RED CARPET MAGIC FROM BASIC BLACK TO JEWEL TONES, STARS SPARKLED.Byline: Sandra Barrera Staff Writer The ``Desperate Housewives'' didn't look so desperate Sunday night at the Shrine Auditorium as they walked the red carpet to the Emmys. They were among the best-dressed leading the charge at the first awards show of the season. Marcia Cross went for elegance in an emerald green silk taffeta taffeta, cloth, originally silk but now also made of synthetic fibers, supposed to have originated in Persia. The name, derived from Persian, means "twisted woven." Taffeta is in the same class and demand as satin made of silk. strapless strap·less adj. Having no strap or straps, as a dress or an undergarment. n. A garment having no strap or straps. strapless Adjective Elie Saab gown. Nicollette Sheridan wore a dusty rose Giorgio Armani, while their co-stars Eva Longoria and Felicity Huffman chose grecian-inspired gowns. Teri Hatcher may have worn a navy blue empire-waist strapless gown by J. Mendel, but while on the red carpet she plugged her fundraising T-shirts for Hurricane Katrina relief. And she wasn't alone. Her ``Desperate Housewives'' co-star Ricardo Chavira was also feeling charitable. Chavira auctioned himself off for a date to the Emmys while other celebs wore magnolia or Red Cross pins on their lapels in support of the displaced. Two Katrina evacuees Resident or transient persons who have been ordered or authorized to move by competent authorities, and whose movement and accommodation are planned, organized and controlled by such authorities. , Veronica Brown and her 18-year-old daughter, Sachell, were invited to the Emmys as guests of ``Inside Edition,'' which saw to it that they were given the star treatment, including Escada gowns and Kwiat diamonds and platinum jewelry. Platinum was as popular on the red carpet this year as glamorous gowns like Halle Berry's leg-baring, draped drape v. draped, drap·ing, drapes v.tr. 1. To cover, dress, or hang with or as if with cloth in loose folds: draped the coffin with a flag; a robe that draped her figure. purple gown or ``Lost'' star Maggie Grace's pewter velvet bustier bus·tier n. A formfitting sleeveless and usually strapless woman's top, worn as lingerie and often as evening attire. [French, from buste, bust; see bust1. couture gown with gold floral brocade print by Catherine Malandrino. Other standout looks came from ``Arrested Development'' star Portia de Rossi Portia de Rossi, born Amanda Lee Rogers on January 31, 1973, is an Australian actress who is best known for her roles as lawyer Nelle Porter on the television series Ally McBeal and as Lindsay Bluth Fünke on the television series Arrested Development. in a red grecian gown and Debra Messing of ``Will & Grace,'' who wore a bronze Elie Saab with hand-beaded bodice and a subtle floral printed skirt. Heidi Klum, who just gave birth last week, looked supermodel perfect in her floral empire-waist Christian Dior. Mom-to-be Jennifer Garner, meanwhile, showed off her bulging belly in a black strapless Badgley Mischka with a brooch brooch Ornamental pin with a clasp to attach it to a garment. Brooches developed from the Greek and Roman fibula, which resembled a decorative safety pin and was used as a fastening for cloaks and tunics. at the bust. Also glittering were Longoria's coral gown with jeweled neck and Huffman's rouge satin silk cowlneck bias Kevan Hall dress with Swarovski crystal jeweled straps and waist insets. Mischa Barton of ``The OC'' wore a nude-colored slip gown covered in beads. Staff writer Evan Henerson contributed to this story. Sandra Barrera, (818) 713-3728 sandra.barrera(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 8 photos Photo: (1 -- 2 -- color) ``Desperate Housewives'' actor James Denton, above, sports a Red Cross pin on his lapel as the Emmys remembered the recent devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Invited were storm evacuees Veronica and Sachell Brown in Escada, below. (3 -- 4 -- color) ``Desperate Housewives'' star Teri Hatcher, above, shows off a navy blue gown by J. Mendel. At left, Oscar-winner Halle Berry bared her leg in a two-tone purple drape drape v. To cover, dress, or hang with or as if with cloth in loose folds. n. A cloth arranged over a patient's body during an examination or treatment or during surgery, designed to provide a sterile field around the area. gown. (5 -- color) Actress Maggie Grace from the ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. series ``Lost'' arrives at the Emmys in a one-of-a-kind Catherine Malandrino. (6 -- 7 -- color) Heidi Klum, top, who gave birth last week, wore Christian Dior; mom-to-be Jennifer Garner, below, wore Badgley Mischka. (8 -- color) Eva Longoria of ``Desperate Housewives'' wore a coral gown with jeweled neck Sunday to the 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Photos by Michael Owen Baker and John Lazar/Staff Photographers |
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