Tracking: Emmys Fashion
I have to admit—I didn’t watch the Emmys last night. I collapsed into bed pretty early after walking around the MD Renaissance Festival all day and didn’t move until early this morning. But, I’m catching up on the dresses and the winners this morning (yay, Peter Dinklage!) and wanted to share a few of my favorites…and my less-than-favorites.
I know everyone will talking about Gwyneth Paltrow’s dress, which is why I think she did a good job managing to find a dress that’s risky without being head-scratchingly bad. On her, it’s just this side of pretty and I think that will save her from the scorn a lesser actor would have gotten for wearing the same thing.
Kate Winslet has been wearing lots of body-con dresses during recent press events, and I like that she continued with that. Red is a great color on her and the slim silhouette is flattering.
Since Evan Rachel Wood started trying to do Dita Von Lite over the past few years, her style has been mostly unpredictable and occasionally really, really bad. This dress has enough vintage flair to make it fitting with her personal style, but the color, fit and neckline suit her so well. She looks classy and elegant—two things not often said about her.
I have a soft spot for Maria Bello. I love her acting and I think she’s gorgeous, so I’m personally inclined to love this Jennifer Aniston-esque, California-girl look on her.
Sometimes I wonder why the twee followed Jayma Mays onto the set of Glee, or whether she stole the style from her character. Either way, it’s usually hit or miss with her. This time, I like the twee and I think it’s because she had someone do a great, great job with her hair/makeup.
Jane Lynch sometimes looks really uncomfortable in the ridiculous dresses her stylist(s) have put her in, but this strapless, deep purple gown suits her tall frame and doesn’t overwhelm her.
Katie Holmes’ hair is a hot mess, but she looks comfortable and elegant in her blue halter-neck gown. I’m always on the fence about belted evening gowns, but I think the belt works here.
Either Minka Kelly got a new stylist, or she’s trying to be a More Serious Actor now that she has her own television show. She’s dialed down the overtly sexy and realized that it is indeed possible to attend an event without showing cleavage. The hair is a little matronly (did she go too far to the other side?), but I think she looks modern and elegant and that’s a big improvement over some other things I’ve seen her in.
I think Kerry Washington is one of the most gorgeous women I’ve ever seen. You could put her in a sack and she’d still turn heads, so I can’t imagine the effect when she walked onto the red carpet in this red strapless gown. The lipstick/bag/dress matchy-matchy thing might bother some people, but I think it’s a nice retro Hollywood touch on her.
I feel like I’ve seen Julia Stiles’ dress before. Her hair and makeup look good, and the dress is more or less good too—but when you look closely, you see the color might not have been the best choice and the bodice is doing nothing for her.
Who gets your vote for best and worst dressed?
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