Matt Bomer in Tom Ford
K: Hit. Matt looks like his typical dashing self. No lapels seems to be a trend with the men this season, and Bomer looks as sharp as a razor.
M: Hit. He looks good, but most men do in a black/white tuxedo and bowtie. I can’t fault it, but I will quickly forget it.
Jessica Paré in Lanvin
K: Hit. I absolutely love this old-school glamour she has going on. This might top my list. The beaded bodice and amazing and rest of the draped dress is just suburb. The necklace adds another something extra – interesting design that doesn’t overwhelm or take away from the overall look.
M: Hit. This is a fascinating modern twist on the Little Black Dress. I love this silhouette and she certainly stood out. That said, I would have like it more without the unforgiving, square neckline – it needed something softer the balance the draped skirt.
Lena Headey in Rubin Singer
K: Miss. So, it might just be unfortunate timing, but they showed Lena right after Jessica Pare and I’m really sorry to say she just doesn’t compare. The dress is kind of dull and there’s nothing extremely spectacular about the look.
M: Hit. There is something a bit punk rock about this asymmetrical gown and her dark, messy hair. She kept everything else simple, and it worked. This was fun and modern, and a little cheeky – which coincidentally is exactly what I imagine Lena Headey would be like.
January Jones in Prabal Gurung
K: Hit. I love the way the light hits this gown. It is just subtle enough to make you think the dress is really two different colors, when really it’s just within the fine detail of the threading.
M: Hit. This might have taken out the top spot on my list, if I wasn’t so desensitised to January Jones looking impeccable. The colour and cut are stunning, and I like that the slightly lifted hem gives us a glimpse of those fabulous shoes.
Seth Meyers in Valentino, wife Alexi Ashe in J. Mendel
K: Hit. I’m not quite sure what color Alexi’s dress can be called – it’s neither teal, nor turquoise, but it’s still gorgeous all the same. They played it safe on the red carpet (McConaughey and wife, they are not) but c’mon – you’ve gotta love these two.
M: Hit. Neither of them are the most interestingly dressed on the red carpet, but they look good individually, and adorable together.
Kerry Washington in Prada
K: Hit. This was a risk. This was a risk that completely paid off. It could have been a disaster as everything about it is difficult, the color is a harsh orange and the beading is interesting, but it works. Also, she just had a baby four months ago.
M: Hit. As far as I am concerned (and as a new member of the Olivia Pope fanclub), Kerry Washington can wear anything and look amazing. That said, I do especially appreciate her bold colour choice and the playful beading, but I also have a feeling that had anyone else worn this, I would have hated it.
Sofia Vergara in Roberto Cavalli
K: Hit. She’s not wearing her typical mermaid dress, but its more of a structured cut-out that still looks like a knock-out.
M: Hit. What can I say about Sofia Vergara? She always looks good, but she always looks a little bland. She knows what silhouettes suit her, and she just rotates through them in a variety of colours. Nothing wrong with it, but nothing to get excited about.
Claire Danes in Givenchy
K: Hit. I liked her dress because it’s not too much. It’s sleeveless, which really balances that ginormous collar of jewel-encrusted bows.
M: Hit. I love the colour and the matching lip, but I could have done without the tinsel-looking jewel colour. All that’s missing is the perfect accessory in the dashing Hugh Dancy.
Lucy Liu in Zac Posen
K: Miss. I think the blush dress is just too thin. It looks like an undergarment to her real dress. Zac Posen said he wanted simple and elegant for the women he dressed this year, but this might have been taking it too far.
M: Miss. I loved everything about this. Then I saw the closeup of the top and noticed those cups, which ruined the entire thing for me. The delicacy and subtlety of the dress is undermined by what comes across as lazy craftsmanship, or a bizarre modesty panel.
Allison Janney in Nicolas Jebran
K: Miss. This pink velvet dress is hard for anyone to pull off. In my opinion, it was striving to be a more demure version of a little girl’s dress. But it’s Allison Janney. She could wear a trash bag and make it work.
M: Miss. It breaks my heart to say it, because I adore Allison Janney, but this just does not work. Friends tell friends when they look like they have draped a velvet curtain around themselves in order to attend a college toga party. Allison, don’t hate me.
Amy Poehler in Theia
K: Hit. This could have made her look like a spaceship, but it was crafted just so that it errs more on the side of the kick-ass woman that she is, rather than a passenger on an alien space craft.
M: Hit. After the Allison Janney heartbreak, I am relieved to see that the other love of my life hit it out of the park. Amy Poehler’s red carpet looks are consistently stunning without being boring. This is one of my favourites.
Julia Roberts in Elie Sabb
K: Hit. I adore this dress. If this was full-length, I probably would have hated it. Julia Roberts knows her fashion sense so well, she was one of the last to walk the red carpet, and she owned it.
M: Miss. This outfit looks like Julia Roberts forgot that she was attending the Emmys, and threw on whatever she could find in her closet. I wouldn’t like the dress even if she wore it out to lunch, but it’s definitely not red carpet appropriate.
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