On a sunny Southern California Sunday the stars were out in full force for the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live. The backdrop for NBC said "more colorful" and that's exactly what we got, color and lots of it. Sunny oranges and yellows, dramatic deep purples, sequins and more brought a lots of drama to the proceedings. Some of our favorite looks after the jump.
Host Jimmy Fallon and his wife, producer Nancy Juvonen, radiant in an orange gown, arrive at the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.
Jane Lynch
No track suit tonight. Jane Lynch, nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Comedy Series, is regally glamorous in a one-shoulder purple gown designed by Ali Rahimi for Mon Atelier.
Emily Deschanel
Also stunning in purple was Emily Deschanel of the show "Bones," wearing tiered gown by Max Azria Atelier that some criticized for its lettuce-like folds.
Kate Flannery of "The Office" in a Tadashi Shoji gown
Also in the color of the night, eggplant, was Kate Flannery of "The Office" in a Tadashi Shoji gown.
Julia Ormond
Julia Ormond demonstrates one of the perils of wearing pink, you clash with the red carpet.
Keri Russell
One of the few to wear vintage, Keri Russell chose a Scherrer dress from Decades with platinum Cathy Waterman jewelry, and a Jennifer Behr hair accessory.
Maria Menounos
Maria Menounos wore a crystal beaded Ralph & Russo custom designed couture gown covered in thousand of Swarovski beads.
Kate Gosselin
Kate Gosselin showed off her tanned and toned arms in a black halter neck gown with sequined details.
Betty White's two-piece pastel gown and pearls
Not everyone was a fan of Betty White's two-piece pastel gown and pearls. Some deemed the rainbow sherbet-like gown not fashionable enough for the Emmy Awards.
Tina Fey
Steering away from her usual basic black, Tina Fey wore an Oscar De La Renta gown with a black embroidered silk organza overlay on white satin.
Jon Hamm and his partner Jennifer Westfeldt
Emmy nominee Jon Hamm and his partner Jennifer Westfeldt both wore Armani. Her dress had an overlay with crystal beading, one of the hot trends of the evening.
Lea Michele's ruffled navy Oscar De La Renta gown
Lea Michele's ruffled navy Oscar De La Renta gown was considered a miss by some but she looked beautiful. Her platinum and multi-colored mesh diamond necklace, two platinum and champagne diamond bracelets, and a pair of platinum and champagne diamond stud earrings (10 carats) are by Lorraine Schwartz.
Jane Krakowski in Escada
Also in navy was Jane Krakowski in Escada with Lorraine Schwartz jewels.
Connie Britton of "Friday Night Lights"
Connie Britton of "Friday Night Lights" wore a shimmering blue Burberry gown and with platinum and diamond earrings, lariat necklace, and cocktail ring by Neil Lane.
January Jones of "Mad Men"
January Jones of "Mad Men" was universally deemed one of the worst dressed for her electric blue Versace gown and bedhead hair style. She wore platinum and diamond stud earrings (10.12 carats of flawless diamonds), and a platinum and yellow diamond ring by Cartier.
Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian wore an Egyptian-inspired white gown with a beaded neckline by Marchesa. Her jewelry includes a platinum cuff with champagne and white diamonds (80 carats), platinum and diamond stud earrings (15 carats), platinum and diamond pinky ring (8 carats), and platinum and diamond hair pins all by Lorraine Schwartz.
Sofia Vergara shimmered in a Carolyn Herrera
As golden as an Emmy herself, Sofia Vergara shimmered in a Carolyn Herrera beaded gown accented with gold jewelry.
Rutina Wesley of "True Blood"
Rutina Wesley of "True Blood" wore a Douglas Hannant gown with a dramatic painted pattern.
Kelly Osbourne wore a black Tony Ward gown
Taking a turn as fashion correspondent for E! Television's Fashion Police, Kelly Osbourne wore a black Tony Ward gown. Kelly also wore platinum bracelets with black and white diamonds, and a pair of platinum earrings with black diamonds (14 carats each) by Martin Katz.
Eva Longoria
Eva Longoria accented her basic black goddess gown by Robert Rodriguez with a stunning pair of dramatic ruby chandelier earrings by Loren Jewels.
Anna Paquin
Anna Paquin walked the red carpet with her "True Blood" co-star and new husband Stephen Moyer. Once again she was a bit of a fashion renegade choosing a black and gold Alexander McQueen gown.
Claire Danes
Claire Danes shimmered in a blush-colored Armani Prive gown.
Mariska Hargitay
Mariska Hargitay wore a pale Vera Wang gown with Fred Leighton jewelry.
Dianna Agron from "Glee"
Dianna Agron from "Glee" went for a ladylike look from Carolina Herrera with platinum earrings with 246 brilliant-cut diamonds and 2 briolette diamonds (2.54 carats) by Cartier.
Kyra Sedgwick wore a purple Monique Lhuillier
Kyra Sedgwick wore a purple Monique Lhuillier gown and an armful of jeweled bangles. Kyra wore platinum bracelets with multi-colored gemstones, a platinum ring with rubellite (60 carats) and diamonds, and a pair of blackened platinum drop earrings by Ofira.
Sarah Hyland
"Modern Family" actress Sarah Hyland wore a silver gown by Pamela Rolland.
Christina Hendricks
Christina Hendricks went for a lighter shade of purple in her lavender Zac Posen gown with ostrich feather accents.
Emily Blunt wore lavender Dio
Emily Blunt wore lavender Dior with with a platinum and diamond bangle, platinum and diamond ring, platinum and diamond flower hair pin, and a pair of platinum and diamond stud earrings by Lorraine Schwartz.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Julia Louis-Dreyfus showed a little skin in her midriff-baring Narcisco Rodriguez gown with Irene Neuwirth chrysoprase and diamond jewelry.
Amy Poehler accented her silver Max Azria gown
Amy Poehler accented her silver Max Azria gown with diamond dress clips. She also wore platinum and diamond drop earrings, bracelet and ring by Stephen Russell.
Rita Wilson
Rita Wilson went for high drama in Prada's crystal mesh gown with matching chandelier crystal heels.
via : luxist.com
Diamond and white-gold necklace, £10,630, by Chanel Fine Jewellery
Diamond and gold earrings, ruby, diamond and gold mesh choker, and diamond and ruby ring; prices on application, from moussaieff.co.uk. White-gold, diamond and lacquer ring, £54,000, from diorjoaillerie.com. Cream lace bustier, £25, and matching knickers, £10; both from topshop.com
Gold, sapphire, garnet and diamond earrings, £17,600, and gold, sapphire, garnet and diamond pendant, £24,900; both by Van Cleef & Arpels
Diamond and white-gold feather brooch, price on application, by Chanel Fine Jewellery. Navy and black satin and lace corset, £225
The 'ultimate ' Elvis Presley sale also included a jar stuffed with his hair, sold for a quifftastic $16,680 The strangest investment you have not heard about headlined in Heritage Auction Studios ' Final Elvis auction, over Saturday and Sunday : a jar full of The King's hair. Apparently, Elvis's hairdresser Homer M Gilleland picked up the star's jet-black dyed hair, which was famously fashioned into a quiff, and later presented it to a buddy. At the end the lot realized $16,680, with Heritage's sale netting $623,500 overall. Celebrity hair has proved itself a regularly great investment on the markets. For instance, a lump of the hair of Ernesto Che Guevara sold for $100,000 in October 2007. And, in an auction in Nov 2009, a single strand of Elvis's hair sold for $1,645. Obviously, the fortunate customer has a probably great discernible investment on their hands. Today ( Aug sixteen ) happens to be the anniversary of the King's death, who snuffed it at his Graceland mansion in 1977, aged just 42. Other major highlights in the sale included a gold-and-diamond cameo ring given by Elvis himself to the grandmama of the consignor, Blair Hill.
Predicted to sell close to its $10,000 minimum guesstimate, the ring shot all of the way up to $32,500 to cheers in the saleroom. The winning bid went to Michael Werner of Vegas. In the meantime , a three-page real estate sales contract for The King's famous Graceland home - signed by "Elvis Aron Presley" next to the signatures of his mum and dad - brought $39,000. Intriguingly the property was not given its "Graceland" moniker by Elvis, but was really named after Grace, the child of its prior owner, F E Toof. And, amazingly, one of the sale's most engaging and private Elvis souvenirs items, a White Knabe Grand Piano and Bench, failed to discover a consumer.
The piano was predicted at $1m, but bidding didn't match the $500,000 minimum price. But given its phenomenal provenance - which you can read more about here - the piano will doubtlessly get a new buyer at some point.
