Emmys 2012: Red Carpet Style

Heidi Klum, Emily VanCamp, Jessica Paré, Sofia Vergara, Julie Bowen, Kerry Washington, Christina Hendricks, and more red carpet highlights

By Bronwyn Barnes

Published on September 23, 2012 10:00PM EDT

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Heidi Klum in Alexandre Vauthier

Heidi Klum in Alexandre Vauthier — Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

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Sofia Vergara in Zuhair Murad

Sofia Vergara in Zuhair Murad — Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

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Emily VanCamp in J. Mendel

Emily VanCamp in J. Mendel — Jason Merritt/WireImage

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Jessica Paré in Jason Wu

Jessica Paré in Jason Wu — Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

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Julie Bowen in Monique Lhuillier

Julie Bowen in Monique Lhuillier — Michael Buckner/Getty Images

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Christina Hendricks in Christian Siriano

Bronwyn says: Like the ho-hum beige hue of her gown, I'm neutral about the Mad Men star's look. C- Mike says: I feel for her. — Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

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Kerry Washington in Vivienne Westwood

Bronwyn says: Washington let her dress do all the talking, keeping the accessories simple. I would have liked to see her wear a more dramatic — Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

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Sarah Hyland in Marchesa

Sarah Hyland in Marchesa — Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

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Zooey Deschanel in Reem Acra

Bronwyn says: Deschanel managed to pull off sexy and sweet in this airy gown. And I give her extra points for skipping the quirky nail — Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

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Kristen Wiig

Kristen Wiig — Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

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Nicole Kidman in Antonio Berardi

Nicole Kidman in Antonio Berardi — Michael Buckner/Getty Images

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Tina Fey in Vivienne Westwood

Tina Fey in Vivienne Westwood — Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

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Kaley Cuoco in Angel Sanchez

Kaley Cuoco in Angel Sanchez — Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

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Emilia Clarke in Chanel

Emilia Clarke in Chanel — Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

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Lily Rabe in Tadashi Shoji

Lily Rabe in Tadashi Shoji — Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

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Jane Krakowski in Kaufmanfranco

Jane Krakowski in Kaufmanfranco — Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

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Hannah Simone in Emilio Pucci

Hannah Simone in Emilio Pucci — Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

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Lucy Liu in Versace

Bronwyn says: Right gown, wrong event. Liu's ensemble was too high-fashion for the Emmys. C+ Mike says: See, I like how this Barbarella/robot look mixed — Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

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Julianne Hough in Georges Hobeika Couture

Bronwyn says: Look, it's The Little Mermaid! C Mike says: No denying the girl has a body on her, but there's only about 8 inches — Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images

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Gretchen Mol in vintage Valentino

Gretchen Mol in vintage Valentino — Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

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Jessica Lange in J. Mendel

Jessica Lange in J. Mendel — Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

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Claire Danes in Lanvin

Claire Danes in Lanvin — Jason Merritt/WireImage

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Mindy Kaling

Mindy Kaling — Michael Buckner/Getty Images

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Michelle Dockery

Michelle Dockery — Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images

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Amy Poehler in Stella McCartney

Amy Poehler in Stella McCartney — Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images

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Julianne Moore in Dior

Bronwyn says: I love this gown! No I don't, I hate it! Clearly this is a case of either/or — together, the color and the — Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

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Julianna Margulies in Giambattista Valli Couture

Julianna Margulies in Giambattista Valli Couture — Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

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Leslie Mann in Naeem Khan

Leslie Mann in Naeem Khan — Matt Sayles/Invision/AP

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Melissa McCarthy in Daniella Pearl

Melissa McCarthy in Daniella Pearl — Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images

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Morena Baccarin

Morena Baccarin — Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images

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Cat Deeley in Andrew Gn

Cat Deeley in Andrew Gn — Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

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Kate Mara

Kate Mara — Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

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Melissa Rauch

Melissa Rauch — Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images

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Allison Williams

Allison Williams — Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

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January Jones in Zac Posen

Bronwyn says: January, thank goodness you're back! The Emmys just weren't the same when you didn't show up last year, and though it's no Versace — Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

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Elisabeth Moss in Dolce & Gabbana

Elisabeth Moss in Dolce & Gabbana — Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

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Lena Headey in Armani Privé

Bronwyn says: I see London, I see France...is this from the Armani for Fredrick's of Hollywood collection? D- Mike says: Yikes. It's like Elvira got — Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

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Sarah Paulson in Reem Acra

Sarah Paulson in Reem Acra — Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

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Ashley Judd in Carolina Herrera

Ashley Judd in Carolina Herrera — Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images

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Julia Ormond in Lorena Sarbu

Julia Ormond in Lorena Sarbu — Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

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Lena Dunham in Prada

Lena Dunham in Prada — Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

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Kathy Griffin in Oscar de la Renta

Kathy Griffin in Oscar de la Renta — Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

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Jennifer Westfeldt in J. Mendel

Jennifer Westfeldt in J. Mendel — Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

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Zosia Mamet in Bibhu Mohapatra

Bronwyn says: Want to know what I think about this two-dresses-in-one fashion fail? The look on Mamet's face sums it up perfectly. D Mike says: — Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images

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Hayden Panettiere in Marchesa

Bronwyn says: See Connie Britton . A- Mike says: I kinda wish we could get a better look at the tinfoil dress underneath this blue — Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

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Jena Malone in J. Mendel

Jena Malone in J. Mendel — Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

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Edie Falco

Edie Falco — Jason Merritt/WireImage

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Glenn Close

Glenn Close — Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

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Shannon Woodward in Gabriela Cadena

Shannon Woodward in Gabriela Cadena — Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

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Ginnifer Goodwin in Monique Lhuillier

Ginnifer Goodwin in Monique Lhuillier — Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

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Kat Dennings in J. Mendel

Bronwyn says: Christina Hendricks better watch her back! Or rather, her front. Dennings' J. Mendel gown was the perfect showcase for her ample cleavage. A — Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

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Mayim Bialik in Pamella Roland

Mayim Bialik in Pamella Roland — Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

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Connie Britton in Andrew Gn

Bronwyn says: This metallic gown is gorgeous, but I think Britton would have looked even better in Hayden Panettiere's gown . And vice versa . — Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

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Padma Lakshmi in Monique Lhuillier

Padma Lakshmi in Monique Lhuillier — Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

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Jane Levy in Pamella Roland

Jane Levy in Pamella Roland — Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

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Archie Panjabi in Randi Rahman

Archie Panjabi in Randi Rahman — Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

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Kiernan Shipka in Zac Posen

Kiernan Shipka in Zac Posen — Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

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Ariel Winter in Katharine Kidd

Ariel Winter in Katharine Kidd — Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

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Amanda Peet in Calvin Klein Collection

Amanda Peet in Calvin Klein Collection — Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

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Kelly Osbourne in Zac Posen

Kelly Osbourne in Zac Posen — Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images

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Maria Menounos

Maria Menounos — Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images

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Lindsay Pulsipher

Lindsay Pulsipher — Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

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Anna Chlumsky

Anna Chlumsky — Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

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Lara Spencer

Lara Spencer — Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

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Shaun Robinson

Shaun Robinson — Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

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Giuliana Rancic in Romona Keveza

Giuliana Rancic in Romona Keveza — Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

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Carrie Ann Inaba in Tadashi Shoji

Carrie Ann Inaba in Tadashi Shoji — Jason Merritt/WireImage

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Christine Baranski

Bronwyn says: She's got legs and she knows how to use them! Perhaps this metallic mini is a little too cocktail party casual for such — Jeff Vespa/WireImage

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Brooke Burke Charvet

Brooke Burke Charvet — Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

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Phoebe Price

Phoebe Price — Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

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