Going back in fashion time

THE buzzwords on the red carpet at the Emmy Awards were “festive” and “glamorous,” with many celebrities opting for sleek, 1940s-style looks, right down to the Rita Hayworth-style peekaboo hairstyle favoured by Debra Messing and Portia de Rossi.

Sarah Jessica Parker, the biggest fashion star at the Emmys for the past few years, didn’t disappoint, wearing a strapless black-lace tea-length dress with a feathered skirt and a black sash by Chanel Couture. She said it was her husband, Matthew Broderick, who had the final say on her outfit.

Jennifer Aniston wore a white Chanel strapless gown with bursts of gold. She told Star Jones, who took over fashion commentary from Joan Rivers, that the dress was a “little Bohemian, raggy thing with a little bling-bling”.