Stars take to the Emmys red carpet in bold colors
Where’s there’s a red carpet, there’s a celebrity factoring the fashion risks of color.
The 64th Emmy Awards sartorial pregame offered at-home critics the chance to see the fall trends in technicolor. From strong colors — oxblood, seafoam green, orange sherbet and many shades of yellow — to body-contouring sequins, stars left their best LBDs (long black dresses) hanging in their closets for another night.
With her champagne gown, “Mad Men’s” Christina Hendricks referenced an earlier era — not the ’60s — rather than vintage Madonna from her “Material Girl” video. Heidi Klum channeled her inner Farrah Fawcett, with flowing locks and a plunging seafoam green dress.
Three celebs opted for varying degrees of yellow: “Homeland’s” Claire Danes wore Lanvin, Julie Bowen from “Modern Family” chose a close-to-neon Monique Lhullier and Julianne Moore went for a long-sleeved mustard yellow Christian Dior gown. But vintage bordeaux won the evening as Mayim Bialik, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jena Malone and Kat Dennings brought the fall’s most popular color to the forefront.
PHOTO GALLERY: Yellow emerged as a fashion favorite on the Emmys red carpet. Julie Bowen, Claire Danes and Julianne Moore all chose to wear the vivid hue. Moore’s cashmere top and ball skirt are from Raf Simons’ first couture collection for Christian Dior.
By Meg Moore
Originally published September 23, 2012 in the Chicago Sun-Times