And the (Fashion) Emmy Goes to...Red and Pink

 

What do Taraji P. Henson, Zoe Kazan, Susan Kelechi Watson, Mandy Moore and Marisa Tomei all have in common other than acting¹?

A favorite color combination, apparently².

The four actors all showed up at American television’s Emmy Awards show wearing gowns of pink and red. That color mix was the strongest trend in female fashion at the event Sunday night in Los Angeles.

Fashion choices by Zendaya, Gwendoline Christie and Billy Porter also turned heads at the Emmy’s.

It is common to see many stars wearing the same single color. But the combination of pink and red was especially noticeable on the purple carpet covering the walkway.

The clothing choices at the Emmys showed a “willingness to have a little fun with fashion,” said Kerry Pieri. She is the fashion and features director for HarpersBazaar.com.

Henson’s French tulle gown with a see-through red cape³ was from designer Vera Wang. Gucci created Kazan’s black, red and pink silk gown. Badgley Mischka made Kelechi Watson’s version, a red dress with light pink on the arms. Moore wore Brandon Maxwell, with pink on top and red on the bottom.

Marielle Bobo, fashion director for Essence, noted⁴ that seafoam was another favorite color at the event. Regina King, Brittany Snow, Jameela Jamil and Padma Lakshmi all dressed up in this color.

Bobo said that seafoam works on many different skin colors. She also praised the red and pink parade as an “unexpected yet refreshing⁵ combination.”

Misa Hylton is creative partner and designer at fashion line MCM. She was a huge fan of director Ava DuVernay’s gown. The dress was made of shiny golden material with a sparkly silver overlay. It came from designer Reem Accra.

Hylton said Duvernay’s look “definitely wowed.”

However, Hylton had little praise for about half of stars at the event. The male half, that is.

“I was bored,” she said. “On the men, the brown tuxedos⁷ were just drab.”

I’m Caty Weaver⁸.

Words in This Story

gown – n. a long, formal dress that a woman wears especially during a special event?

trend – n. something that is currently popular or fashionable?

fashion – n. a popular way of dressing⁹ during a particular time or among a particular group of people?

cape – n. a piece of clothing that does not have sleeves and that fits closely at the neck and hangs over the shoulders, arms, and back : a short cloak?

wow – v. to impress or excite (someone) very much?

tuxedo⁶ – n. a formal suit for a man?

drab – adj. not bright or colorful : too plain or dull to be interesting?

1 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

2 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

3 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

4 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

5 refreshing   

adj.使精神振作的，使人清爽的，使人喜欢的

参考例句：

• I find it'so refreshing to work with young people in this department.我发现和这一部门的青年一起工作令人精神振奋。
• The water was cold and wonderfully refreshing.水很涼，特别解乏提神。

6 tuxedo   

n.礼服，无尾礼服

参考例句：

• Well,you have your own tuxedo.噢，你有自己的燕尾服。
• Have I told you how amazing you look in this tuxedo?我告诉过你穿这件燕尾服看起来很棒吗？

7 tuxedos   

n.餐服，无尾晚礼服( tuxedo的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Our services include design and tailoring for wedding gowns, tuxedos and party dressesfrom and American brands. 们的服务范围包括高级婚纱设计定制，高级礼服、派对装设计定制，及欧美一线品牌成衣的驳样定制。 来自互联网
• Most tuxedos are black, but some people like to wear white ones called 'morning suits'. 大多数男士无尾晚礼服是黑色的，不过有些人喜欢穿那种被称为“晨服”的白色装。 来自互联网

8 weaver   

n.织布工；编织者

参考例句：

• She was a fast weaver and the cloth was very good.她织布织得很快，而且布的质量很好。
• The eager weaver did not notice my confusion.热心的纺织工人没有注意到我的狼狈相。

9 dressing   

n.(食物)调料；包扎伤口的用品，敷料

参考例句：

• Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.别花那么多时间来打扮自己。
• The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。