IN PICS | Best and worst dressed stars at the 2021 Emmy Awards

Here's which celebs' fashion choices turned heads for all the right — and wrong — reasons

20 September 2021 - 20:19 By Ricci-Lee Kalish

There is something so wonderfully disco-esque about this one-shouldered red Valentino number. It’s sexy without being too sexy, classic without being boring, and fun without being tasteless.

The ‘70s vibes of the shimmery, draped design and the actress’s glorious afro led many to draw comparisons between her and her equally famous mom, singer Diana Ross.

When it came to styling, Ellis Ross once again proved that simplicity is the ultimate in sophistication, opting for a couple of statement jewels that allowed her dress to do most of the talking.

MICHAELA COEL

Michaela Coel made history as the first black woman to win an Outstanding Writing Emmy for I May Destroy You, the limited series in which she also stars.

She was also a winner on the red carpet where she turned heads in a Christopher John Rogers two-piece in a shade of neon yellow few others could pull off.

It's not often an outfit can be described as both sleek and larger than life but the combination of her fitted ankle-length skirt and flirty bandeau-style top, which was tied at the back in giant bow, was exactly that.

WORST DRESSED

KATE WINSLET

They say “you can never go wrong with a black dress”, and this is true — unless you happen to be one of the biggest celebrities in the world and are up for one of the biggest prizes at the Emmys.

While Kate Winslet clinched the Outstanding Lead Actress statuette for her role in the limited series, Mare of Easttown, she’s unlikely to get any awards for this outfit.

There’s nothing particularly bad about this dress, but there’s also nothing particularly good about it either — it strays into realm of blandness and boredom. It’s the sort of dress you’d expect your friend’s mom to wear to wedding - not for a Hollywood superstar to wear to an awards show.

KATHERINE HAHN

Comedian Katherine Hahn’s Emmys outfit sadly had us laughing (nervously) at her and not with her.

We can get over that it’s a boring black strapless jumpsuit. We can even get over that it doesn’t fit her like a glove. But what we can’t get over is that large belt. The chunky accessory is giving us traumatic flashbacks from our teen years — please tell us this isn’t a warning sign that early 2000s fashion will be rearing its ugly head again?

Please would someone also give the WandaVision actress a comb. We’re all for “bed head” hair but this style just looks like pure laziness. A sharp and sleek ponytail with big dramatic earrings may have saved this look — or at least made it less problematic.

A hint of red lipstick would have helped matters too.

IN PICS | Best and worst dressed stars at the 2021 Emmy Awards

Here's which celebs' fashion choices turned heads for all the right — and wrong — reasons

BEST DRESSED

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