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Home • Fashion

Fab or Drab?: 2014 EMMY Awards

And the Best Dressed award goes to...We'll let you decide!
By Essence · Updated October 27, 2020
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Camila Alves

The gorgeous model, designer and wife to Matthew McConaughey, swathed herself in a lace gown by Zuhair Murad with an Aldo clutch and Brian Atwood pumps. Does she deserve best dressed?

Fab or Drab?: 2014 EMMY Awards
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Kerry Washington

Orange is the new black for mama Kerry wrapped in a strapless silk, bead-trimmed Prada gown with peek-a-boo navy crystal and paillette skirt. Do you love the post baby look this Scandal star is serving?

Fab or Drab?: 2014 EMMY Awards
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Samira Wiley

The petite Orange Is The New Black star strutted the carpet in a canary Christian Siriano gown with a body-hugging mermaid silhouette. How’s that for Emmy’s drama?

Fab or Drab?: 2014 EMMY Awards
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Laverne Cox

Laverne Cox fluttered into the Emmy’s in a white Marc Bouwer plunging gown with a trail of flowing fabric. What do you think of the Orange Is The New Black star’s style switch?

Fab or Drab?: 2014 EMMY Awards
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Uzo Aduba

OITNB‘s Uzo Aduba was right on trend with this siren red, strapless gown, also by Christian Siriano. Does this silhouette and ravishing shade work on the Emmy winner?

Fab or Drab?: 2014 EMMY Awards
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Mindy Kaling

The Mindy Project’s, Mindy Kaling opted for a more coral shade on the red spectrum with a lightening silver streaks by Kenzo, paired with a Kotur cuff and Swarovski ear cuff. Hot or hmm?

Fab or Drab?: 2014 EMMY Awards
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Keke Palmer

Clearly, Palmer is out to prove she is no longer a little girl. The actress (recently added to the cast of Masters of Sex) boasted a cobalt blue Rubin Singer mermaid-cut gown with a seriously structured neckline, Swarovski clutch and Chopard jewels (opting to keep her nose ring on). Love it or leave it?

Fab or Drab?: 2014 EMMY Awards
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Angela Bassett

Ms. Bassett channeled a Grecian goddess in an Elisabetta Franchi wrap gown, topped with a gold leather belt, David Yurman jewels, an Oroton clutch and Giuseppe Zanotti heels. Is this a win for the fab 56-year-old star?

Fab or Drab?: 2014 EMMY Awards
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Halle Berry

We predicted Halle Berry would opt for a sheer, draped design; this year’s style: a dusty rose-hued chiffon gown by Elie Saab. Beautiful or are you bored with this look?

Fab or Drab?: 2014 EMMY Awards
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Octavia Spencer

Octavia Spencer was yet another lady in red, in her designer du jour: Tadashi Shoji. The loyal Tadashi lover donned a lace, draped style with a Rauwolf clutch and Lorraine Schwartz jewels. Is this good fit for the Red Band Society actress?


Fab or Drab?: 2014 EMMY Awards
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Viola Davis

Belle in blue, Viola Davis donned an Escada Resort gown with a paillette embellished neckline, finished with jewel tone touches: a ruby colored clutch, and ruby hanging earrings. Couldn’t decide if it blue us away, what do you think?

Fab or Drab?: 2014 EMMY Awards
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