With ratings being at an all time low for many award shows, this year’s Emmy’s brought back the glory of Hollywood and a deeper appreciation for great television and its stars that make the shows we love and the ones we definitely cannot live without! Although the awards, the performances, skits and jokes are all the rage, I of course cannot deny that my eyes search the screen for who is wearing what!

Almost challenging the awe of Oscar fashion, this year’s Emmy fashion favorites gave me an appreciation for simplicity and color just in time as New York Fashion Week has ended and the barrage of photographs and runway fashion will now flourish into our stores and into our closets.

Jumping right into the action is the lovely Kate Winslet who I swear does not ever age. I don’t know how they do it! Kate wore a gorgeous red women’s evening dress by one of my favorite designers Elie Saab. Most women’s dresses these days are very provocative and even the most elegant of women’s fashion clothing seems to bare more skin than ever before. We can thank Kate for keeping things classy on the red carpet (that really matches the color of her gown).

The most important part of any women’s dress has to be the cut. Even if the design, pattern and colors are vibrant, if the cut doesn’t accentuate what needs to be, it can be one of the greatest tragedies of women’s fashion clothing. Thank goodness Kate knows what she’s doing. Her simple design hugs her upper body like a mold and has a low v-neck allowing for some skin, but not too much. Even wearing a sleeved dress, whether it’s shoulder capped or long sleeved shows elegance in a women’s evening dress.

My other favorite women’s dress has to be worn by Vampire Diary’s Nina Dobrev. Although I didn’t mean to highlight the ruby red gowns of the evening, we have to give credit where credit is due. And we cannot deny the crunchy sweetness of Nina’s custom made Donna Karan gown with a train and bodice that makes us all wish we had a legitimate reason (or maybe not so legitimate) to squeeze into this gorgeous gown for a night out with celebrities.

But the hats all go off to Sofia Vergara in a coral custom Vera Wang women’s evening dress that almost made her unrecognizable! With emerald earrings to contrast against the tropical shade that really did its job in keeping Sofia’s shapely body nice and tight, this gown is gorgeous for many reasons, but moreso because of the lovely actress wearing it! So here we have it! Our 3 favorite gowns of the evening to some of Hollywood’s favorite leading ladies and some of our new stars on the horizon. Keep the haute fashion coming!

By: Jessica Lee