2022’s Emmy Awards, held in Los Angeles, California celebrated the year’s best television shows and performances. Hollywood’s A-listers in slayed in the most stylish formalwear. Sticking to tradition, many stars in attendance adhered to the event’s signature glamorous feel. The designer dresses were heavy on the sequins.
Given the night’s best gowns went all in on sequins and beads, many of the silhouettes were simple and streamlined as a result. Squid Game star Hoyeon Jung’s sequin patchwork, for instance, was done on a no-fuss slip dress; Amanda Seyfried’s lilac sequins came via Armani Privé’s strapless column dress, with a sheer (and barely-there) accent of tulle at the bust. Both allowed for the frocks’ delicious texture to shine. Equally, Lily James’s slinky Versace chainmail dress, and Christina Ricci’s bedazzled Fendi Couture slip dress, were formfitting—and all about accentuating the shape.
It wasn’t all razzle-dazzle, though. A few celebrities opted for more of a pared-back elegance. Zendaya, in custom Valentino, embraced old Hollywood with her strapless, full-skirted gowns. It’s a nod to an archival Valentino design from its fall-winter 1987 collection. The White Lotus’s Alexandra Daddario also stood out in a sheer, one-shoulder tulle gown from Dior Haute Couture, finished with sublime beadwork.
Zendaya
The perennial Best Dressed list resident takes top honors yet again in her elegant strapless black ballgown with bow detail and sparkling Bulgari jewels.
Elle Fanning
Looking like she walked right out of a 1950s issue of Vogue, the star served major pose in a gown created for her by the costume designer Sharon Long.
Jung Ho-yeon
The Squid Game star dons a delicate custom multicolor beaded gown with matching headband, which, like her jewels and accessories, are all Louis Vuitton.
Andrew Garfield
The star (nominated for Under the Banner of Heaven) makes wearing an all-white Zegna ensemble look surprisingly effortless. (He accessories with Zayn x Arnette shades, David Yurman jewels and Christian Louboutin shoes.)
Lizzo
The star ensures you can’t miss her from any angle in her voluminous crimson tulle gown with a long train, plus 40 carats of Lorraine Schwartz diamond earrings.
Christina Ricci
The Yellow Jackets diva impressed in her slinky custom Fendi Couture gown with matching bag.
Mindy Kaling
The presenter looks award-worth in her yellow chiffon gown with plunging neckline, high slit and delicate beadwork.
Amanda Seyfried
The actress (and winner, for The Dropout) raved about her lilac “mermaid” gown by Armani Privé, which was topped by the palest pink tulle ruffle and delicate Cartier gems.
Quinta Brunson
The multi-nominated Abbott Elementary star and creator glows in a caramel-colored gown with fully beaded bodice, high slit and sheer sleeves that she said had “teeny, tiny Jessica Rabbit vibes.”
Lily James
Lily won us in a custom Atelier Versace gown she called “just heaven” on the PEOPLE pre-show, plus De Beers diamonds.
