The Emmy Pre-Party Circuit

By InStyle.com
Sep 18, 2007 @ 1:33 pm
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The Emmy Pre-Party Circuit
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Eric Dane, Rebecca Gayheart

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Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart steamed up Entertainment Weekly's 5th Annual Emmy celebration at Hollywood's Opera/Crimson. Other hot celebrity couples at the pre-show bash included Heidi Klum and Seal and Jonathan Silverman and Jennifer Finnigan.

-Bronwyn Barnes; With reporting by Shannon Bradley, Rochelle Rose and Angela Salazar

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO SEE THE FASHION AND BEAUTY TRENDS THAT HIT THE 2007 EMMYS RED CARPET.
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Eric Dane and T.R. Knight

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Grey's Anatomy fans at the pre-Emmy parties got a double dose of McSteamy. After hitting the Entertainment Weekly bash, Eric Dane joined co-star T.R. Knight for the Gersh Agency Emmy party at The Terrace at L.A.'S Sunset Tower Hotel. "I'm not really nervous," said Dane of Sunday's ceremony. "But we all work very hard and we like to win!"

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Jeanne Tripplehorn, Frederic Fekkai and Debra Messing

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Also at the Gersh Agency fete at The Terrace was celebrity hair stylist Frederic Fekkai, who treated Gersh guests like Debra Messing and Jeanne Tripplehorn to pre-party pampering at his newly opened Melrose Place salon. Even non-VIP attendees left the soiree with goodie bags filled with Fekkai products like Coiff Control Ironless straightening Balm, Coiff Magnifique Ultra-Light Finishing crème and Sheer Hold Hairspray.
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Kate Walsh and Eva Longoria

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Back at the EW party, Kate Walsh and Eva Longoria traded style secrets and congratulated each other on their respective recent weddings. Kristen Bell, Masi Oka and America Ferrera also joined in on the fun.

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Cat Deeley

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Wattles mansion provided the perfect backdrop for an elegant pre-Emmy tea-party hosted by BAFTA L.A. and the Television Academy. So You Think You Can Dance host Cat Deeley joined Joely Richardson, Lisa Edelstein and other well-heeled guests to stroll the lawns of the L.A. manse. Inside, a fortune teller made Emmy predictions while the rooms were filled with the scent of Jo Malone's new white Jasmine and mint fragrance.

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Sandra Oh and Ellen Pompeo

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After hosting her own get-together, Sandra Oh joined Grey's Anatomy co-star Ellen Pompeo at bash to celebrate Pompeo's appearance on the cover of L.A. Confidential magazine. "I go to Joan's on Third and get my Chicken Milanese and prosciutto," said a Calvin Klein-clad Pompeo of the Emmy day buffet she'll provide for her guests in the hours leading up to Sunday's red carpet. "I do love to have a spread for all the hair and makeup people and the stylists."
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Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart

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Grey's doc Eric Dane and his wife, Rebecca Gayheart-who has been busy hitting up the Emmy gift lounges around town-also stopped by the L.A. Confidential pre-Emmy fete hosted by Ellen Pompeo at Hollywood hot spot One Sunset.

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Sarah Chalke

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Scrubs' Sarah Chalke also got in on the fun at L.A. Confidential's annual pre-Emmy party, hosted by Ellen Pompeo.

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Eva Longoria

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Eva Longoria looked ravishing in red as she arrived at the Platinum Guild's pre-Emmy bash, held at the Luxe hotel on Rodeo Drive. Revelers celebrated the return of award season while raising awareness about Clothes Off Our Back, which raises money for children's charities by auctioning off red carpet gowns worn by some of Hollywood's most stylish A-listers.
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Ali Larter and Hayden Panettiere

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Heroes director David Semel-who is up for an Emmy this Sunday-hosted a cast party to celebrate the success of his supernatural show. Ali Larter and Hayden Panettiere joined their small screen co-workers to kick-off the season with food, friends and a martini bar stocked with 42 Below vodka. "I'm more excited about the after-parties!" said Panettiere of the upcoming ceremony.
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