Hello world! Yes, I came out of my post-Emmys coma just in time to still obsess about the Emmys red carpet fashion. And not only was it a brillant night for diversity - major congrats to Donald Glover, Lena Waithe, Ava Duverney, Riz Ahmed, and Sterling K. Brown - OH and it was also a BIG night for women - another congrats to ALL things "Big Little Lies" and "Handmaid's Tale" - it was also a great night for FASHUN.
Post Fashion Week in NY, all the celebs gathered back in Los Angeles for the beginning of the fall award season, and man did they BRING IT. Yeeee!
Top trends of the evening were plunge necklines, slicked back ponys and mane - basically hair away from the face was a major trend - simple accessories, a lot of bracelets and dangle earrings, and lastly, the colors red, silver and blush.
These three colors were seen so much, that I decided to break down the best dressed into these three color categories. It's not anal if it works. LOL.
Sooo here they are! The 2017 Best Dressed women a la Emmys:
Red Hot Hotties
Nicole Kidman in Calvin Klein
Like, literally no words...JK! I HAVE SO MANY WORDS. Duh. Not only was Nicole a "BIG" winner at the Emmys, she was a big winner on the carpet as well. To accept the award for Best Actress in Mini Series or Movie, Nicole wore a stunning custom CK tea-length gown with a built-in diamond necklace. The award winning actress paired the look with embellished pink CK heels. And everyone's like PINK and red?! And we're like YUP. Pink and red. And she ROCKED it. Hand clap emojis all the away around! Congrats Nic!
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Yvonne Strahovski in custom Julien MacDonald
In the "Handmaid's Tale," we're used to seeing Yvonne in blue, but if you were ever wondering what the tall blond looked like in Handmaid red, you got it! "Handmaid's" was no surprise, the big winner of the evening, winning Best Drama, but I'd like to give Yvonne my personal red carpet award for looking sexy AF in one of the most simple, yet elegant outfits of the night. Praise be ya'll. #PraiseBe
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Issa Rae in Vera Wang
Issa party, issa party. Where ma "Insecure" girls AT?! Issa told Giuliana on the E! red carpet that Vera Wang made this whimsical, yet sexy dress especially for her! Like how can you be insecure after hearing that?! The new Covergirl literally couldn't even deal and we couldn't either! CONGRATS ISSA WELCOME TO STARDOM.
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Viola Davis in Zac Posen
Okay, okay before anyone says anything - I'm well aware that this dress is NOT red. LOL. BUT, can we take a second to just admire how AHMAZING Viola looks in this custom ZP number. Like, FLAWLESS. And no, I'm not colorblind. I realize this dress is orange, but orange is totally in the red family, so we're going to go ahead just say it's red because Viola in this dress was truly one of the best fashion moments of the night.
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Silver Sequin Sirens
Tracee Ellis Ross in Chanel Haute Couture
So, there was a lot of debate about this dress because there is a lot going on. 1) It's Chanel 2) It's sequined 3) There's feathers and 4) There's a belt. WOAH. Okay, so yeah there's a lot going on. And I agree with the E! Fashion Police crowd who said that maybe this look was a tad over styled, BUT when you look at Tracee in this dress OFF the red carpet - it literally glows. Like, she looks like some heavenly sequin angle and I'm ALL for it. Back away sequin haters!
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Sarah Paulson in Carolina Herrera
OMG!!! Sooo no big deal or anything but I literally just saw this dress walk down the Carolina Herrera runway at Fashion Week last week in NYC and Sarah is that much of a boss, that she just literally took the dress straight from the runway and put it on her bod. Can we say QUEEN?! I love Sarah and I love this dress. It's super retro, totally 80s and I love it. Plus the back is "outta sight!" Oh, wait that's a 70s expression. It's "totally awesome!" BOOM.
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Amanda Crew in Michael Cinco
So, if we're being super honest, I had no idea who Amanda Crew was until she stepped onto the red carpet in this dress. I also really didn't know Michael Cinco as a designer, I gotta tell ya, now I'll be looking out for more Michael Cinco gowns on carpets because this sheer and beaded ombre number is just FAB. I love it so much. If your not one of the A-list celebs on the red carpet, but you want to get noticed - this is how you do it.
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Madeline Brewer in Berta
In the "Handmaid's Tale" Madeline's character had somewhat of a rough time, you know with the one eye and all, but she used the Emmy carpet to show UP everyone who was, well only used to seeing her with one eye lol. Make all the jokes you want but Madeline walked the carpet in this sparkly mermaid number and I was likeee PRAISE BE! It's like a sexy Cinderella gown and I'm SO into it!
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Uzo Aduba in Sally LePointe
Hello Uzo! So much of this outfit gave me LIFE. First off, Uzo wins with the natural hair goals. Like her hair is FAB and then the dress fits her body perfectly. The beaded corset bodice is made to a tea and I love how the dress isn't over the top sparkly. I mean, of course I'm always down for over the to sparkles, but the way this is beaded is just flawless.
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Anna Chumlusky in Sachin & Babi
Wow. Just Wooow. Okay, so if we're being honest, Anna has a bad red carpet rep. I mean, she normally just wears kinda blah dresses but THIS, this is the way to stepped all over her former red carpet rep because this dress makes up for all her past looks. There's all over sequin gowns like Tracee and Sarah's, but then there's MIRROR sequin gowns that are SUPER reflective and this is probably one of the best mirrored gowns I've seen on the carpet in awhile. Like if she could look at herself through this gown I'm sure she would. It's just EPIC.
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Laverne Cox in Naeem Khan
WORK IT GURL! I feel like that is honestly the most appropriate response to anything sexy Laverne Cox wears. If this dress wasn't made for her body, then I don't know what is. And not only is the dress so perfect, her hair and makeup is just BEYOND. She looks unreal. She normally always looks unreal, but this was def a red carpet high for her. Well done.
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Gugu Mbatha - Raw in Hugo Boss
If you don't know Gugu - get to know Gugu. Not only is she like the prettiest person EVER, like I love her, she is a rising star in Hollywood who ended up having a great Emmy night when her show, "Black Mirror" won the Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series. And again, I'm not color blind and I realize that this dress is not silver, but it's sequined and metallic and I LOVE IT. The neon green lining with the iridescent pearl sequins on top - UGH I'M DEAD. If I could actually wear any dress from the evening it'd be this one.
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Beautiful Blush Babes
Jessica Biel in Ralph & Russo
Okay. Again, I'm left somewhat speechless. If we're being honest, I may or may not have cried when I first say Jessica Biel walk onto the carpet in this dress. Like, HOLY HOLY!! This is probably going down as one of my ALL TIME FAV red carpet looks - and it's not even the Oscars!! JESSICA!!!! I don't know what she was trying to do to us, but I literally DIED and then came back to life and when I came back to life, I too was wearing this dress. LOL. But, actually there is nothing and I mean NOTHING wrong with this look. The styling is PERFECT, her hair is just AMAZE her makeup is like "oh I'm sorry, I'm Jessica Biel and I tried to scare the living shit out of you in the "Sinner" but look how airy and whimsical I actually am in IRL." And we thought Paris Hilton and Kendall Jenner knew how to rock chainmail? NAH. If y'all need me I'll still be dead on the floor...
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Thandie Newton in Jason Wu
And JUST when I thought I'd get up off the floor - Thandie walked into the room and then I just died AGAIN. Oh man. Thandie is not only probably one of the prettiest people on this EARTH, literally, but when she wears something like this - I have to just take a second and pinch myself and remember how lucky I am to be on the same earth as this glitter and tulle clad goddess. I can't decide if I'd rather be reincarnated as Thandie or Jessica Biel, but both these blush gowns just made me reeeaally want a blush wedding gown and like to be either of them in a other life.
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Yara Shahidi in Prada
YARA. Queen Yara. Let me tell y'all, the "Blackish" cast really knows how to rock a red carpet. But there really hasn't been a red carpet look that Yara has worn that isn't fabulous. She SLAYS all day like every day. AND she's only 17!! Yup. I'll give you some time to let you take that in. She's basically the new Zendaya and Zendaya is only likee three years older than her! So, you can also let that sink in.
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Kiernan Shipka in Mui Mui
Y'all, these kids are gonna take over Hollywood. From Millie Bobby Brown to her "Stranger Things" brothers, kids were literally rocking the shit out of the Emmy red carpet and most of them looked better than a lot of the red carpet vets. Now, Kirenan, who is also 17 (lolz) is another red carpet kid who always looks phenomenal on the red carpet. And this fun, tulle and bejeweled Mui Mui is no diff. Ugh, both Yara and Kiernan reeeally make me want to be 17 again. Am I right?!
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Bosses in Black
Claire Foy in Oscar de la Renta
The Queen is HERE! Everybody bow down and start talking in your British accents as we acknowledge her royal highness and her fabulous jumpsuit. YES, take a second - YUP it's a jumpsuit. The queen is wearing a jumpsuit and I love it. Be more elegant Claire I dare you!
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Leslie Jones in Christian Siriano
Even though Leslie Jones lost the Emmy to her good friend and co-star, Kate McKinnon, Jones was another red carpet winner in this custom beaded CS gown. Now we ALL know that Leslie Jones loves her boy Christian. In fact, during fashion week, Leslie sat front row and his show and turned the the normally stuffy runway show into a party. We're like super pumped for Leslie and her new fashion friend because this was seriously the best she's ever looked on a carpet. Bravo Christian!
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Zoe Kravitz in Dior
Zoe in a rainbow dress was only fitting seeing that she always brings happiness to the red carpet. Now, I won't lie, at first glance - I kinda thought this dress looked like a pinata...HAHA. Like legit. But, then after taking it in some more, I became a serious fan. The fit is just perfect and the ever changing rainbow hues from the front of the dress to the back are just so lovely. This dress is couture for a reason and I feel like if anyone else had to tried to rock this dress, they wouldn't have made it work they way Zoe did.
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