Emmy Awardspg66 3/10/70 15:06 Page 66 Bling Blings and The Red Carpet SophisticatedSophisticated StyleStyle By Eddie Graffino [email protected] DominatesDominates photo by Bettina Cirone Emmy'sEmmy's RedRed CarpetCarpet he buzz words on the red carpet at the Emmy Awards were " festive It's a fun year for colors so I went with periwinkle s aid Bonnie Hunt, Tand glamorous" with many celebrities opting for sleek 1940's style looks, wearing a simple off the shoulder gown with a gathered bus t. right down to the Rita Hayworth-style peekaboo hairstyl e favored by Debra Messing and Portia de Rossi. Kathryn Morris had a hard time keeping her draped salmon-colored gown by Carmen Marc Valvo out of reach of Bill Ranic. Sarah Jessica Parker, the biggest fashion star at the Emmy' s for the past few years, didn't disappoint, wearing a strapless black lace tea-length I'm trying to keep "The Apprentice," from stepping on my dress. I know dress with a feathered skirt and a black sash by Chanel Couture. She said he's handsome and all but ..." She trailed off with a smile. it was her husband Mattew Broderick, who had the final say on her outfit. Black always is a favorite on the red carpet and de Rossi wore it well in a Jennifer Aniston wore a wh ite Chanel strapless gown with bursts of gold. long Givenchy fitted sheath that she jazzed up with a diamond chain She told Star Jones who took over fashion commentary on E! from Joan bracelet by Diane Von Furstenberg for H. Stern, and Barbara Wa l t e r ' s Rivers, that the dress was a "little Bohemian ragg y thing with a little bling looked chic in a bare-shoulder gown by Donna Karan. bling." With Jones as The Fashion Police, Kim Cattrall said the red car- pet "is no t as scary as it usually is," when Rivers and daughter Melissa, Edie Falco's strapless gown by Ran dolph Duke was a nude colored num- were on patrol. ber with an overlay of black beads and t u l l e . Jones had fur outfits, which she said was only fitting for her diva persona. Her first gown Laura Linney’s black Prada dress had black was gold wit h a plunging neckline by Marc beads dripping from the front. " I always Bouwer that she wore with a gold tassel neck- try on a lot of things and I always end up in lace: the second was a pale pink lingerie- Prada," she said. This particular dress met sty le go wn by Badg ley Mischka that she her two requirements-it was fun and short. paired with a "summer Chinchilla" shrug. White had its time with Jennifer Garner- i n The lingerie look was also worn and popular an open back embroidered gown with a with Kristen Davis in a beautiful Prada corset black wais t band-and Marlo Thomas and gown, and Anne Heche , who wore a Giorg i o Felicity Huffman choosin g the pure and Arman i black satin g own wi th a pleat ed pretty look. bodice and tulle underskirt. H u ffman's gown and the Brooks Bro thers New Mother Messing was in a pink strapless suit w orn by her husb and , Wil liam H . dress wit h subt le floral embroid ery by M a c y, were to be auctioned fo r charity at Michael Kors that hugged her again fit-and the Cl othes Ou r Back Website, along trim figure, and Jane Moloney wore a bright with Jane Kaczmaret's gold floral gown yellow strapless gown by Vera Wang that was with a b eaded bu st. equally body-conscious. " We're go ing home st ark naked," Macy Wang put Mariska Hargitay in a bright green j o k e d . goddess gown and the actress added fresh yel- low flowers in her hair. Also in green were Ellen Degen ere's Viktor and Rolf tuxedo Lorraine Bracco, in a custom made green was a classic black version worn with a embroidered gown by Douglas Hammont and white pin-tucked shirt. Chopard diamond chandelier earrings featuring 276 gemstones. A l l i s o n J a m n e y, wore a green silk chi ffon halter gown with a knotted bodice by Most of the men chose traditional black tie attire but Hannis Haysbert, Monique Lhuiller. showed a little originality-his was a navy blue. "It's my favorite color" he told Robert Verdi, who was sharing pre-show duties with Jon on E! The rest of the rainbow was there to o. Cheryl Hines wore a sea foam gown with a pink and purple beaded flower design and a few feathers, and Overall I h ad a bal l or t wo w atchi ng an d cov eri ng t his event . Stockard Channing chose a classic teal dress with satin stripe. Everyo ne was i n great sp irit as they s trut ted p as t each ot her ai r k is s- ing & o oh darlin g. Patricia Heaton was in a multi color wrap top-Elie Saab gown that includ- ed purple magenta, yellow, green and black. Oh well that's "Hollywood"BT 66 BlackTie International.