These Are The 31 Best Emmys Looks Of All Time

The 76th annual Emmy Awards are on Sunday, and while the last few years brought with them much change (the 72nd were hosted amid pandemic-induced chaos by Jimmy Kimmel to an empty room and no red carpet, while the 74th were delayed due to Hollywood labor disputes and strikes), this year promises a return to tradition: We can expect television’s finest together in one room once again — more specifically, the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles — with father-son duo Eugene and Dan Levy playing host.

Each year, people wait with bated breath to see gowns aplenty (with the exception of 2020’s luxe pajama-wearing guests by virtual means), using them as inspo for months ahead or even as reference points in later years. With this in mind, we took a trip down memory lane, back to the likes of SJP’s feathered Oscar de la Renta from 2000 and that 2016 Emilia Clarke Versace number, all the way to Simona Tabasco’s positively delightful Marni earlier in 2024. 

Over the last two-and-a-bit decades, celebrations of television shows — ranging from Friends and Sex and the City in the ‘90s and ‘00s to Grey’s Anatomy and Game of Thrones in the 2010s, up until The Crown and Outstanding Comedy Series 2024 nominee The Bear in recent years — have resulted in some of Hollywood’s greatest red carpet fashion moments. Of the many winning Emmy looks, there was Jennifer Aniston’s white, strapless Chanel from 2004, Kerry Washington’s orange Prada from 2014, and, of course, Zendaya’s show-stopping green custom Vera Wang from 2019. 

Click through our list of the best Emmys looks of all time (or at least the last 24 years) ahead. 

Ayo Edebiri in Louis Vuitton, 2023

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Jessica Chastain in Gucci, 2023

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Simona Tabasco in Marni, 2023

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Lily James in Versace, 2022

Photo: Momodu Mansaray/Getty Images.

Hoyeon Jung in Louis Vuitton, 2022

Photo: Momodu Mansaray/Getty Images.

Michaela Coel in Christopher John Rogers, 2021

Photo: Rich Fury/Getty Images.

Yara Shahidi in Dior Haute Couture, 2021

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Zendaya in Custom Armani Privé, 2020

Regina King in Schiaparelli, 2020

Tracee Ellis Ross in Alexandre Vauthier, 2020

Zendaya in Vera Wang, 2019

Photo: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images.

Sophie Turner in Louis Vuitton, 2019

Photo: John Shearer/Getty Images.

Tracee Ellis Ross in Valentino, 2018

Photo: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic.

Jessica Biel in Ralph & Russo, 2018

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Millie Bobbie Brown in Calvin Klein, 2018

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Thandie Newton in Brandon Maxwell, 2018

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Tessa Thompson in Rosie Assoulin, 2017

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Sarah Paulson in Carolina Herrera, 2017

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Uzo Aduba in Sally Lapointe, 2017

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Kerry Washington in Brandon Maxwell, 2016

Photo: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic.

Emilia Clarke in Atelier Versace, 2016

Photo: Steve Granitz/WireImage.

Kiernan Shipka in Dior Haute Couture, 2015

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Lady Gaga in Brandon Maxwell, 2015

Photo: Barry King/Getty Images.

Kerry Washington in Prada, 2014

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Michelle Dockery in Prada, 2013

Photo: Gregg DeGuire/WireImage.

Lucy Liu in Atelier Versace, 2012

Photo: Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage.

Christina Hendricks in Johanna Johnson Couture, 2011

Photo: Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic.

Drew Barrymore in Monique Lhuillier, 2009

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Blake Lively in Versace, 2009

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Chloe Sevigny in Mizrahi, 2009

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Olivia Wilde in Reem Acra, 2008

Photo: Steve Granitz/WireImage.

Sandra Oh in Bottega Veneta, 2007

Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic.

Halle Berry in Emanuel Ungaro, 2005

Photo: Mathew Imaging/FilmMagic.

Jennifer Aniston in Chanel, 2004

Photo: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic.

Jennifer Garner in Narciso Rodriguez, 2003

Photo: Chris Weeks/FilmMagic.

Sarah Jessica Parker in Chanel, 2003

Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images.

Oprah in Bradley Bayou, 2002

Photo: Paul Drinkwater/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty Images.

Jennifer Aniston in Christian Dior, 2002

Photo: Robert Mora/Getty Images.

Sarah Jessica Parker in Oscar de la Renta, 2000

Photo: Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection/Getty Images.

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While New York Fashion Week never runs short on social media moments and buzzy celebrity sightings, this season seemed to keep the most attention on –– drum roll, please –– the clothes. Between European brands like Off-White and Alaïa showing in the city for the first time to emerging designers like Tanner Fletcher and Kate Barton attracting crowds, there were plenty of collections that were  special enough to stand alone, without the manufactured, made-to-post gimmicks.

Overall, the Spring/Summer 2025 runways showcase a romantic undertone through the usual seasonal staples — think pastels, florals, lace, and even flip flops. Yet, these looks still feel fresh as the designers rework tried-and-true trends in a way that offer a new approach to color combination, embellishment and embroidery that take familiar pieces like denim to the next level.

Read on for the top trends from the Spring/Summer 2025 runways that you won’t want to miss for next year. The best news? You can get a head start by shopping the looks this season, too. 

Spring 2025 New York Fashion Week Trend: All Is Revealed

Sheer styles made a strong case as the leading fabric of Spring/Summer 2025, with brands like Khaite, Jason Wu, and Carolina Herrera using see-through fabrics to create elevated, layered looks. This time around, we’re skipping the cupcake-style dresses and approaching it in a more grown-up manner: Try a sheer skirt back to a chunky sweater and boots for a stylishly juxtaposed look for the colder months ahead. 

Spring 2025 New York Fashion Week Trend: Not Your Grandma’s Lace

Forget what you know about the doily look: On the Aknvas and Ulla Johnson runways, lace comes to life in of-the-moment hues like seafoam, lime and cherry red. Monse uses it as a peek-a-boo layer underneath skirts, and Simkhai showcases it with sheer mesh that let a hint of skin show through. If lace isn’t usually within your style comfort zone, try contrasting the sweetness of the fabric with an edgier option, like leather or wool.

Spring 2025 New York Fashion Week Trend: Just for Fun Belts

Belts are the go-to styling accessory for Spring/Summer 2025 —  but not so much for utility. We’re seeing belts slung over the top of pants without belt loops at Brandon Maxwell, cinched at the (often bare) waistline at Tory Burch and stacked (and bedazzled) at Jonathan Cohen. For this trend, it’s all about fun and creativity; try one belt or double up to take the look to the next level. 

Spring 2025 New York Fashion Week Trend: Decked Out Denim

Denim decked out in sequins, ribbons and other accouterments offers an opportunity to put your own personal touch on a staple piece. Whether an edgy painted look or high-shine embellished option suits your taste, this is the perfect time to swap your go-to pair for a fresh style –– just ask Libertine, Monse, and L’Agence for pointers.

Spring 2025 New York Fashion Week Trend: Bloomers

While mini skirts and micro-shorts have already been in the zeitgeist, designers made a case for bloomers as the next barely-there style to watch. They’re no longer just for underpinnings, as confirmed by collections from Tanner Fletcher, Markarian, and Aknvas. This nostalgic trend is best accompanied by romantic details like lace, ruching, and embellishment — all of which are consistent trends across the recent runways.

Spring 2025 New York Fashion Week Trend: Straight-Out-of-the-Box Styling

Love the layered look, but can’t quite figure out how to make it happen? The Spring/Summer 2025 collections style everything out for you. Off-White and Uniqlo: C lean into the double sweater look, while Kallmeyer embraces blouses with built-in scarves. Whether you want to achieve one of those options or you’ve been eyeing the faux boxer and trousers look (my personal favorite), there are already pieces on the market to test out the “pre-styled” trend. 

Spring 2025 New York Fashion Week Trend: Fancy Flip Flops

According to designers like Alaïa and Simkhai, elevated iterations of the flip flop –– arguably the most casual footwear –– are here to stay into next year. The key? Designers are moving past tried-and-true flat versions on to heeled styles for Spring/Summer 2025, making the typically dressed-down shoe feel undeniably chic. Pair them back to relaxed trousers or a poplin sundress for an effortlessly cool look. 

Spring 2025 New York Fashion Week Trend: Bubbling Up

You’ve already seen (and maybe even shopped) bubble-hem skirts and dresses, but this trend isn’t going anywhere, as evidenced by Aknvas’ and PatBo’s runways. In fact, it’s expanding into new categories for spring: Bubble hem bombers and blouses are a cool option at Tibi, while Nanushka introduces bubble tanks and 3.1 Phillip Lim leans into bubble sleeves.

Spring 2025 New York Fashion Week Trend: Stripes Galore

Stripes feel synonymous with nautical summertime adventures, but designers find new ways to play with them in the Spring/Summer 2025 collections. Proenza Schouler takes a mix-and-match approach, and designers like Tommy Hilfiger, Coach, and Tory Burch go maximalist, piling them on and on.

Spring 2025 New York Fashion Week Trend: Pouches

Tory Burch and Coach — two leaders in accessories — have declared that the vibe for spring bags is: slouchy. That means embracing big pouches in the forms of totes or clutches, as they demonstrated on their respective runways.

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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Goth Costumes Are Inspired By Victorian Fashion, ‘80s Grunge & ‘70s Television

From the moment Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice graced the screen in 1988, the film became part of the cinematic fashion canon. When beginning work on the sequel, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, costume designer Colleen Atwood kept this at the forefront of her mind despite not having worked on the original, which featured looks by Aggie Guerard Rodgers. 

“Beetlejuice’s costumes were something that everyone remembers from the first film, and so we wanted to honor that,” says the four-time Academy Award winner and long-time Burton collaborator. In addition to aging and scuffing up the signature striped suit worn by the demon (played by Michael Keaton) — to show “that he’d been crusting around in the underworld” for the past 30-plus years — Atwood says she updated the returning pieces in terms of fit and fabric to look “a little bit more today.” 

Atwood created most of the new looks in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, supplementing the custom-made pieces with vintage purchases and Elena Dawson designs. In keeping with teenage Lydia Deetz’s penchant for goth fashion, Winona Ryder’s adult character’s aesthetic evolves into a “high-end hippie goth” with a “very curated” closet made up of tailored blazers and jackets with interesting detailing, high-neck dresses, and long skirts. “Her character leaned into Victoriana in that period, and we just took it and modernized it. She’s a woman now instead of a girl, so [her fashion has] got a more mature quality to it,” Atwood says.

While Lydia has  a strong sense of personal style, she trades her buttoned-up uniform for a showy V-neck maxi dress while using her psychic powers for entertainment, as a host for a paranormal television show. “It’s like a costume for a horror movie. It sort of hearkens to ‘70s American television,” Atwood says of the look that borders on cosplay when compared to the rest of Lydia’s wardrobe.

Similarly to Lydia, her stepmother Delia Deetz (Catherine O’Hara) plays up her artist persona while in public, wearing a graphic dress when working with a temperamental graffiti artist before slipping into an ostentatious black-and-white coat that Atwood found online. “[When I found the coat,] It was like, ‘I’m never going to figure out anything better than this. It’s so horrible, it’s good,’” she says. “She was an artist so she was eccentric in her choices.”

Back at home with family, Delia, like Lydia, embraces a more muted wardrobe that, according to Atwood, borrows from the late ‘80s and early ‘90s — though not without an artistic flair that viewers were introduced to three decades ago. While dressing for a funeral, Delia accessorizes her conservative black coat with siren red gloves and a familiar hat that’s the “one piece that’s from the original,” according to Atwood.

Wednesday’s Jenna Ortega, as Lydia’s daughter Astrid, gives her character a personality that firmly distinguishes her from the color-averse titular character of the Netflix show. Likewise, Atwood, who is the costume designer for the series, gives Astrid a distinct aesthetic that is decidedly more grunge than goth. In contrast to her mom, Astrid is drawn to prints like plaid, stripes, and florals. “We used color. We used softer fabrics and more innocent kind of materials than the sort of tongue-in-cheek stuff of Wednesday Addams,” says Atwood. 

That’s not to say that Astrid’s looks lack humor. Nowhere is that more clear than when Astrid opts for a Marie Curie costume for Halloween. Atwood wanted the silver gown, featuring a high neck and full skirt, to have a “radiation vibe to” as a nod to the scientist’s most notable invention. “I used a Japanese fabric that’s got metal and nylon in it. So it really is a scientific material,” says Atwood. “That was exciting to me: to be able to make a period costume out of an almost futuristic material.”

While, at the beginning of the film, Astrid and Lydia struggle to connect, as the movie progresses, Atwood creates a visual throughline as the two begin to bond again. In one scene, Astrid appears in a daisy-print dress with a plaid shirt tied around the waist, while Lydia wears a schoolgirl-esque plaid dress. “You know how it is with mothers and daughters: sometimes they don’t want to be connected but they are and they don’t even know it,” she says. Interestingly both of the pieces were inadvertently connected, too, coming from old materials found in Atwood’s fabric storage units. 

“Jenna’s dress was from a really old fabric I’ve been carrying around forever. I always loved it but it never applied it to anything… Ironically Winona’s little pinafore thing was also made from a fabric that I had for 20 years,” she says. “[When sourcing,] if you find something good, you go, ‘Oh, I know it’ll work sometimes even though it doesn’t work right now for what I’m doing.’ So they both came into play in a funny way and then ended up in the same scene together, which I didn’t plan.”

In contrast to the darker color scheme embraced by the living trio, Atwood unexpectedly used a brighter color scheme for the dead residents of the underworld. “I’ve got a lot of avocado, faded turquoise, those kind of colors [in those scenes]. We wanted the underworld to be sort of like when you look at old photographs — that faded sort of Technicolor vibe,” she says. “Also, I was working with skin tones that were weird, that weren’t normal skin tones. So those colors look really good with faces that are green and gray… you wouldn’t want black and white down there.” 

As the film nears its climax, there’s a Soul Train scene, which sees a ‘70s-inspired dance sequence and an explosion of fabrics, colors, and prints as passengers board a locomotive that takes their souls to the afterlife. Watching it, a quote from the original Beetlejuice continues to ring true: “It’s showtime!” 

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is out now.

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