Hollywood glam is back.
For Sunday night's Emmy Award's most of the actresses chose wavy bobs and deep red lips as if they were channeling Marilyn Monroe - especially Ms. Christina Aguilera.
And the dresses...
After years of too many sparkles, too short cocktail dresses and too much black most starlettes doned floor-length gowns that were absolutely, wonderfully colorful featuring lots of red.
Heidi Klum looked great in a strapless deep burgandy gown by Christian Dior Couture America Ferrera's gathered royal blue gown was a smidgen too tight - her derriere looked unnaturally flat - yet the electric shade of azure looked fabulous against her skin. Ferrera won an Emmy for Best Actress in a Comedy.
Actress Joely Fisher worked the lemon yellow Pamella Roland dress - although it definitely felt more early spring than late summer. I'm not too sure if that worked.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus' deep purple Narciso Rodriguez gown showed just enough cleavage to be respectably sexy. And desperate housewife Felicity Huffman's hot pink David Meister gown was an eye-pleasing departure to the deep greens and navy blues she's been known for wearing at award's shows past. Still Huffman managed to tastefully show off the toned body.
We can't not mention Queen Latifah's blood red deep V number.
Latifah was on hand to give a tribute to the 30th Anniversary to the television series Roots. I always have to give Latifah props for always managing to look smooth and gracious depsite the fact she's always surrounded by waifs at these events.
But I digress.
While I loved the sea of color that waltzed through the Shrine Auditorium Sunday night, I have to say my favorite dresses were colorless.
Katherine Heigl's (prononced Hi-Gel; my she was rudely testy about the prononciation of her name wasn't she?) stark white Zac Posen was my favorite (despite the fishtail. Heigel won the Emmy for Best Supporting Actress for her work on - my favorite T.V. show, Grey's Anatomy. We liked the capped-sleeved spaghetti strap combination and the darts at the breast. (Although we do think Sandra Oh is the better actress... Oh well!)
Another favorite was Eva Longoria's golden shift by Kaufmanfranco. I'm not sure why I liked that dress. The deep v in the back was an unexpected detail. And to be honest, I have a thing for the glitter dresses that you can shimmy in. It feels very 1970s (who knows maybe I missed my fashion time.)
And even though very few fashionistas will probably agree with me, I liked Hayden Panettiere's champagne Marc Bouwer gown. I'm not sure if that was the best choice for her, however, because it made her look pregnant. And after a quick blog search, we found she's not! (Who knows what the gossip mongers will turn up today.)
Best jewelry went to Marcia Cross with her turquoise Lorraine Schwartz tear drop earrings. Nice touch, even though the white, sparkly triangle inset dress wasn't so hot.
Worst dress has to go to Vanessa Williams again.
What was she thinking? Mint green is a nice color but all those feathers or tassels or whatever floating off the frock by L.A.-based designer Kevan Hall was awful. To be such a beautiful woman, the former beauty queen has been hitting low fashion scores at award's ceremonies as of late.
Lastly, Helen Mirren wore a beautiful deep purple satin gown, but her hair and makeup get total thumbs down.
Aack. Ick. And all that.
What was your favorite dress at the Emmy Awards?
Comments (3)
Edie Falco's dress was gorgeous and I loved her hair natural like that. I was very underwhelmed by Kate Walsh -- that 80s-fab cranberry hair color and awkward side-swept thing just did not work.
Posted by Citizen Mom | September 17, 2007 10:55 AM
Posted on September 17, 2007 10:55
When plunging necklines expose bony sternums and hollow ribs, it just doesn't look festive. I'm thinking Eva Longoria and Felicity Huffman here. I rather liked Vanessa's dress -- it matched her eyes, did it not? -- and loved the aubergine color of Mirren's frock. Katherine Morris, the blond in the red gown with the strappy back, followed Mae West's distim, "Girls, take as much care as how you look from behind as you do from the front, for not only do you enter, you also exit."
Posted by Carrie | September 17, 2007 12:39 PM
Posted on September 17, 2007 12:39
I like Heigl's look. And when a professional announcer, who's only job is to get the names right, gets the name wrong, I defend the right of the offended to snap. It's one of my pet peeves. It isn't like it was another actor muffing it.
Posted by Deborah | September 18, 2007 12:29 AM
Posted on September 18, 2007 00:29