Ceremony hostess Jane Lynch showed a preference for purple
Rubenstein said all the best gowns were sleek, formfitting ones. “Virtually every single woman who looked good wore a body-conscious dress,” he said, ticking off favourites Winslet, Vergara and Julianne Hough in a champagne and light pink, duchess satin strapless gown by Carolina Herrera. Moss hit a personal best as did Julie Bowen in a beaded, silver lame Oscar de la Renta with a plunging neckline, he said, and the surprise was Kristen Wiig, whose deep V-neck copper gown was courtesy of Zac Posen.
“The man makes an amazing gown,” Wiig said on the carpet. “I love the cut. It’s comfortable and it’s different. “Some stars have been thinking about their outfits for weeks. Sarah Hyland collaborated with Christian Siriano to create her one-shoulder, coral-coloured gown with a jeweled waistband. Heidi Klum trusted Siriano, a Project Runway alum, to come up with her mushroom-coloured strapless gown with a pouffy, asymmetrical hemline.
“I love him. He’s just a wonderful person. . . . I like to give my designers some props,” said Klum, of her “flirty” dress. “It has an old-fashioned feel but it’s glamorous.”Zooey Deschanel did a little prom-queen turn in a pink strapless gown with a dropped waist and red ribbon belt.Minka Kelly, one of those new Charlie’s Angels, is a red-carpet up-and-comer — and that meant she got to wear a navy blue-and-black gown with long lace sleeves and a lace inset at the waist by Dior. Rachael Taylor wore a light pink-and-silver beaded column dress by Armani, and Annie Ilonzeh had on a draped, wine-coloured strapless goddess gown by Romona Keveza.
Ceremony hostess Jane Lynch showed a preference for purple — sporting at least three gowns in that shade by David Meister.A handful of stars did the black thing, with Kaley Cuoco in a one-shoulder gown by Keveza, and Tina Fey in a wool-jersey gown with cap sleeves and an open neck from Tadashi Shoji.Evan Rachel Woods did black, choosing an all-over beaded boat neck by Elie Saab. Her big bling came from her cuff bracelet, created for her by Fred Leighton, using a 19th-century diamond bow brooch.Cat Deeley, wearing a metallic strapless Monique Lhuillier gown, wasn’t all that eager to give back her $1.4 million in Bulgari jewels.