Emmy Awards '06: Best and Worst Dressed

Even though Sunday night's Emmy telecast proved to be a snorefest minus some very deserved wins, the fashion was, as always, something to talk about.  There were a few hits, and, of course, quite a few misses.  Okay... a lot of misses. 

Worst Dressed

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Dear Jesus.  This debacle is almost as bad Reese Witherspoon's hopeless Oscar dress.  One of those ghosts should have whispered to Jennifer Love Hewitt that less is more.  Not even Cher would look twice at this shit. This looks like something that, at one point, was actually a decent dress, and then they turned it over to a new employee at Michael's Arts and Crafts. The hair's pretty decent, though – kind of old-school Hollywood.  Reminds me of Katharine McPhee's Big Sexy campaign.

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Mariska, girl, I love you.  And I'm so glad you finally won that Emmy you've long deserved – even more glad you look so stunning after just giving birth.  But this dress looks like a pack of rose bushes attacked you and slit your dress right up the middle.  I know vertical lines are slimming, but next time, go for stripes.

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What's with all these talented women pulling off fashion no-nos this year (mind you, I'm not referring to Hewitt)?  Kyra Sedgwick (or as some know her, Mrs. Kevin Bacon) was the only other woman worthy of taking the Emmy trophy for Lead Actress in a Drama if it weren't Hargitay, but this sack of curtains savagely mauled with garden shears probably made the academy go back and change the name in the envelope.  he dress wouldn't have been so bad were it not for that huge circular thing right under her left hip.  It looks like a prop from The Big Comfy Couch.

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What..the hell?  I could swear I've seen that print on one of my aunt's walls.  It doesn't surprise me that loopy Paula Abdul would show up to the Emmys in true drunken and heavily medicated fashion with a horrid excuse for a gown, but lord, woman, being 50 doesn't mean you have to dress like Betty White's bed sheets. 

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Let's not get started on how disgusting it is that Sandra Oh was passed over for the snoozer Blythe Danner.  But considering the Grey's Anatomy star's choice of outfit, I'm inclined to forgive.  The bottom half of the dress is actually halfway decent – it's very haute couture.  But the top half is what does it in – it turns into some kind of Hallmark frill-fest.  And, of course, Sandra has to make it even worse with the overdone jewelry she bought from the street vendors in the East Village.  Side note: People who have big foreheads should not wear their hair back.  Just ask Toni Collette – she knows why nobody went to see In Her Shoes.

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  • 1 - Mike Wyldegod

    Aug 31, 2006 at 2:15 pm

    You're an idiot. Saying that Love is the worst dressed is purely useless and intended only to mock and demean someone you obviously don't like. She's one of the few that looked comfortable, seemed to be enjoying herself and not there for a complete ego stroke and above all else, she now has an absolutely stunning figure and looks more like a woman than any of the other women there. I'm going to go with Whiny Little Fag/Bitch Syndrome on this one and not give you the benefit of the doubt. Picking Lilly's figureless purple concoction or Messing's Layered whatever you call that upside down wedding cake over Love is just ignorance. Complete and utter ignorance. You really should have your head examined.

  • 2 - Julia

    Aug 31, 2006 at 3:27 pm

    Apparently Mike missed the big bold red letters that read "Personal attacks are not allowed".

  • 3 - larry

    Sep 02, 2006 at 10:57 pm

    i agree with the comment abo
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    i agree with post about the personal attacks. its the emmys for petes sake. par of he fun is the red carpet. as in who are you wearing and dissing the dresses.its entertaim ,bub







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