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Emmy Awards red carpet

he gowns came in all shapes at an otherwise mostly lackluster carpet. She made Monday’s Emmy Awards, domi- a statement in a dark blue Elie Saab Haute Tnated by reds, blues and whites. Couture with balls of beading, long sleeves and And then there was “House of Cards” a flouncy, mid-thigh skirt. The neckline plunged, actress Robin Wright, dazzling in a but the look was classic and fun. “It’s nerve- cream Ralph Lauren jumpsuit with a wracking to wear long,” she told E! News. “There’s plunging tuxedo jacket front and virtu- the tripping factor.” The frock, with a peplum frill ally no back at all. “Of all the stars wearing that showed off her narrow waist and curves, head-to-toe white, Robin Wright stole the got a nod from King. Roberts was refreshing in show,” said Eric Wilson, fashionnews direc- navy and “boasting legs for days,” King said. tor for InStyle magazine. “It was the ultimate power look from the front with a sexy backless LENA DUNHAM surprise.” Wilson, a fan of on-trend crisp, mono- Lena is Lena. And she never fails to surprise chromatic looks, called it “anything but boring,” on red carpets. This time around, she wore a proving once again that a clean approach can bulky tulle skirt in ombre - pink-to-red. It was still pack a lot of drama. A look at a few highs awkwardly high waisted and paired with a but- and lows from the red carpet: ton-down, cap-sleeved blouse in a lighter shade of pink. And she had new hair: a platinum bob. LIZZY CAPLAN — AP Wilson wasn’t alone in loving the “Masters of Sex” star’s Donna Karan Atelier - backless, black, and with a long white train. Quite a difference, he said, from her days playing the shaggy haired, frumpily dressed Janis Ian in his favorite movie, “Mean Girls.” The gown balanced a traditional full skirt with a skintight swimsuit-inspired bodice. Julia Roberts Wilson called it the best example of a major trend on the red carpet: halter necklines. Others offering interesting takes on the halter were Julie Bowen wearing a blue-and-white pat- terned Peter Som, Laverne Cox looking like a goddess in white Marc Bouwer and Julia Louis- Dreyfus in a fitted Carolina Herrera in raspberry red. Joyann King, digital director for Harper’s Bazaar, was also a fan, granting Caplan the “award for best graphic glamour of the night.”

CHRISTINA HENDRICKS Who can go wrong in Marchesa? Christina Hendricks, that’s who. The “Mad Men” star’s gown, a one-shoulder in red satin, had a gaudy gold floral design embroidered above the waist on one side, an abundance of draped fabric and a strange seam that tightened the full skirt above the knees. And there was a train some- where in there.

JULIA ROBERTS Christina Hendricks arrives at the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Roberts was a pop of something different on Theatre LA Live on Monday, Aug 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. — AP/AFP photos January Jones

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