Emmys red carpet: red, black, yellow – and plunging necklines

Los Angeles – Hollywood’s A-list sparkled in the
California sunlight on the red carpet Sunday for the Emmy Awards,
television’s
top honors.

Bright colors — red, yellow and emerald green — dominated the annual
fashion parade, but basic black was still a winner. Unusual dress cutouts
provided visual allure, and plunging necklines were plentiful. The
following are briefs from the red carpet:

Ladies in red

On the red carpet, red is always a standout — and a statement.
Tatiana Maslany, a surprise winner for best actress in a drama for her
demanding turn as multiple clones on sci-fi cult favorite “Orphan Black,”
sizzled in a sleek red Alexander Wang column dress, a hint of midriff
visible
through the cut-outs.

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And Kate McKinnon, who took home the statuette for best supporting actress
in a comedy for her many roles on sketch show “Saturday Night Live,” was
striking in a simple crimson gown with a V-neckline. Bollywood star
Priyanka Chopra, a former Miss World who stars on ABC’s
conspiracy thriller “Quantico,” wowed the crowd in a pleated one-shoulder
red
Jason Wu goddess gown with a full skirt that she twirled for the cameras.

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All that glitters is gold (or yellow)

Beyonce may have been nominated for her album-film “Lemonade,” but the
stars embraced the drink’s bright yellow hue — not always easy to wear —
for
Emmys night. Angela Bassett, who has starred in multiple seasons of the
fright-show
anthology “American Horror Story” on FX, earned instant praise in the
Twitterverse for her Christian Siriano yellow kimono dress with a plunging
neckline.

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Best drama actress nominee Taraji P. Henson, who plays the fierce Cookie
Lyon on Fox’s hip-hop drama “Empire,” smoldered in a body-hugging canary
Vera
Wang gown with spaghetti straps.

Ellie Kemper, the nominated star of “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,”
rocked
a belted yellow Jenny Packham column dress, her red hair cut into a simple
bob.
And British actress Minnie Driver, who will star in new ABC show
“Speechless” this season, stunned in a yellow Versace gown with daring
shoulder and waist cutouts — and a deep slit up the side.

Back in black

When in doubt, black is a winner.
“Game of Thrones” is now the show with the most Emmy wins ever for a
narrative series with its best drama victory, and star Sophie Turner sizzled
on the carpet in a lacy black Valentino slip dress. Turner, who plays Sansa
Stark, teased that the upcoming season 7 would be
“unbelievable” and would leave fans “really satisfied.”

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Maura Tierney, a nominee for best supporting actress in a drama for her
heart-wrenching turn as a woman wronged on Showtime’s “The Affair,” wore a
strapless gown with a leaf pattern along the neckline and skirt from
Siriano.
And “Scandal” star Kerry Washington, who is heavily pregnant, glowed in a
strapless black gown from Brandon Maxwell that accentuated her baby bump.

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Plunging necklines

Deep necklines were all the rage on a day when temperatures reached the
mid-80s Fahrenheit (29 Celsius).
Sarah Paulson, a winner of the Emmy for best actress in a limited series
for her portrayal of prosecutor Marcia Clark in “The People vs. O.J.
Simpson:
American Crime Story” dazzled in a beaded emerald green Prada gown.

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Her arms were covered, but the dress — in a fetching shade also favored
by
Tina Fey — opened to her navel.
Same look for Kirsten Dunst, a nominee for her work on “Fargo,” who
turned
heads in a low-cut embellished sleeveless black Givenchy gown with a sheer
skirt.

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And Kristen Bell, the voice of Anna in animated classic “Frozen” and the
star of new NBC comedy “The Good Place,” chose a floral Zuhair Murad gown
that
plunged open to her waist. (AFP)

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