THE BEST and THE WORST of The 2015 EMMYS! (Best Dressed, Best Moments, Worst Dressed, Worst Moments...you get it)
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So, the Emmy's happened last night...and I gotta say, it was really a GREAT show. (Unlike the VMAs. The VMAs were literally SO MIZ. And, if you're still confused about the definition of the word 'miz,' it can basically be explained as the 2015 VMAs.)
Anyway, yes, The Emmy's were amazing. They really nipped their former "longest and most boring award show" stigma in the bud. Good for them! Andy Samberg helped a lot with that. Also this year, not only was Andy a good host with some pretty funny sketches, the show went by pretty fast, which most people were super happy about, but it went by SO fast for me that I ended up basically watching it again...no shame. #AwardSeasonFreak.
Alright so let's get to it. The Emmy's were great, yada yada yada, SOOO what were the best parts?!
1. Jon Hamm's name being called for the Emmy win for Best Actor in a Drama Series. Jon Hamm crawling/collapsing on the stage to get his Emmy. Jon Hamm accepting the Emmy and the crowd giving him a standing ovation. Jon Hamm standing there with a yes-I-finally-won-this-award-after-six-seven-years-and-yes-I-am-here-solo-because-Im-newly-single look on his face. Jon Hamm giving his acceptance speech. Jon Hamm leaving the stage. Jon Hamm in general. YES, he is the love of my life and my boyfriend in my head so like, I'm biased. But let's be real, you knew, I knew, he knew, the crowd knew, the Emmy people knew...he freaking waited and waited and seriously deserved that award. I'd like to buy the world an Emmy indeed.
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2. DIVERSITY (take note Academy). SO, remember when the Academy Awards had like NO and I mean ZERO, we're talking lets-snub-"Selma," diversity last year? Well the Emmy's were likeeee let's NOT do that and let's celebrate some diversity aaand some black women! HOLLA. Congratulations to Uzo Aduba, Regina King, and HUGE round-of-a-teary-plause for Viola Davis for making history and becoming the first black women to win the category of Best Female Actress in a Drama. WOAH. You get em girl. So, so, so proud. It's such a HUGE, and I mean HUGE step and inspiration for black women trying to make it in this industry. And even though Kerry and Taraj didn't win, their support was just beautiful. Kerry's tears I think may have even stolen the spotlight for like a few seconds.
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SIDENOTE: Win or lose Kerry, you're perfect. LOVE YA!
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3. Andy Sambeg's opening number. LOL HILARIOUS. If you haven't seen it - watch it HERE.
Soo, what were the worst parts?!
1. When Mad Men DIDN'T win Best Drama and Game of Thrones did...ew. I'm sorry, I know GOT is awesome but this was MM's last shot, so that was seriously miz.
2. When Olive Kitteridge won LITERALLY EVERYTHING. Like, okay, I haven't seen it and I'm sure it's amazing because the cast is amazing, but a sweep?!! REALLY?!! I was SO relieved when the Olive Kitteridge segment of the show was over...LOL... (that's a joke btw).
3. When you realized the Emmy people apparently only watched these shows this year: Transparent, VEEP, Olive Kitteridge, and Game of Thrones. UGH. MIZ.
Alright, so the moment you've mostly been waiting for - le fashion. So, the Emmy red carpet was like oooook, it wasn't amazing. But there were some pretty great stand out dresses. Top trends included:
Orange lips, simply-chic dresses, bright colors – a lot of pink and purple hues, metallics, per usual, and some cool graphic dresses.
So let's go ahead and begin with...
LE BEST
Elizabeth Moss in Oscar de la Renta
So, so sad that she didn't win her Emmy/ that Mad Men didn't win best drama, but she looks beautiful in this hot pink toned Oscar gown. I love her hair awesome also. She's glowing. She looks simple, yet so elegant. Though this dress is a little reminiscent of Taylor Swift's Carolina Herrera gown a few years ago, Elizabeth wins. Mainly because she's Elizabeth and not Taylor Swift.
Maggie Gyllenhaal in Oscar de la Renta
BOOM. I LOVE THIS DRESS. Another stunning Oscar creation. She literally looks like $1 million bucks (or however much she and Jake are actually worth lol). The color block purple tones are so perfect and I love the contrast with the pop of the orange lip. Maggie didn't win either, but she really nailed this look. Red carpet winner for sure.
Gina Rodguiez in Lorena Sarbu
In photos this dress looks white, but on stage you could see that it was a pale shade of pink and it's just lovely. I love everything about this dress. Its youthful, its elegant, its such a princess dress and she looks like she's floating. Ahhmazing.
Regina King in Krikor Jabotian
Welp, Regina dressed to WIN. This dress wins #1 for uniqueness. Everything from the detailed embellishments, to the open back, to the hoop skirt feature is flawless. She looks like sparkling pearl and a winning pearl at that. Congrats to Regina King for dressing like a Queen and killing it.
Kerry Washington in Marc Jacobs
OMG. Kerry. This dress...I mean, this is my #1 favorite dress. There's nothing I don't love. Get it? LOL. Kerry just - win or lose, she wins in this dress. It's sexy, it's glamorous, it's metallic, it's embellished, it's mesh, it's Marc Jacobs, I DON'T KNOW - it's AWESOME. It looks like she's wearing a couture suit of armor and she's ready for battle. But, I mean, she obv already won the fight. Love, love, love. Seriously, this dress is everything.
Sarah Paulson in Prabal Gurung
Glamour to the tee. This dress, while normally I would say is a little wintery, it's stunning. Sarah normally always walks the carpet in something eye-catching, so this is just another one of those gowns. Beautiful, traditional off-the-shoulder elegance. Don't mind if I do.
Jamie Alexander in Armani Prive
BOW DOWN to all things Prive. You can lay EVERY Armani Prive gown that has been on the red carpet ever and I probably know/love every, single one of them. Armani Prive never fails, and this gown is one of my all time favorite Prive gowns. I love the 1970s retro look, I love the jewel tone fusion, I love the sequins, everything. It's just so perfect.
Emma Roberts in Jenny Packham
So, some people weren't really about this kinda pale, washed out look, and I don't love Emma Roberts (but yes, I'll still probably watch Scream Queens), but I love this. I love the plunge neck accessorized with the vintage, diamond chain, and I love the blush color. The dress is so elegant, it's hard to not like it. Washed out or not, I think Emma looks pretty damn stunning.
Lena Headey in Zuhair Murad
You can never, and I mean never go wrong with a Zuhair Murad gown. Their wedding collection? It's just my every day dress fantasy. HAHA, but actually. This dress is just another example of more ZM red carpet perfection. Like most aka ALL Armani Prive dresses, I don't think there's a ZM dress that isn't on a best dressed list.
Sarah Hyland in Zac Posen
Okay, so this dress is actually like a tad boring, lol, BUT she looks amazing in it. She can honestly rock anything and I'm a huge fan. This dress really does just frame her body perfectly and for that, she gets to be on le best dressed list. Nailed it in the simplest way possible. Good tailoring is a real thing ladies.
Jane Lynch in Escada
NAILED IT. This is probably one of the better suits I've seen on a red carpet. Jane did it right with the diamond necklace touch - so classy. I love it.
Zoe Kahn in Miu Miu
I'm obsessed with this dressed. One may argue that it looks like a swirly candy-cane, but I love it. And my favorite part about the dress? The diamond jewels of course. This whole look is kind of edgy with just a hint of class. It's also super fun and it's own stand out number. Two thumbs waaaaay UP for you, Zoe.
MAD MEN CRUSHES
January Jones in In Ulyana
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So, do I LOVE this jumpsuit? No. But do I LOVE that January is rocking a jumpsuit on the Emmy carpet and looks hot as fook?!! YES. I love the color and shape of this jumpsuit, aaaand that's about it, but the way Jan is wearing it - OH she's wearing it and shes looks unreal. You do you and everyone will just go with it...aka me.
Jessica Pare in Monse
I mean...Jessica Pare is like my alter ego. Lol. I love her and her Frenchness more than I love the French...if you know me, you get that. HA. But this dress just makes her look even more delicate and even more stunning than she is. To me, Jess is the definition of a natural beauty and I think this dress just complements her SO well. I love it.
TREND ALERT
Ellie Kemper and Christian Hendricks in
Naeem Khan dresses.
I LOVE these dresses. I love, them, I love them. I want them. SO awesome. Embellished, graphic, body-con? Yes, please.
After all those lovely gowns, this year's BEST dressed award goes too...KERRY! It's Handled.
Now, on to the next.
Le MIZEST (translation: The WORST )
Heidi Klum in Versace
This dress...takes the cake...but in likee a Bruce from Matila way. (And if you don't get that reference, please, go educate yourself immediately.) On a scale from 1 to MIZ, this dress is beyond miz. Heidi looks stunning, but this dress...I saw it and I could NOT believe this was real. I'm just genuinely SO confused because one half literally looks like big bird threw up on it and the other looks like she missed her Studio 54 dance party calling? If the whole 1970s bell sleeve and flappy collar situation was taken - I'm sorry, RIPPED off the dress...and it was just that sheer tank thing, it would look a lot better. But still, the whole yellow netting thing...ehhh. Heidi, let's be real, you would have sent Versace home on this episode of Project Runway had this been created on the show...ugh. MIZ.
Amy Schumer in Zac Posen
Okay, so before I hear the backlash, yes we ALL love Amy. And yes she won last night. YAY Amy! And honestly, it's really not the dress that's bad, even though the tailoring is a little off, but its really just the styling of the hair. Ugh, her hair was a mess. They styling did NOT work. Her dress is super elegant, and then her hair literally looked like Ms. Frizzle's from The Magic School Bus...and if you didn't get THAT reference...then you aren't American. OR you didn't have a normal childhood. LOL. But seriously, STYLING MATTERS. Head to toe look people!
Joanne Froggatt in J. Mendal
A similar situation. I don’t hate this dress
either, but it’s the styling. WHY is her hair down? Its covering the WHOLE
dress. Honestly, if her hair was up or slicked back, and she had on a sparkly
ear cuff, I think she would have killed this look. But the loose hair with the
loose chiffon makes the whole thing look mad frumpy. Ugh, miz. Sad, sad,
Downton.
Taryn Manning in In Rubin Singer
I think...this dress...is literally...death on the red carpet. Like, if you had to actually picture the expression "dead man walking" besides a bunch of Walking Dead promo images, you'd probably think of THIS. Calm down Tayrn, it's not exactly Halloween yet, but Moritica Addams is going to want her dress back.
Kathyrn Hahn in Vivienne Westwood
UMMM...this dress looks like a Victorian rug, excuse me - I'm sorry, this looks like SEVERAL Victorian rugs that someone decided were worthless lol (cause those rugs are mad expensive), and them cut up into random shapes and then glued them all together to make this dress. The only person that can get away with making clothes out of housing decor is Scarlett O'Hara. (And for those of who are just lacking in their movie watching, Scarlett O'Hara tore up her some old curtains in her home when she was going through her miz, super broke stage, like obv before she married Rhett Butler, and made a FAB dress out of them. Litterally fabulous. I used to have the Barbie so I know).
Nazanin Boniadi in Stephane Rolland
UMMM. Ugh. Okay, so this dress looks like its trying perform several parlor tricks on us at once, BUT it's not working and the whole thing is just a mess. I just...I just hate this. Hahaha. No easy way to say it. I could go on and on, but I won't. Ask me about in person, lol.
CHRISTIAN SIRANO FAIL (so, miz)
Okay, this right here is the definiton of MIZ because I LOVE
Christian. Literally my fav person on Project Runway from Day 1 of
his season. I mean he’s essentially the Kelly Clarkson of his season, aka the OG who
made it big. Now he’s this amaze designer with an even more amaze studio in
NYC’s meat packing district, and I had the pleasure of meeting him last year and
he's GREAT. Buuuuuut, these Emmy dresses on the carpet were likeeee, not great.
SO, so sorry Christian, but here we go…
Danielle Brooks
Laura Pepron
And after all the MIZ dresses, this year's worst dressed award 100% goes to...HEIDI! Auf Wiedersehen!
Welp, that about does it for my Emmy wrap up! Hope you enjoyed. Catch at the next big show.
Laaaters (British accent).
P.S. Calling it NOW - Eddie Redmayne possible back to back Oscar win. Have you SEEN "The Danish Girl" trailer? Just hand him the awards now.
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