Emmy Fashion: Red Carpet Hits and Misses

Kyra Sedgwick, shown in Monique Lhuillier, won an Emmy for her leading role in 'The Closer.'

The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards were satisfying on so many levels: Jimmy Fallon rocked as host; some of our favorite actors like Edie Falco, Jane Lynch and Kyra Sedgwick took home gold statuettes; and the fashion parade on the red carpet didn’t disappoint.

Glee force of nature Lynch glammed up nicely, trading in her Sue Sylvester tracksuit for an elegant eggplant Ali Rahimi gown, a diamond brooch on its one shoulder. She and Falco (Nurse Jackie), who picked up her fourth Emmy in a flattering black Bottega Veneta, were two of many sporting the single-shoulder style. Others included Wanda Sykes, Carrie Ann Inaba, Cheryl Hines in a silvery Zac Posen, Jane Krakowski in a deep blue Escada and Eva La Rue in a shimmery cutout Oday Shakar.

Sedgwick, accepting her The Closer Emmy in a strapless burgundy Monique Lhuillier, had plenty of company in the shoulder-baring brigade. Mariska Hargitay was a knockout in a creamy Vera Wang with a flowing train, Damages nominee Glenn Close was radiant in a Rubin Singer gown in a color she called “metallic olive,” and Modern Family nominee Sofia Vergara dazzled in a yellow Carolina Herrera with metallic beading. Her castmate Julie Bowen was smashing in a ruffled black silk J. Mendel.

Eva Longoria Parker accessorized her stunning black strapless Robert Rodriguez with eye-catching chandelier earrings from Loren Jewels, and Top Chef’s Padma Lakshmi embellished her navy Carolina Herrera with a tribal necklace from her own line. Connie Britton (Friday Night Lights) also chose navy, while Brooke Burke (Dancing With the Stars, She’s Got the Look) wore a white gown that accented every curve.

Black sequins were the bling of choice for Susan Sarandon, in Donna Karan, Archie Panjabi, Supporting Actress winner for The Good Wife, in Tadashi Shoji, and Paula Abdul, while red was the color for Glee’s Jessalyn Gilsig, in a ruffled strapless Nicole Miller, and Maura Tierney, in a lacy vintage tomato-hued gown from The Way We Wore. Good Wife Julianna Margulies lost to Sedgwick but looked like a winner in a body-hugging navy sequined L’Wren Scott.

Alas, armies of stylists couldn’t prevent some stars from making fashion faux pas. While we adore Lauren Graham, we don’t know why she chose a blouson-topped Yigal Azrouël gown that camouflaged her figure. We didn’t care for Jewel’s fussy Zuhair Murad, Tina Fey’s beaded Oscar de la Renta or Toni Collette’s gray Valentino — from a distance, its hemline print made it seem like she had stepped in mud.

Also on our miss list were Kristen Wiig’s too-busy print, Lily Tomlin’s zebra-print top and Mad Men nominee Christina Hendricks, whose feathered lilac Zac Posen accentuated her curves but was the wrong color for the redheaded star.

Uncharacteristically, fashion maven Heidi Klum is on our worst-dressed list too — her Marchesa mini was way too short, more suited for the MTV Awards than the Emmys. All we can think of is she needed an excuse to show off her Christian Louboutin stilettos. Talk about killer shoes!

For more behind-the-scenes intel, check out VIVmag’s Emmy Awards Special Issue. Whose Emmy look did you love?

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