Take a look at the good, the bad and the ugly at the 2013 Primetime Emmy Awards.- By Wendy Donahue
Taylor Schilling of “Orange is the New Black” wears neither in an apron-front Thakoon whose slit adds just the right touch of sex appeal. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)
Sarah Hyland from “Modern Family” in emerald and black. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)
A “Top Chef” star Padma Lakshmi serves up a slice of hip as the new erogenous zone. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
Leslie Mann in black and white diagonals. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)
Lena Dunham’s dress did all the talking for her; we’ll spare further commentary. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)
Kerry Washington’s pearl white gown confirms her recent appointment as world’s Best-Dressed Woman by People magazine. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
Kaley Cuoco in Turkish rose. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
Julie Bowen endured serious carbo-dehydration to fit in her Zac Posen. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
In one of her standouts from recent years, Julianna Margulies wears black and white. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
Like wine, Julia Louis-Dreyfus just seems to get better each year; tonight, in Monique Lhuillier. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Ty Burrell of “Modern Family” goes a bit gray-- his tux, anyway. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
Jewel lives up to her name in a rose-colored encrusted gown. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Jessica Pare from “Mad Men” wears turquoise. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)
Ever the fashion chamelon, January Jones abandons punk looks of the recent past in favor of rose lace Givenchy. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)
Heidi Klum shimmers in a pomegranate Atelier Versace with a choke collar. (Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images)
“New Girl” Zooey Deschanel is all grown up in an ice-blue J. Mendel silhouette. Her sister Emily color-coordinated in ice-blue lace. (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)
Hello, Zosia Mamet? Zorro called. He wants his mask back. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
Connie Britton has a hit on her hips in blue velvet and gold Lanvin. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
Actress Cobie Smulders wore a J. Mendel rose double faced Mikado strapless bustier gown with contour silk organza inserts. (Paul Buck/EPA)
Claire Danes leads the many leading ladies who wore white; hers had spaghetti straps rarely seen these days. Perhaps a comeback is in the offing. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)
Christina Hendricks radiates Madame X elegance in a Christian Siriano gown with lace cap sleeves. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)
Carrie Underwood in purple with a black sash from Romona Keveza. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
Betsy Brandt of “Breaking Bad” in a rose-colored Alice + Olivia gown. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
In one of a few cerebral side trips on the red carpet, Aubrey Plaza covers up in black. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
Anna Faris’ lemony Monique Lhuillier goes sour with her Barbie hair. (Paul Buck/EPA)
Amy Poehler wearing “a good attitude,” she said. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
Allison Williams of “Girls” plays the good girl in classic blue Ralph Lauren. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)
Elisabeth Moss in black and white Andrew Gn. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
