One year after an unprecedented remote ceremony brought festive pajamas and home decor to television’s biggest night, there was plenty of glam Sunday as the stars came out for the 2021 edition.
While the COVID-19 pandemic isn’t over, and this year’s celebration was pared down compared to normal, at least there was a red carpet this time around — and we covered it. Times photographers and fashion experts joined forces to bring you the best looks of the night.
Eye-searingly bright colors? Outsize belt buckles? Dueling leg slits? And fashion’s preeminent peacock unfurling his black, pleated plumage in slow motion? If anyone thought the 2021 Emmy Awards arrivals wouldn’t be as big a visual feast this year, especially following so closely on the stylish heels of the Met Gala (held just days ago on the opposite coast), they’d be sorely — and wonderfully — mistaken.
TV critic Lorraine Ali on a year in which the Emmys brought familiarity, caution — and a slew of predominantly white winners.
Here’s a closer look at some of the standout style that came down the red carpet at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday night at the Event Deck at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles. Check out the photos below.
Bowen Yang
Bowen Yang is full-on Ermenegildo Zegna tux down to the ankles, and then it’s four inches of David Bowie silver platform boots from there to the floor.
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Jason Sudeikis
Jason Sudeikis in Tom Ford (with Stance Eazy-E socks). Who had money on Jason Sudeikis in an ironic hoodie as a fashion callback at the #Emmys2021? Well, you lost. He wore blue velvet.
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Billy Porter
Billy Porter in Ashi Studio can unfurl his fabric wingspan on the red carpet like nobody’s business.
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Cynthia Erivo
Cynthia Erivo in Louis Vuitton.
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Kate Winslet
Sometimes plain and simple is the way to go. Kate Winslet is teaching the master class in a custom black silk cady Giorgio Armani Privé evening gown with a chiffon bust and petite bell sleeves.
Find out the winners of this year’s Emmys right here. We’ll be updating the list live throughout the show.
Michaela Jaé Rodriguez
Michaela Jaé Rodriguez in vintage Atelier Versace.
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Kathryn Hahn
Kathryn Hahn in Lanvin hits the Emmys red carpet with what appears to be André the Giant’s belt buckle.
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Taraji P. Henson
Taraji P. Henson in Elie Saab.
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Anya Taylor-Joy
Anya Taylor-Joy was truly a joy to behold thanks to a pale yellow Dior Haute Couture dress in silk lingerie satin paired with a sunny yellow opera coat. When it comes to red-carpet dressing that’s a checkmate.
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Michaela Coel
Michaela Coel in Christopher John Rogers.
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Kerry Washington
Kerry Washington in Etro.
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Rita Wilson
Rita Wilson in Tom Ford.
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Samira Wiley
Samira Wiley in a Genny tux is letter-perfect on the red carpet — although we’re not 100% sure if the letters spell something besides “W-I-N-N-E-R”!
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Yara Shahidi
Yara Shahidi in Dior Haute Couture.
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Josh O’Connor
Josh O’Connor is wearing a custom Loewe tuxedo but decided to swap out the tie for a bold black flower at the Adam’s apple.
Adam Tschorn is a former small-town newspaper editor, game-show question-and-answer man, fashion scribe and cannabis culture writer. He grew up in the tiny Vermont town of Sandgate, earned his B.A. in philosophy from the University of Vermont and an M.A. in journalism from Northeastern University in Boston. All of these things have prepared him perfectly for going out into the world, looking at things, asking “why?” and then writing down the answers. From 2007 to 2025, he asked those questions — and got those answers — on behalf of the Los Angeles Times. He can currently be found on LinkedIn, adamtschorn.com and wherever burning questions need answering.
Jay L. Clendenin was a Los Angeles Times staff photographer from 2007-24. He primarily covered the entertainment industry, with a focus on portraiture.
