Friday, September 27, 2019

2019 Emmy Awards Red Carpet Rundown: The WTF!

There are so many inexplicable outfits yet to see!

THE WTF

Janet Mock!
I am very impressed by her neck strength.

Alex Borstein!
She is wearing her own initials! I am so amused! But facts are facts: this is a costume designer's Masters thesis project. It is a full-on costume.

Carice van Houten!
I almost put this in the Good pile, y'all. I kind of love this dress and I am also feeling the Kabbalah/Frozen-era Madonna hair and makeup. Why is it in the WTF? Because honestly, with everything going on here, did we really need an exaggerated shoulder silhouette?!

James Van Der Beek!
I am concerned that JVDB thinks he's pulling this off. 

Greta Lee!
Head got stuck in the sleeve, decided to just go with it.

Michael K. Williams!
I do not think I've ever seen a suit with leather lapels before. And now I never wish to see one again.

Maisie Williams!
THIS DRESS HAS A SIDE PONYTAIL.

Indya Moore!
So what you're telling me is that you combined a corset with a chapel length loin cloth but the corset isn't so much a bustier as it is bunny ears? Huh. Okay.

Kendall Jenner!
Look, sometimes you have the Emmys at 5 and a fetish party at 10. 

Jenny McCarthy!
Yes, yes, very cute, Alice in Chains. No, we get it. You don't have to explain. Got it. 

Terrence Howard!
In other news, Terrence Howard just opened a Maverick-themed riverboat casino.

Gwendoline Christie!
I love the drama of this but it is 100% a costume. Or one of those face-in-hole boards but for religious imagery. 

Angela Bassett!
The lollipop purse is what makes it art.

Billy Porter!
Usually I am all about BP's red carpet looks but this one is not my fave. Honestly, if it wasn't for that hat, it's would have been in the Bad pile. But the hat is TRULY BANANAS. Didn't even fit in the frame of this photo I stole from the internet!

Natasha Lyonne!
I don't understand the question and I won't respond to it.

Dascha Polanco!
Puffed sleeves are just so DONE, you know? Now puffed bows on the other hand...

4 out of 5 Queer Eye Stars!
I could have split this up and analyzed them individually but you really need to have them together to get the full spirit of WTFery. Bobby is keeping it cas with a tshirt under his tux. Tan, of course, looks stunning though the ensemble looks like it weighs about a thousand pounds. Antoni probably was going for a James Bond thing but could very easily be in the title dance number for Hello Dolly! And Karamo... well, Karamo is wearing CĂ©line Dion's billowing curtains from the "It's All Coming Back To Me Now" video.

Zoe Kazan!
This is the stupidest gown I have ever seen. That's pretty much all I have. SO STUPID.

Steven Canals!
Successful magician but make it fashion! Glitter tux with full length sleeves is everything I ever needed. Full Tonga!

2 comments:

  1. So, what makes something a costume? Is there something wrong with me that I liked Alex Borstein's ensemble? Was it the initials? Will I be put into the bad pile?

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  2. Serious question: Is Carice’s pocket...an outie?

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