Kerry Washington in Vivienne Westwood at the Emmys: amazing or overdone?


Kerry Washington was one of the best dressed at the Emmy’s last night in an incredible slightly draped sequin Vivienne Westwood. I loved the shape of this gown and how flattering and even slightly demure it looked. Her hair and makeup were perfection, but on camera especially her face looked a little supernatural to me, to put it nicely. She was too toxed, and when she talked to Giuliana Rancic on the red carpet I really noticed how odd she looked. Maybe it will settle. Either way she was gorgeous.

Kate Mara of “American Horror Story” also went with the silver and gunmetal trend that we saw last night. (We’ll be including other actresses in the color throughout our fashion posts.) Unlike Kerry, Kate’s Badgley Mischka dress wasn’t a solid hit. I found it somewhat fussy with the silver floral design and the little petal-like attachments. It was pretty and feminine, though, and her makeup and hair looked almost elfin with the dress. You can see what her stylist was going for.

Kate’s costar Jessica Lange won best supporting actress for her portrayal of Constance on AHS. I enjoyed Lange’s acceptance speech and got the impression that she’s a seasoned professional. She just seems so together and comfortable with the business. This is her second award for AHS, she previously won a SAG for best actress. It was also her second Emmy, she won an earlier Emmy in 2009 for Grey Gardens. As for her orange, loose draped gown I liked it. It wasn’t fabulous, but she was. I liked her gold accessories too.

Moving on to actresses from one of my favorite shows, “Breaking Bad,” we have Anna Gunn in a complicated red dress with layers of asymmetric fabric. The dress is ok, there’s too much going on with it but I do like the modern neckline and fit. It’s Anna’s styling that falls flat here. Her hairstylist slicked back her hair while trying to leave it full-looking, and her makeup artist went for a nude look that needs more color. With different hair and makeup she would have looked as striking as she does on the show. Anna was nominated for supporting actress in a drama, which went to Maggie Smith for “Downton Abbey.” I hope Anna wins next year, she’s so talented.

Betsy Brandt of “Breaking Bad” also suffered, more visibly so, from bad styling. She didn’t even have a nice dress to fall back on. That thing looks straight out of the 80s. I’ll say something nice – I love that she wore a purple dress, since her character on BB, Marie, also loves purple. You see it in her home on the show and in the clothes Marie wears. Betsy looks like she had the same hairdresser as Ashley Judd and the same makeup artist as Connie Britton.

I’m including Aaron Paul in there with his fiance, Lauren Parsekian. Aaron won best supporting actor for the second time for BB. He was so excited and surprised, and he’s so obviously in love with Lauren. He thanked her profusely at the end of his speech and I think she mouthed “I love you.” These two were super cute together.

Also Bryan Cranston and RJ Mitte of BB. Cranston needs more facial hair. He is not doing it for me here, which is weird because I even get hot for Mr. White. Should I be ashamed of that? Oh I should mention the silly Breaking Bad Andy Griffith Show mashup segment at the Emmys. It was funny at first, but ended up seeming a little dumb and dull, which is how I found most of the skits at the Emmys. Maybe I was just jaded because I was up late.

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  1. Marianne says:

    The top part of Kerry’s dress is a little too droopy. But overall, I really like it. Jessica Lange’s dress is too simple for my liking. And I really like Kate’s dress.

  2. Tiffany27 says:

    Kerry is flawless, Kate Mara and Jessica Lange still scare me from AHS, and YAY for Jesse!!!

  3. Eve says:

    I think Bryan Cranston looks incredibly hot here.

  4. Christina says:

    Kerry is gorgeous as usual. I don’t really like that dress, but it does look good on her. Kate Mara looks nice, but I agree about the dress being fussy. Jessica Lange looks cool and simple, I like it, she is classy. The chicks from Breaking Bad both look really bad..

  5. MonicaQ says:

    Betsy Brandt made me almost think she was Adam Lambert in the face shot as I scrolled. Just her make up was a bit…heavy?

  6. KellyinSeattle says:

    Kerry looks lovely, but slightly uncomfortable (but not in a botox, scared way)..to me, Kate’s dress looks like a metallic thing with a bunch of change stuck to it. The blue dress, I thought was a pantsuit at first. Team Jessica! The older guy is so handsome; the younger one standing w/ him looks like Ashton Kutcher.

  7. marie says:

    Kerry is so pretty, makes me kinda sad if she jacks with her face.

    I like Kate’s dress but not her hair.

    And Jessica Lange looks fantastic to me.

    • The Original Tiffany says:

      Jessica Lange is how you SHOULD age. She’s still gorgeous and beautiful and has natural wrinkles and is all the more gorgeous for it. Her arms? They look her age. My God, they can’t look perfect forever! Did she have a facelift? Why? I do know see she has the telltale attached earlobe. Does anyone age normally in the business? Anyone? Crickets?

      I love BB, yay for Jesse, I mean Aaron. He is fantastic on the show.

      • LAK says:

        Jessica Lange had a full face lift in mid-00s. I remember it caused such a scandal because for a while there she was almost wildensteineque Kat Face and articles were written in the why? Vein.It wasn’t a good look, but her face appears to be more naturally relaxed these days. It’s not one of those surgery rumours where someone has lost weight or uses better/different make-up and people insist it must be surgical but they aren’t sure. She ruined her original face. Google it to see. She should have gone to Jane Fonda’s surgeon. THAT’s how one has a face lift.

        Every time I see her now, I always wonder what she would look like if she hadn’t succumbed. It’s sad.

      • The Original Tiffany says:

        I must have missed that whole thing. At least she has normal wrinkles and crinkles now.

        PS-I cried when my mom had a facelift, it was done well, but she won’t ever be as beautiful to me.

  8. Mrs. Ari Gold says:

    Jessica’s speech was fabulous. So happy to see her looking and sounding so good after her divorce with Sam Shepard. Her bad facelift has finally settled. I feel really badly for her that she got bad work because she resisted plastic surgery for so long and always said how much she would never get it. She’s the type that probably never even wore make-up. But her arms! I know they are in great shape but…

    I can’t stand Anna Gunn. I’m relieved she didn’t win. Thanks for posting the Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston pictures! Made my day. I love Aaron and his fiancee too! They kill me. I love what he said about her in his speech.

    • MorticiansDoItDeader says:

      I don’t see any indications of a facelift and I think she looks lovely.

      • LAK says:

        You should google. It was such a scandal what they did to her face. She was aging so beautifully too. It was quite the scandal.

  9. stellalovejoydiver says:

    I love Kerry Washington´s dress. Kate Mara´s dress is a little bit too fairy for my taste, also you would never guess her and Rooney are sisters, they look so different. I really like Betsy Brandt´s dress.
    Also how adorable is Aaron Paul, and his fiance is gorgeous.

  10. TG says:

    I thought Kerry Washington was lovely last night and so cute when she was talking on the red carpet. I feel like I know who she is but I can’t think of anything I have seen her in but I am now a new fan of hers.

    Did anyone notice that Guiliana Rancic seems to have overdone it on the thin department? Maybe it is just the stress/excitement of having a new baby but I feel like some celebs have to get even skinnier when they become a mom to prove to the world they aren’t old and frumpy. I always like a long lean look, but this time it had gone to far for me and I was grossed out by her. I wonder how superficial the man in her life must be to encourage that behavior in her.

  11. Madhubala says:

    Kerry looked really great. Simple but so sophisticated. I like Kate Mara but I’m not feeling her dress here. And Aaron Paul is such a cutie.

  12. Me2 says:

    Kate Mara’s dress is stunning — lovely head to toe.

  13. Jess says:

    I usually think Kerry is one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood but I hated her hair and makeup last night. I thought her head looked almost alien-like and her face unattractive – too much make-up, and not enough hair around her face with that dress.

  14. Khalesi says:

    Kerry looks awful — bobble-headed, botoxed — would have like the dress much more on someone else

    • emmieapricot says:

      Agree about Kerry — bobble-headed and too much botox. The dress is ok. Would have looked better on someone taller.

  15. Bluedog says:

    You are NOT wrong for getting hot for Mr. White; Heisenberg does it for me!

  16. Bx says:

    I don’t think Kerry is toxed. Her face has always looks immobile, but she carried it better because she had a little more fat on her. She’s lost way too much weight.

  17. Nibbi says:

    i think Kerry is beyond gorgeous and it says a lot that she held her own in ‘Mr and Mrs Smith’ next to Angelina. That said, she too is getting too damn skinny and it’s a bummer.

  18. kaligula says:

    Kerry to me is a goddess. Brown-skinned women are always the most beautiful in my eyes. The dress is gorgeous. She should have just worn her hair natural, would have looked unforgettable with a mini curly stylized afro.

    Everyone else I’m just like… “Eh.”

    Well, except for Jessica Lange. She’s a goddess, too.

  19. Redheadwriter says:

    Love me some Aaron Paul.

  20. Shelly says:

    Bryan always looks so weird to me when I see him out of Walter White character. I love that Betsy wore PURPLE! Too funny. I have nothing nice to say about Kerry, because I honestly seriously dislike her.

  21. dcypher1 says:

    B. Cranston es muy caliente.

  22. mln89 says:

    kerry looks fantastic, the makeup and the dress look gorgeous on her. i think kate mara looks unattractive, as usual. her hair doesn’t even look like it was done. jessica lange looks like she’s aging gracefully. i’m not too familiar with aaron paul, but he and his girlfriend look adorable and in love.

  23. Stacie says:

    I loved Kerry’s dress one of the Best dresses of the night for me . Can’t wait until Thursday night – Scandal’s finally back ! Love her ! 🙂

  24. Patrice says:

    I can’t even say how much I’m LOVING Kerry (and the rest of the cast for that matter) on Scandal 😀 That really seems like the little show that could to me and I was so delighted when ABC renewed it for a second season! It would have been a travesty for them not to.

    As for Kerry the woman, I think that she’s lost waaaay too much weight over the past couple of years (she’s admitted in magazines that she took up multiple pilates sessions a week and has drastically restricted her diet) and I think it shows, but not in a good way. Her neck looks strained and she’s starting to have that Lollipop Head look that so many women in Hollywood seem to idolize.

    With all that being said, I agree that that dress is GORGE and Kerry is working the hell out of it! I kind of like Kate Mara’s too but that’s probably only because I lover her crazy *ss character on American Horror Story so much 🙂

  25. chalkdustgirl says:

    Wow. If Kerry Washington is botoxing…I need an entire face and body makeover! She is by far on the top of my most gorgeous women in Hollywood, and to hear that she’s possibly doing ‘tox to that face is surprising. Is Hollywood so distorted that someone who looks like HER thinks they needs to improve their looks?

    Oh and I do think she’s way too thin. Eat a hamburger (or two)…

  26. B says:

    I really wanted Anna Gunn to win! Hopefully she’ll win next year. She’s been awesome in the last couple of seasons. Her dress was okay.

    Betsy Brandt looks surprisingly not great. She’s a really gorgeous lady.

    I absolutely adore Aaron Paul and was thrilled that he won. He seems so gracious and humble, and he’s totally adorable with his fiancee.

    I know that Bryan Cranston has won three times already, but I was still disappointed that he lost!

    Everything about Breaking Bad was phenomenal in its fourth season so I was disappointed that it didn’t win more. Oh well! Yay Aaron Paul!

  27. Nina says:

    Jessica looks like hot shit now… love the laid back hair and the modern red dress! But the sunglasses turned her into another person. No lie. Go back to the full body shot and take a look: from some angles it could be DVF.

  28. crtb says:

    Kerry’s overbite really bothers me and can so easily be fixed with invisaline.