Here were the looks that missed the mark on TV's biggest night
We appreciate Moore's effort to bring some new shape to the carpet with this stretched-out sweetheart chestline, but between the random zipper and the thigh-high slits, this dress has too much going on.
Did Cinderella's mice make the Orange Is the New Black star's dress?
Farmiga's preference for playing with understated pieces usually pays off, but this look feels like something she's worn one too many times before.
Kudos to Amy Adams for venturing beyond her comfort zone, but this dress looks like she's ready for a séance, not an awards show, and her hair is much too casual to complete the look.
We appreciate the casual comfy aesthetic Amy Poehler was going for here, but this pantsuit is too frumpy for her.
We can appreciate blending genres, but this look screams confusion. The studded belt does nothing to elevate the powder blue dress from being ordinary, and even the accessories are completely mismatched.
Oh, how we wanted to love what the Queer Eye star chose to wear. Snaps for creativity and all, but this play on a cape-suit was ill fitting and stole focus from what was otherwise a very nice shirt. The execution just didn't match the invention of this piece.
This basically looks like a budget version of Manila Luzon's Big Bird dress.
Sorry, but Linney looks like she grabbed this outfit from the semi-formal corner of a Talbot's.
The This Is Us star succeeded at getting our attention, but it's only because her look was way too chaotic to work. The skirted pants might have paired more nicely with a silky bodice-style top, but the fluffy white design (with a train, no less) is much too much.
We wanted to like this dress on the Game of Thrones star, but the construction was a little too low key (and wrinkled) for such a big night.
The reality star was brave to experiment with her family's favorite fabric, latex, but combined with what might otherwise be a nice floral dress, this getup looked not only mismatched but hot and uncomfortable.
Props to Marisa Tomei for getting the memo that red and pink were in for this event, but the lopsided construction of this piece was all wrong for her. She deserves better.
The Dead to Me star would be a vision no matter what she wears, but this dress is a bit too dowdy even for her.
While we can certainly respect the Game of Thrones star's experimentation with jacket colors, this look gives him more of a casino-boss aesthetic than he probably intended.
Kazan took the directive of large sleeves and red-and-pink hues and went way overboard.
We absolutely love that this This Is Us star matched with co-star Mandy Moore, but Watson's slouchy sleeves and ill-fitted tailoring meant this look didn't work quite as well for her.
Kendall Roy would know better than to dress himself in such a boring shade of brown.
The presenter is wearing a lovely dress ... with, um, furry sleeves?
There's a lot to process here. With all respect to the 9-1-1 star, we suggest there may be too much to process.
We just don't know about this gown from Game of Thrones great Lena Headey. Maybe it would work without the bow? Maybe?
We love that Isla Fisher stands by her man ... even when her man decides to go to the Emmys dressed like a casino dealer.
This Russian Doll star's two-piece look is striking -- but we'd rather strike it for something else.
The Game of Thrones star's gown is a love-it-or-hate-it number. Unfortunately, we're in the latter camp.
We may be wrong to quibble with near perfection, but it has to be said: The Game of Thrones alum needs a tie.
The Fosse/Verdon nominee looks impeccable ... aside from that distracting white belt.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with this look, except for, well, the studded shoes -- and the fact that on a night when men took risks with their tux jackets, DeVine didn't.
We feel like this Empire star's look is missing something -- like a jacket. Also, are those slippers?
We have just one quibble with the dapper When They See Us nominee: the slightly askew bow tie.
Inside the Emmys, the Russian Doll star pulled this outfit together with a pair of awesome '70s-style aviator glasses. She should have worn the specs on the red carpet.
This tux-suit look from the Orville star is too drab for this year's purple carpet.