I must admit I forgot all about the Emmy’s this past Sunday night- the weather was just way too beautiful here in NY to sit inside so I missed my normal oogling of the stars as they made their way down the red carpet. Lucky for me the NY Times posted a wonderful rundown of Sunday’s colorful event.
No two stars showed up in the same dress ( a phenom that has been happening at a few events as of late- though Toni Collette and Drew Barrymore came pretty darn close!) so the chatter was mostly about the amazing array of saturated colors. Most hues made it out in full force except of course for my favorite Orange. I really do think a deep shade of Pumpkin was missing from the night’s fashion lineup. The perfect color for either a fashion forward starlet like Drew or Chloe or ravishing on Jenna (whom I would love to see in more color at these things) or better yet worn as a refreshing and unexpected color on ’still cute as a button’ Sally Field.
Instead Reds and Purples seemed to rule the carpet, with glitzy grayish white taking home the award for looking the most modern. Cobalt Blue was replaced this time by Teals and a Navy Blue so dark it read as black. A few Golden frocks made it ( perhaps a shout out to sunny CALI) as did a stream of classic black that almost felt a little boring next to all the other bold color. Except of course on Heidi who rocked her midnight gown like only a super model working a 4th baby bump could- now take a maternity leave, Heidi…your making it really hard on the rest of us mommies out here!
There were plenty of spray tans very few necklaces, instead bangles, drop earrings, structured clutches and a few chunky brooches seemed to be the accessories du jour.
all images from NYTimes.com
My 2 personal fave color matches of the night:
Sandra Oh is no stranger when it comes to getting well meaning advice after an event as sometimes she doesn’t always get it so right. This time though I thought the dress and it’s golden color paired with her sheer makeup and easy hair were spot on style!
You can tell from the pictures that she feels totally comfortable with her look- and she should cause I’m thinking it may be her best outing ever. Metallic gold can be a hard color to pull off in pictures- her Marchesa dress is super flattering both to her skin tone and hair color.
I’m well aware that Mary Louise is being named by the fashion police as being under dressed. But I think she looks incredible in this multi-purple hued number by Zac Posen. She’s got both the one shoulder and big bow trend working, as well as the coolest sparkle sling backs I’ve ever seen.
I love, love her in these jewel-like tones. Purrrfect for her coloring and personality. And come on, her body is just so INCREDIBLE- how can you blame her for not wanting to hide it under some long, stuffy dress!
Who do you think got it colorfully right?
Thanks for posting this as I missed the opening red carpet walk myself. I’m in total agreement — I loved Sandra Oh’s look as well as the red dress no. 1. Not a big fan of purple, however!
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