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How to Win the Emmys Red Carpet, Starring Claire Danes, Taraji P. Henson, and Sarah Paulson

AWARD FASHION

On the Emmys red carpet, Claire Danes dazzled in Schiaparelli, Taraji P. Henson in Vera Wang, and Ellie Kemper in Jenny Packham.

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Claire Danes in gold Schiaparelli.

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Show Sofia Vergara a red carpet. Sofia Vergara shrugs, smiles, spins around, and there you are. Thank you, Sofia Vergara.

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Sarah Paulson deserves that Emmy. This wonderful green Prada gown shows red carpet dressing at its most inventive and truly stylish.

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The Mr. Robot star is the best-dressed man pretty much on any red carpet. Here he is in Dior Homme. Yes, we are totally biased. *busted*

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Yep, everyone say “Fabulous.” Dramatic, wonderful Vera Wang. 

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Wow x 100. Emilia Clarke stunning in Atelier Versace—as she appeared on E! Matt LeBlanc mused he had given up watching Game of Thrones before she “got naked.” Sigh. 

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In statuesque midnight blue Zac Posen. 

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Thank goodness Niecy Nash, star of the brilliant Getting On, got the memo: “The red carpet is the moment for show-stopping dresses. And to enjoy every minute of that.”

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Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, and Millie Bobby Brown from Stranger Things—The Daily Beast best-dressed, at least in the early part of the Emmys red carpet. 

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The Modern Family star in a gorgeous silver, striped gown.

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The stuntwoman and presenter doing what a lot of the female celebrities feel like doing when asked, “Who are you wearing?”

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The E! presenter looks as if she stole your grandma’s drapes. Grandma wants them back.

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Shiri Appleby, looking considerably less frazzled and fashion-don’t-care than she does in the fabulous Everlasting.

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Ellie Kemper in a fantastic yellow Jenny Packham gown and Neil Lane jewelry. 

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Top Chef host bringing old-school wham-bam red carpet glamour.

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Priyanka Chopra, showing that a dramatic red Jason Wu dress plus red carpet equals jolly good idea.

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Heidi Klum does her usual, “This red carpet belongs to me, and I don’t really care what anyone thinks. Byeeee.”

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The always beautifully attired Cranston with his wife. A man who knows the meaning of tux.

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Portia Doubleday in sirenish red gown. A lot of old-school glamour and modern add-ons like cutouts and panels.

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Kristen Bell looking fantastic in this perfectly cut vintage-modern mix.

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In Everlasting we’ve never seen her do florals. It’s not that kind of show. So this Monique Lhuillier gown was a sweet expectations-defier.

 

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How to dress a bump the classy way: Kerry Washington.

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The gorgeous Laverne Cox in our NYFW favorite Naeem Khan.

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Showing the sheer brilliance of wearing black.

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They call it mellow yellow, but this ain’t mellow. Thank goodness.

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Is it a sweater dress? It looks so comfy, kind of like having a duvet plus a dress all-in-one. The critics will hate it. We—who love comfort—shall not.

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We don’t see enough hot pink, so thank you, Viola Davis.

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Downton’s Lady Mary looking oh so modern, and not saddled with a dreary, totally unnecessary male suitor. Hooray.

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The power of black dresses, part deux

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Beautiful dress, and she went on to give a beautiful winner’s speech in memory of her father, who died Friday.

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The comedian, movie star, and creative powerhouse hits the red carpet in a green gown.

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Gorgeous dress, defying all kinds of red carpet, flesh-clinging traditions, and a winner because of it.

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