I LOVE awards show red carpets. If I cancel on you on a Monday morning in February, it's probably because I need to watch the Golden Globes or Academy Awards or some other red carpet special. Seriously!
This year the 64th Annual Emmy Awards did not let me down, in fact, I have never had to work so hard to come up with a worst dressed list in my life. The overall theme that I loved about the Emmys this year was the sea of colour on the red carpet! This year stars said no to black, and yes to every colour under the sun, from neon lime, to deep burgundy, it was like looking at the telly through a kaleidoscope.
So, let's get this party started with my BEST DRESSED top 10 for the Emmys 2012
10) Ginnifer Goodwin throws back to the golden days of cinema in this amazing Monique Lhullier Resort 2013 gown. What I love about this is the cut on her body, it is perfection, the hem, the neckline, the belted waist, everything. Ginnifer is a juicy pear, so this style is perfect accentuating her tiny waist, hiding ample hips, and drawing attention away from her humble bust. This style should suit most but if you do have big ta-tas stay away from this neckline, instead opting to take it a little lower and show off the girls. I also love the shoes with this, they were actually clear on the sides which really updates the vintage style of the dress and gives it a modern touch. The colour of this on the telly was a red, but I think it may have actually been tangerine, and it looked to die for with her colouring, so bravo Ms Goodwin! 
9) Glenn Close looks amazing in this black and nude mermaid gown, with Fred Leighton jewels. If there are two women in the over 50's age group I go to for prefect red carpet glamour, it's Helen Mirren, and this lady. What is so perfect about this dress is how beautifully it flatters her curves, and hides areas that time may have not been so kind to, such as the upper arms and lower legs. The pattern created by the lace on the overlay is also wonderfully flattering, and edgy, solidifying Glenn's hold to the claim of the power matriarch of prime time drama. Another great trick here is the sleeve length. By ending the sleeve at the waist, it draws attention to the smallest part of her torso, slimming her instantly. This style would suit almost all shapes, in the right fabric and if tailored correctly. 
8) Kat Dennings is a knockout in J. Mendel, and I don't just mean it as in that would happen if her boobs made contact with your face. This is what I was talking about with the empire line. I am obsessed with this look, it is so effortless, and sophisticated, and cool that it just makes me squeal. The burgundy hue is perfect with Kat's colouring, and the bodice cradles her girls perfectly. As she said herself, "no matter what I do, they're there!" so there's no point in hiding them, and busty girls this is the way to do it. Sexy, effortless, chic. This style will suit all body types with the exception of those less blessed in the chest. 
7) Sofia Vergara did not disappoint in a stunning Zuhair Murad creation in dazzling turquoise. This gown perfectly plays up her famous curves and wonderfully compliments her beautiful latin complexion. Sometimes I think this woman can do no wrong, but when you look like that it's probably pretty easy to get it right! I also love the cheeky cut-out at the back but allegedly there was a wardrobe malfunction that exposed that famous tush! Also props for stepping out in a different cut for once instead of the same old shape we have been seeing the last few carpets.
6) Christina Hendricks shows hourglass and big busted girls everywhere how it is done in this Christian Siriano frock. Now it is not easy to dress boobs that big but she manages to do it with class and a whole lot of va-va-voom. The important thing when you are blessed with those beautiful bazongas, is to nip in the waist to make sure you keep your shape and this dress does it perfectly. The neutral champagne silver colour also works wonderfully with her beautiful red locks, and the red lip and minimal eye make-up screams 1950s glam and I love it. Curvy girls take note, it is easy to tip the scales from sexy to slutty with a frame like this, so keep your eyes on Ms Hendricks for style tips because she walks that fine line effortlessly. Another thing I love about this is that she looks 6 feet tall when she's actually only 5'3" like me, confidence and the right look can make all the difference!
5) Zooey Deschanel looks just like a princess in this custom Reem Acra gown. The blue compliments those gorgeous eyes perfectly, the shape is perfect, the hair, the amount of cleavage, the red lip, everything! Zooey commented that she wanted to look like a princess and she hit the nail right on the head! This look exudes femininity, charm, and grace.
4) Padma Lakshmi stole everyone's eyes in a stunning creation by Monique Lhullier in tangerine. This colour perfeclty compliments her skin tone, and shows off her rocking body. She also does colour perfectly, remembering to let the colour do the work and keep the accessories to a minimum. Over accessorising in bold colours like this can make you look like a bright hot mess, but Padma has nailed it.
3) Lucy Liu is ready to charge into fashion warfare in this metal - yes metal! - Versace frock. The design work and structure in this dress is just flawless, the lines, and shapes created by the placement of the mixed metals flatters Lucy's petite skittle frame amazingly. This would also look great on column shape girls, as well as bricks, and cornets, as it adds shape and curves where you don't have them. Once again here the styling is also A+ and she has kept the accessories to a minimum letting this dazzling dress do all the work. Even the hair here is kept sleek and simple so as not to take away from the dress. My favourite thing about this look is how it brings the sexy that Versace is so famous for, ramps it up with the metal to give it a modern edge, but still keeps it classy. It is easy to try to be edgy and sexy and end up looking like you've just taken the Courtney Love exit off the fashion M1!
2) Julie Bowen bought her A game big time stepping out in a lime Monique Lhullier that had everyone's heads turning. She channels her inner California girl, and for anyone who is wondering - this is how you do neon! We usually see Julie in black or dark colours so this is such a huge departure from her regular comfort zone, and to do it so well deserves serious kudos! The trumpet shape of this gown balances out her athletic cornet shape, and gives the illusion of curves. You guess it again, minimal accessories to go with the bold colour, and the only critique I can give is I wish the hair was pulled back better maybe into a messy pony, but really it's no biggie! And thank god she stepped up to the plate because an Emmy was in her stars Sunday night and she looked fabulous accepting it!
1) Julianne Hough stunned, shone, sparkled, possibly even levitated, in this one of a kind couture number by Georges Hobieka. This is the best she has ever looked, and I love the way she has taken old Hollywood and made it new. The silhouette, the hair, and the makeup here is all classic and timeless and very golden age of cinema, but the colour, the minimal accessories, and the textures, are very much 21st Century. This dress literally radiated happiness on film and all I can say is Ryan Seacrest is a very lucky man! Home run just absolute perfection.
Honourable mentions: Heidi Klum, Ariel Winter, Guliana Rancic, Jim Parsons, Max Greenfield, January Jones, Leslie Mann, Tina Fey, Sarah Hyland, Emily Van Kamp, Kerry Washington, Melissa McCarthy, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Nicole Kidman, Jon Hamm, Aaron Paul, Brooke Burke, Michelle Fairley, and Jane Levy.
Okay, now the list you have really been hanging out for, the worst of the worst, the fasholes of the Emmys 2012. Like I said, it was actually really hard for me to come up with 10 bad looks this year which exites me so much for what we're going to see come February, but I promised 10! Lets see who needs to say their hail Mary's to atone for their red carpet fashion sins!
10) Emilia Clarke in Chanel Resort 2013. Now, this dress isn't actually bad in itself, but darling you are on this list because you could have done better. You are 25 years old! This is a dress I would expect from Ariel Winter, someone 10 years your junior. Not only that but you are 5'3" like me, this makes you look like a child because that skirt is wearing you. At the risk of sounding like your character's pervy brother, you have a woman's body so show it off! This ensemble is cute on you, I love the nude pump to elongate the leg where the skirt opens up, and it's theoretically sound enough, it's very hot this season, but I don't want any more of this playing it safe nonsense!
9) Julianne Moore in Dior Couture. The 1900s called and told you to show a little skin woman! this is just too much yellow, too much fabric, just too much! The neckline is too high, the hair is boring and half-arsed, I can see your bra though the fabric, the skirt isn't flaring from the waist where it should, it's too low, and worst of all it makes you look older than you are! This wouldn't be half as bad if it had a lower neckline, or a black statement necklace to draw the neckline down, or you know, if you picked something completely different. No, no, no! However, well done on the make up and of course taking home the Emmy!
8) Julianna Margulies in Giambatista Vali Couture. Did you skin your grandmother's couch, steal her curtains, and and make a dress out of them or something? This is awful! The silhouette is nice, but the fabric is just vomit worthy - and get your hands out of the pockets! I love a dress with pockets but for god's sake you're a grown woman and you're on the red carpet! This dress in this fabric is far to mature for you, give it back to great-gran!
7) Lena Dunham in Prada. Talk about going the whole granny! Lena you are a bigger girl, do not drown yourself in all of this bulky fabric! The sleeve is also ending at the widest part of your bust making your chest look far broader than it needs to, and the neckline could do with being a little lower. I've said it before, and I'll say it again, if you have big boobs, or a broad chest do not swamp it all in fabric because it will make it look bigger! The waist is also way too high making it look like she has stilts on under there somewhere, and making her torso look cartoonishly short. The only redeeming thing about this dress is the colour...maybe...probably not. The makeup however, is amazing with those beautifully shaped eyes.
6) Mayra Veronica in what I suspect to have actually come from a costume shop. This is how NOT to do old Hollywood! Once again big boobs smothered in fabric and an unflattering neckline - sweetheart, it's called the sweetheart neckline! Then there's the matter of the gloves...I have nothing to say about those apart from a look of disdain. It's all so matchy matchy and cliche and to be honest cheap looking! This needed to have a sweetheart neckline, and be a pencil skirt cut off just below the knee with a great pop of colour shoe and a soft, sultry, and wavy hairstyle - oh and NO GLOVES!
5) Lena Headey in Armani Prive. Lena, halloween is next month! My gosh Morticia! This is just...you have a wonderful body, beautiful hair, and yes I get it you have the whole goth chick thing going on, but please there is nothing flattering about this outfit! Possibly if you were to lose the bat cape and wear your hair loose maybe but and it's a very shaky maybe. On top of all of that, this dress is too old for you! Go give it to Shirley McClaine or Betty White! This is the perfect example of the kind of thing that works on the runway and nowhere else.
4) Ashley Judd in Carolina Herrera. This just screams prom cliche on steroids! The ridiculous hair, the taffeta, the weird brooch, the oversized bow at the back, and not to mention the lack lustre tailoring make this a big thumbs down, girl! The colour is very flattering on your skin tone but that is the only good thing about this dress! Take it back to the under $100 rack at the prom shop where it belongs!
3) Portia de Rossi in the world's most hideous jumpsuit. Portia darling just because you're a super hot lesbian does not mean you have to wear pants! Ellen has that covered! This is just...it's almost like a bad 70s throwback! The trouser is too short, the shoes are wrong, the bra is crap, the sleeves are wrong, the pleating at the waist makes you look like you have a baby bump, and the hair is just...no! This makes you look years older, like maybe you may have remembered the 70s even! You are a gorgeous woman, this is so awful! No! No! No!
2) Tawny Kitaen in the dress that needs to be killed with fire. I actually don't think there is anything to say here. Trashy, cheap, 80s-esque, awful! A blind man on a galloping horse would even vomit at the sight of this monstrosity!
Now what could be worse than that you say? Drumroll please!
1) Christine Baranski in a dress that shows she has some serious lady balls. I just want to say I love that you had the guts to wear this and show off those hot pins, but it really is too young for you. Not to mention it gives you no shape because the tailoring is just appalling, the neckline is far too high, the sleeves are too long, and its just...not right! You should know better! It was also not really appropriate for the event, maybe for the kid's choice awards, or an MTV red carpet...or you know, karaoke at home. Christine I love you but please, no more mutton dressed as poorly tailored, sequinned, lamb!
Dishonourable mentions: Kristen Wiig, Matthew Perry, Jenna Malone, Amy Poehler, Michelle Dockery, Elizabeth Moss, Jessica Lange, Kate Mara, Zosia Mamet, and Kaley Cuoco
So there you have it! My take on the 64th Annual Prime Time Emmy Awards fashion, I hope you all enjoyed it. Let me know what you think, do you agree, disagree, I'd love to hear your thoughts!
Next week for the Sunday 10: my top 10 favourite wardrobe must haves
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