming season has arrived! What color are you wearing to your homecoming dance? Many are getting inspirations from recent red carpet events, including the 2019 Golden Globes which saw a lot of beautiful blue hues on our favorite celebrities.

Lady Gaga was an ethereal sight in her chosen shades of blue, from her baby blue Cinderella-esque ball gown with an abundant dress train to her matching baby blue-dyed hair styled in an elegant high bun. She wore minimal makeup and a gorgeous smoky eye that made her look like a true fairy tale princess.

Lupita Nyong’o was also a stunning vision in a Calvin Klein by Appointment cobalt blue beaded gown. The strapless chain fringed dress with silver drop beads was a true attention grabber and the lovely actress chose well to go with minimal accessories and a beautiful updo hairstyle. She also wore minimal makeup, except for a spectacle of bright blue eye makeup.

Other blue-coloured ensembles from the Golden Globes carpet that can inspire your homecoming look as you check out 2019 blue homecoming dresses online at Peaches Boutique are Alison Brie’s Vera Wang light blue tulle gown, Gemma Chan’s blue Valentino Couture dress, Camilla Belle’s Jason Wu creation, and Amy Adams’ Calvin Klein teal blue off-the-shoulder gown.

If you want to be a vision in a blue for your own homecoming, here are some stylish ways you can accessorise your dress:

1. Shoes

One’s shoes can make or break their outfit, so make sure that your shoes match your homecoming dress. In order to select the perfect pair of footwear, you need to take your dress into account. For example, if your dress shows off your shoes, then fancy heels and peep toes are your best options. But, only wear heels with a height that you are most comfortable with. Don’t force yourself into four-inch heels and wobble your way around. Aside from looking unattractive, you will miss out on an opportunity to enjoy yourself and the event. If you are not comfortable in heels, take time to practice walking around in your shoes before prom. But if you never get the hang of it, don’t discount the possibility of wearing flats with your dress, especially if it has a full skirt.

In choosing colours, a simple dress is best paired with a bolder shoe with intricate designs or contrasting colours, but a “busy” dress calls for a simpler footwear. If your dress has some gold or silver embellishments, wear shoes with complimentary metallic colours. Beige and black also go well with almost every colour and style.

2. Make-up

Celebrities who wore ensembles in blue tones during red carpet events chose to wear minimal makeup, except when it comes to their eyes , wherein they either have a flash of vibrant blue eyeliners or the classic eye makeup for blue dresses, which is a smokey eye with wing tips or cat eyes. Hints of gold or champagne can be included in the eye makeup if your dress is a hard blue colour, like navy blue. A nude lip is the perfect pair to a dramatic eye.

For the bolder personalities, they can play with colours and wear its counterpart in the colour wheel, which are reds and oranges. You can wear a striking red lip color and make your lips the focal point of your look. Warm pink shades are also great for blue ensembles.

3. Jewellery

The best jewellery colours for blue dresses include the traditional gold and silver accessories, bronze pieces for navy blue dresses, turquoise and mint for dark blue outfits, and the timeless pearls for every shade of blue.

Above are just some of the tips on what works best with blue formal dresses.