{"id":30454,"date":"2015-09-20T22:38:33","date_gmt":"2015-09-21T02:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=30454"},"modified":"2015-09-20T22:38:33","modified_gmt":"2015-09-21T02:38:33","slug":"my-best-dressed-at-the-2015-emmys-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/my-best-dressed-at-the-2015-emmys-is\/","title":{"rendered":"My Best Dressed at the 2015 Emmys Is &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Television folks don&#8217;t do a red carpet the way the music industry does. After all the eye candy at the <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/my-best-dressed-at-the-2015-mtv-vmas-is\/\" target=\"_blank\">MTV Video Music Awards last month<\/a>, the Emmys were a big letdown.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m going to give my coveted <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/category\/best-dressed-wear-what-you-want-award\/\" target=\"_blank\">Best Dressed\/Wear What You Want combo award<\/a> to <em>Scandal<\/em>&#8216;s Kerry Washington, though her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lEch9152uEE\" target=\"_blank\">phresh out the runway<\/a>, chainmail-and-sheer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redcarpet-fashionawards.com\/2015\/09\/21\/kerry-washington-marc-jacobs-2015-emmy-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\">Marc Jacobs dress<\/a> is more beautiful than envelope-pushing. At least the strong shoulders, interesting sleeve length and midi hemline are a refreshing change from the typical strapless or strappy mermaid gown. And, let&#8217;s face it, I would totally wear this. It would really work for a Game of Thrones theme party, right? There&#8217;s a Khaleesi-at-war vibe that I like.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color:#fff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#a7a7a7;font-size:11px;width:100%;max-width:393px;\">\n<div style=\"overflow:hidden;position:relative;height:0;padding:151.145038% 0 0 0;width:100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/489368554?et=bFnvaO_dQhBhaADrUfTCHA&#038;viewMoreLink=on&#038;sig=hVNPn9hpkxm_I7T6SX4dmc6fVqCakGAs6xxR-WIbBU0=&#038;caption=true\" width=\"393\" height=\"594\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"display:inline-block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">\n<div style=\"padding:0;margin:0 0 0 10px;text-align:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/489368554\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\">View image<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\">gettyimages.com<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>First runner-up is the always-eccentric Alan Cumming. Check out the Crocs! They go well with his umbrella.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color:#fff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#a7a7a7;font-size:11px;width:100%;max-width:395px;\">\n<div style=\"overflow:hidden;position:relative;height:0;padding:150.379747% 0 0 0;width:100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/489372592?et=W4tnZUJJQDRXtssaNt5oeA&#038;viewMoreLink=on&#038;sig=TNmq7MF7GYh91hOjXMOsUqAQycLQoGr5KEBYumkCnVw=&#038;caption=true\" width=\"395\" height=\"594\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"display:inline-block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">\n<div style=\"padding:0;margin:0 0 0 10px;text-align:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/489372592\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\">View image<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\">gettyimages.com<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Second runner-up is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redcarpet-fashionawards.com\/2015\/09\/21\/teyonah-parris-francesca-miranda-2015-emmy-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\">Teyonah Parris<\/a> of <em>Mad Men<\/em> for her big, polka-dot ballgown by Francesca Miranda. I&#8217;m always a fan of a dress that encourages the wearer to play with her skirt. A gown like that <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/my-best-dressed-at-the-golden-globes-piper-perabo\/\" target=\"_blank\">inspired me to create my Best Dressed\/Wear What You Want award in the first place<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color:#fff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#a7a7a7;font-size:11px;width:100%;max-width:445px;\">\n<div style=\"overflow:hidden;position:relative;height:0;padding:93.939394% 0 0 0;width:100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/489364004?et=Ei7RVCX-RQZmRsV6Pkso-w&#038;viewMoreLink=on&#038;sig=QStG6OKC_Hqg1x6GmI4SkmdFuNaekDHQNT8_eI1QV1k=\" width=\"445\" height=\"418\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"display:inline-block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">\n<div style=\"padding:0;margin:0 0 0 10px;text-align:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/489364004\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\">View image<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\">gettyimages.com<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Teyonah looks so happy. That Miss America hair though! <\/p>\n<p>I was also intrigued by the one-sleeved sheer Stephane Rolland dress worn by Nazanin Boniadi of <em>Homeland<\/em> &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color:#fff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#a7a7a7;font-size:11px;width:100%;max-width:400px;\">\n<div style=\"overflow:hidden;position:relative;height:0;padding:148.500000% 0 0 0;width:100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/489366360?et=qF2DU7cDQFdhjPynDCXTsg&#038;viewMoreLink=on&#038;sig=6Wy35Q8A3NXngh2Bh6_p3YWqtpbDglwRWfJKCF9hmCo=&#038;caption=true\" width=\"400\" height=\"594\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"display:inline-block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">\n<div style=\"padding:0;margin:0 0 0 10px;text-align:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/489366360\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\">View image<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\">gettyimages.com<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and the sheer dress worn with a lot of attitude by Naomi Grossman of <em>American Horror Story<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color:#fff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#a7a7a7;font-size:11px;width:100%;max-width:395px;\">\n<div style=\"overflow:hidden;position:relative;height:0;padding:150.379747% 0 0 0;width:100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/489393350?et=kZOdcpW6TFd8Qv7kjnNzsg&#038;viewMoreLink=on&#038;sig=0NjkbZJsYmC6kolQ2Suvo6yH4Gbl2P4D1GqXq6LWm50=&#038;caption=true\" width=\"395\" height=\"594\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"display:inline-block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">\n<div style=\"padding:0;margin:0 0 0 10px;text-align:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/489393350\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\">View image<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\">gettyimages.com<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/my-best-dressed-at-the-2015-met-gala-is\/\" target=\"_blank\">bored with the practically naked look<\/a> ever since <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/rihanna-owns-the-cfda-awards-and-instagram\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rihanna made the ultimate naked-dress statement by baring her nipples at the Council of Fashion Designers of America awards last year<\/a>. Every celebrity who has exposed vast amounts of skin post-Rihanna looks like she&#8217;s desperately trying to capture <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/badgalriri\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bad Gal Riri<\/a>&#8216;s sex-ay magic. But Naomi is giving off a more avant-garde vibe, so I approve.<br \/>\n <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Television folks don&#8217;t do a red carpet the way the music industry does. After all the eye candy at the MTV Video Music Awards last month, the Emmys were a big letdown. I&#8217;m going to give my coveted Best Dressed\/Wear What You Want combo award to Scandal&#8216;s Kerry Washington, though her phresh out the runway,&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/my-best-dressed-at-the-2015-emmys-is\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[231,387,645,10,39],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-30454","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-awards","7":"category-awards-shows","8":"category-best-dressed-wear-what-you-want-award","9":"category-celebrities","10":"category-tv","11":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30454"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30454\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30459,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30454\/revisions\/30459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}