“Please Change Your Stylist”: The Best-Dressed And The Total Fashion Disasters At The 2025 Emmys
After the red carpet was dusted off and rolled out for the 2025 Emmys, stars arrived in glittering gowns and sharp suits for television’s biggest night.
But there were also plenty of boundary-pushing fashion choices made at the 77th annual awards ceremony, held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California, on Sunday, September 14.
Sydney Sweeney brought a touch of Old Hollywood glam to the red carpet, while Jenna Ortega’s outfit reminded people of their grandma’s chandelier.
One actress admitted she couldn’t breathe in her dress, while another said her name was embroidered on the inside of her gown.
Here are the best, worst, and wildest outfits from the 2025 Emmys red carpet.
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LISA
Lisa enjoyed her first trip to the Emmys on Sunday after making her acting debut in The White Lotus.
Fans said the K-pop star was “giving modern Disney princess energy” with her tulle pink gown and Christian Louboutin heels.
“She looks like a Disney princess,” one said, while another wrote, “She's never boring on a red carpet i love it always serves 10s across with her outfits, makeup and hair.”
“Damn, whoever is dressing her.. deserves a raise and all expenses paid vacation,” one said.
Others said her outfit looked like “Cotton candy.”
“She looks like candy floss,” read one comment.
So many of these women stars go all out with their gowns but just let their hair hang there. I've seen some that didn't even look like they combed their hair, much less styled.
Brittany Snow
Brittany Snow admitted on the red carpet that she couldn’t breathe in her glittering light pink Wiederhoeft gown.
“I am strapped into this thing like within an inch of my life,” she told ET. “I can’t breathe. There’s a corset. I did have duct tape around me at one point, but it was making my skin go into a rash. So we took off the duct tape.”
One netizen said the dress “looked less boring on the runway somehow.”
Others claimed she was giving “uncanny valley” vibes, referring to the unsettling feeling one gets when something looks almost human but isn’t.
“Her face is giving me a little uncanny valley, but she looks great otherwise,” one said, to which another replied, “I can’t tell if it’s that or she’s just super uncomfortable.”
“Take me to your leader! Brittany, are you in there??” another commented.
But others called her outfit “one of the best looks of the carpet.”
“My fav dress of the night,” another said.
The dress is very nice, but it's hard to call any dress a win when you know the wearer can't breathe in it.
Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez created one of the evening’s most buzzing entries, wearing a scarlet halter-neck gown by Louis Vuitton.
Her fiancé, music producer Benny Blanco, planted a kiss on her cheek as they posed together on the red carpet.
The Only Murders in the Building actress was crowned the “best dressed of the night” by one fan online.
“Oh my goodness she looks like an angel,” another said.
“Can't wait to see her as a bride, she is stunning! the dress is impeccable!” read another comment.
But others felt her stylists could have done more to add some oomph to her look.
“There are other colors besides red black white ... All I see selena in the same colours…” one said.
Another wrote, “She's beautiful, but I wanted to know why her team doesn't try harder? Like, it's the biggest award show on TV and she went with that hair up, kind of weak, even for her.”
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Mariska Hargitay
Mariska Hargitay channeled Old Hollywood glam with a red velvet strapless gown by Elie Saab.
Some fans felt the Law & Order: SVU star’s ensemble evoked the style of her mother, Hollywood bombshell Jayne Mansfield.
Many called Mariska’s look “gorgeous” and called her the “Best dressed!”
“Love that she doesn’t get plastic surgery. Gorgeous,” one said, while another wrote, “Her mom would be proud.”
“She is a natural beauty. She is glamorous like her Mom,” read another comment.
But another said, “Sorry nothing like her mother.”
“Was never really a fan of hers but it is so refreshing to see this woman age gracefully and not touch her face like the rest of Hollywood,” read another comment.
Gwendoline Christie
Gwendoline Christie ditched gowns and chose to suit up for the Emmys 2025.
The actress was dressed in a Haider Ackermann’s Tom Ford design. Some thought the made-to-measure pink sequin double-breasted suit was “too basic.”
“She's gorgeous but that suit is making her head look TINY,” read another comment.
On the other hand, fans called her “the queen” and said, “Only she could pull this off Amazing!”
Pedro Pascal
The heart emojis came gushing online after Pedro Pascal stunned in an all-white outfit.
The Materialists actor was dressed in Céline from head to toe, wearing a sharp double-breasted ivory suit and a white cotton poplin shirt.
His sunglasses and white sneakers were also designed by the French label, but Pedro’s relaxed, lovable charm was all him.
“Pedro looks stunning in that all white ensemble,” one fan said, while another wrote, “Pedro just being effortlessly cool.”
“I’ve fallen in love again,” one said.
“He is beautiful,” commented another.
One fan said Pedro posing for the cameras was their “favorite moment on the carpet!”
Cristin Milioti
Cristin Milioti wore a custom Danielle Frankel gown that featured a sculptural neckline and a dramatic train that followed her on the red carpet.
When asked to tell a secret about her outfit, the actress told ET: “It has my name embroidered on the inside, and it’s like [an] armor.”
The actress, who won the award for Outstanding Actress in a Limited Series or Movie on Sunday for her role of Sofia Falcone from The Penguin, said she could imagine her character wearing the same dress.
“Love her gown!!” one netizen commented on Cristin’s outfit.
“Congratulations, she looks perfect,” another said.
Jenna Ortega
Jenna Ortega continued riding the skin-baring trend, wearing a top that reminded people of Christmas ornaments and chandeliers.
The Wednesday star wore a black skirt with a daring thigh-high slit, but her outfit’s centerpiece was a Givenchy top designed by Sarah Burton.
The jewelled top arrived in a box that was shaped like a coffin, style journalist Zanna Roberts Rassi said.
“It is made of extra-large jewels and not much else,” including some “very precariously taped tape,” Zanna said during Live From E!: 2025 Emmys.
The same jewel top was worn by Anne Hathaway earlier this year for a Vogue magazine spread.
“This is awful,” one netizen said about Jenna’s Emmys 2025 look, while another quipped, “She looks like a chandelier or a table lamp.”
“Hobby Lobby has Christmas ornaments that look like this right now!!!” read one comment.
Another asked, “Did she run out of time and had to choose between putting on eyebrows or throwing on a chandelier to come out on stage?”
“I feel like drawing on her eyebrows lol,” commented another.
“She's wearing my grandma's chandelier,” one said.
Her outfit also had one fan asking, “Is it me or does everyone look really anxious & awkward walking the red carpet this year.”
Where's the option for "Oh no, girl! What were you thinking?" I choose that one.
Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates has had years of experience on the red carpet, and it showed at the Emmys 2025.
But while she effortlessly posed for the cameras, her dress wasn’t enough to impress some netizens.
With two Emmy awards and 15 nominations to her name, Kathy wore a dark floor-length Vera Wang gown and accessorized with some jewelry from Rahaminov Diamonds.
The actress has been struck with massive speculation related to Ozempic use after she debuted her weight loss transformation at the 2024 Emmys.
“People say, ‘Well, it was the Ozempic.’ F*** you, it was the Ozempic! It took me years to do this,” she told Variety last week.
She said she set out on her weight loss journey after being diagnosed with diabetes, which she said her mother and father lost their lives to.
“When they said ’diabetes,’ I figured out what to do to slowly, over years, to lose the weight,” she told the outlet. “And then when Ozempic came along, I was able to lose the last 15 to 20 pounds and keep it off.”
While Kathy looked comfortable in her skin, some netizens were left yawning with her Emmys 2025 outfit on the red carpet.
“What a bland color for a beautiful lady,” one said, while another wrote, “Love her. Love the dress. Hate the color.”
“What’s with her hair? It looks so severe,” one said.
“She looks like she might break your ankles with a sledge hammer,” another quipped.
Megan Henderson
Colman Domingo
Fans cheered on as Colman Domingo looked dapper in a powder-blue Valentino suit with crystal embroidery.
The Four Seasons actor chose a fringe scarf, Boucheron jewelry and an Omega watch to complete his look.
One said it was “probably [his] best red carpet fit” so far.
“Love his style,” one said, while another said, “He always brings it.”
“I have never seen anyone look so stunning in clothes. He is so beautiful,” read another comment.
Sydney Sweeney
Sydney Sweeney wore a custom Oscar de la Renta gown with a strapless, cleavage-baring neckline for television's biggest night.
Many praised the Old Hollywood vibe it brought to the red carpet, calling it “such a beautiful dress.”
“Old Hollywood glamour! Love it!!! Beautiful,” read one comment.
Another said it was a “10 out of 10.”
But many couldn’t look past the recent controversy surrounding Sydney after her viral American Eagle ad campaign.
“I'm so over her,” one said, while another asked, “Who let them put Sydney Sweeney on my screen?”
“Nobody to throw a tomato at that Sydney Sweeney,” said another.
Nevertheless, fans asserted, “Sydney Sweeney sizzled on the 2025 Emmys carpet in a red gown.”
It is far too small in the chest area, which is unfortunate as it takes away from the dress.
Rose Abdoo
Scarlett Johansson
“Wrong dress,” a fan declared after Scarlett Johansson waltzed onto the red carpet with her husband Colin Jost.
The Jurassic Birth Rebirth actress, 40, was dressed in a textured strapless gown. But not too many people were a fan of the butter-yellow shade.
Her comedian husband, meanwhile, wore a classic tux and bow tie.
“They look like great wedding guests,” one commenter joked, while another asked, “Why is the hair so fricking flat? Could have made a difference.”
“She is so obsessed with wearing this butter color and it doesn’t do anything for her,” one said.
“Why does he always look befuddled on red carpets,” asked another.
In red this would have been amazing, the yellow washes her right out.
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Catherine Zeta-Jones kept the sheer-dressing trend alive as she returned to the Emmys after a four-year hiatus.
The Chicago actress went braless underneath her semi-sheer black Yara Shoemaker Couture gown from the designer's fall/winter 2025 collection.
“Catherine is so classy,” one commenter said, while another wrote, “Wow Catherine.”
“But damn Catherine Zeta Jones still got it tho,” one fan said.
Another wrote, “I never would have known that was Catherine-Zeta Jones, had they not announced her name. I guess I just did not recognize her.”
Aimee Lou Wood
Aimee Lou Wood made her Emmys debut this year, celebrating her first Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role in The White Lotus.
Her Alexander McQueen gown featured a strapless pale pink satin design with a train that dragged along with her on the red carpet.
A pair of baby pink heels and red nails completed her look.
“She looks gorgeous,” one fan commented.
Another wrote, “Gorgeous! I love her so much.”
“Pretty in pink,” another said.
the dress length seems off, needs to be longer or shorter, but cutting her off at the ankles is odd looking
Sarah Paulson
Sarah Paulson comfortably nestled on the red carpet in a voluminous outfit that was covered entirely in feathers.
The American Horror Story actress wore a Marc Jacobs off-the-shoulder gown and completed her look with a choker and black shoes.
“Is she nesting?” one commenter asked online, while another wrote, “Chicken Rooster.”
“I need wtv she’s on,” said another.
Feather work is hard. This looks like a costume. It's s mess.
Owen Cooper
One of the youngest stars to pose on the red carpet had the biggest night at the 2025 Emmys.
Owen Cooper, 15, looked smart and dapper as he made history by being the youngest actor to win the Best Supporting Actor in the Limited Series category for his role as Jamie Miller in the Netflix show Adolescence.
“What a great start to his career for this guy, I'm so happy for him, I wish him the best,” one fan commented online.
Many agreed that his award was “well deserved.”
But one commented, “Deserved but please change your stylist.”
Michelle Williams
Literally any other color would have been smashing. You can't even see all the detailing work on this dress in white.
Looks like dust rags and old drapes put together for a last second wedding dress
Meghann Fahy
Kristen Bell
Kristen Bell walked the red carpet in a Giorgio Armani Privé backless gown embroidered with sequins and crystals all over its white silk tulle.
The Nobody Wants This star had some fun on the red carpet with her husband Dax Shepard, who wore a Giorgio Armani tuxedo to match Kristen’s elegant look.
Fans called them a “gorgeous couple” and said, “They are couple goals.”
“She is so pretty,” one said.
Another wrote, “Absolutely love both of them and how real they are.”
Samantha Riley
I don't know who she is, but she seems very inexperienced in how to dress up for an event like this. Did she buy this off the peg? Perhaps she has not reached the paygrade to be able to afford couture, or is not on any fashion designer's list to exhibit their clothes for free. But she needs a stylist.
Parker Posey
Parker Posey made quite the entrance at the 2025 Emmy Awards, wearing a ruffled lavender lace Valentino gown that one netizen described as “lampshade couture.”
Her Sabyasachi jewelry deserves a special mention, as her necklace alone boasted a 45-carat pear-shaped emerald with 50 carats of aquamarine and diamonds.
Fans had mixed reactions to her appearance, with one saying, “You’re a darling.”
But another called her “the most overhyped actress in all of history.”
“The way I hated her acting on White Lotus pairs perfectly with my feeling about this look,” read one comment.
“Looks like a 70s nightgown inspo gone terribly wrong,” one said.
“It’s giving vintage prom vibes,” another wrote.
Another said, “Love Parker but this dress is truly ugly. Toilet paper cozy couture.”
“This is just terrible,” another simply said.
Lauren Graham
Lauren Graham had a red carpet reunion with her Gilmore Girls co-star Alexis Bledel.
Fans were ecstatic as the onscreen mother-daughter duo posed together. They also presented the award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series during the show.
Lauren was dressed in an Akris poppy evening gown next to Alexis, who opted for a strapless silver gown.
“Love Lauren’s dress!” one said, while another claimed, “Lauren has a different face.”
“Both so beautiful 25 yrs later!” one fan said.
“Wow they both look incredible!” another agred.
“Lauren looks younger than Alexis omg,” one said.
Lainey Wilson
Lainey Wilson said she was “feeling fancy” as she made her debut on the Emmys red carpet this year.
The country singer wore a cream high-neck chiffon halter top with flowy panels, paired with sheer trousers that were covered with crystals and metallic embroidery.
She topped off the outfit with a cowboy hat and jewelry from Sterling Forever.
Fans said she didn’t just look amazing, she looked “ahhhmazing.”
“Such a doll,” one fan said, while another called her “So beautiful!”
“Wow! Beautiful inside & out!” one commented.
Taylor Dearden
It just needs something. A bigger contrasting belt to better define her waist. A necklace or earrings, something.
Zanna Roberts Rassi
Safe. Fine. She looks like she's trying to sell me a house in the Hamptons
Brad Carpenter
I had to look twice before realising the fabric was sheer. The way it emphasises his nipples is slightly disturbing (and I’m keeping my eye line above his waist just in case….)
Ryan Ken
Mark Indelicato
I like seeing anything other than a black tux for the guys! Let them have some fun with fashion too!
Bronwyn Newport
This looks like it belongs on the “what I ordered is not what I received”, thread.
Adam Scott
Isa Briones
Wrong place for all the material to sit, she looks like she forgot to pull down the overlay after sitting to pee
Fiona Dourif
I hope the terrible trend of mesh/lace/whatever see-through material ends soon.
Bridget Everett
Foundation garments are your friend!! Use them. Her b***s are sliding off the body
Shannon Murphy
Looks like what you get when you let a 6 year old dress themselves
Sharon Horgan
dress looks terrible on her, the hair is ugh, and her face says I wanna be in bed alone
Timothy Simons
Megan Stalter
To echo another comment, why does everyone look so awkward and bored? The clothes, regardless of what they look like, don't fit very well and everyone has the same bad makeup and flat hair...I don't get it. I guess its just not my style.
Award shows are dying. Even celebrities find them boring.
Load More Replies...I gave a lot of "almost theres" because if one element had changed -- neckline, color, etc. -- it could have been really nice.
Is there some kind of seamstress strike in L.A.? So many of these dresses and suits look like they were made by someone who has never sewn a garment or fitted a dress before.
They either look boring, ridiculous, not flattering to the person, or ill fitting. Only a few seemed to nail it. Who is dressing these folks? Or did I get old and fall out of fashion of the day.
You and me both. I guess I used to enjoy seeing people who were stylish and elegant and knew how to stand and move.
Load More Replies...I don't feel the need to judge strangers, but I do appreciate this compilation of creativity.
I don't feel like I"m judging the person, but I do reserve the right to judge the clothing regard style, fit, fabric, etc. It's usually my 2cents on what I feel would have made things better, but obviously, they'll never hear opinion and wouldn't give a rat's a*s if they did.
Load More Replies...It's not the d**g, it's the ED and the pressure to be young and skinny.
Load More Replies...I didn't partake in the judging. I couldn't bring myself to do so. Each individual has their own personal taste and enjoyment in whatever they want to wear. Who am I to tell someone their outfit isn't good enough? Personal inside validation is always better than outside validation from others. Why? Because people tend to project their own issues and insurcurities onto anyone else.
I find it very interesting that most people vote down any of the men who are dressed in anything that's not at the very least address you black suit if not it tucks. But one of the things this proved to me is I'm really tired of those little trains that really don't work. That looks like somebody forgot to cut the fabric
But what do you think about the ARTICLE??? LOL - great job, Binitha Jacob! This was a fun article.
To echo another comment, why does everyone look so awkward and bored? The clothes, regardless of what they look like, don't fit very well and everyone has the same bad makeup and flat hair...I don't get it. I guess its just not my style.
Award shows are dying. Even celebrities find them boring.
Load More Replies...I gave a lot of "almost theres" because if one element had changed -- neckline, color, etc. -- it could have been really nice.
Is there some kind of seamstress strike in L.A.? So many of these dresses and suits look like they were made by someone who has never sewn a garment or fitted a dress before.
They either look boring, ridiculous, not flattering to the person, or ill fitting. Only a few seemed to nail it. Who is dressing these folks? Or did I get old and fall out of fashion of the day.
You and me both. I guess I used to enjoy seeing people who were stylish and elegant and knew how to stand and move.
Load More Replies...I don't feel the need to judge strangers, but I do appreciate this compilation of creativity.
I don't feel like I"m judging the person, but I do reserve the right to judge the clothing regard style, fit, fabric, etc. It's usually my 2cents on what I feel would have made things better, but obviously, they'll never hear opinion and wouldn't give a rat's a*s if they did.
Load More Replies...It's not the d**g, it's the ED and the pressure to be young and skinny.
Load More Replies...I didn't partake in the judging. I couldn't bring myself to do so. Each individual has their own personal taste and enjoyment in whatever they want to wear. Who am I to tell someone their outfit isn't good enough? Personal inside validation is always better than outside validation from others. Why? Because people tend to project their own issues and insurcurities onto anyone else.
I find it very interesting that most people vote down any of the men who are dressed in anything that's not at the very least address you black suit if not it tucks. But one of the things this proved to me is I'm really tired of those little trains that really don't work. That looks like somebody forgot to cut the fabric
But what do you think about the ARTICLE??? LOL - great job, Binitha Jacob! This was a fun article.
