High-Impact Sparkle Is Trending at the Emmy Awards

By Alison Syrett Cleary
Sep 18, 2016 @ 11:00 pm
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Although sparkle and shine is a key component of any award show red carpet—just think about all those rented diamonds—there was even more than usual at tonight’s event. Head-to-toe embellishment was a huge trend of the evening, from metallic paillettes (both Laverne Cox and Claire Danes went for gold, while Robin Wright shimmered in silver), to peachy-tan sequins (we’re looking at you Emilia Clarke), to light-catching white beads (as seen on Heidi Klum).

Keep scrolling to see who did the look best.

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Claire Danes

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Claire Danes in Schiaparelli with Forevermark diamonds.

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Robin Wright

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Emilia Clarke

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Emilia Clarke in Atelier Versace.

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Laverne Cox

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Laverne Cox in Naeem Kahn.

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Heidi Klum

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Heidi Klum in Michael Kors Collection.

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Shiri Appleby

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Shiri Appleby in Diane von Furstenberg.

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Sarah Paulson

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Sarah Paulson in Prada.

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America Ferrera

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America Ferrera in Jenny Packham.

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