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People dropped everything to talk about this gown
Now, this is a statement piece.
When Westworld star Tessa Thompson hit the red carpet at the 2017 Primetime Emmy Awards, she was the very definition of a take-notice arrival.
The actress' prismatic Rosie Assoulin gown got people talking right away.
Don't even @ to me unless you want to talk about Tessa Thompson at the #Emmys pic.twitter.com/mVJa2xYgfV
— Spooky Ash Crossan (@AshCrossan) September 17, 2017
😱😍 @TessaThompson_x is a magical rainbow unicorn at the #Emmys pic.twitter.com/Wnm1nT840B
— HAYLEY (@hayley_g) September 17, 2017
Some people also seemed to appreciate the appropriateness of her sartorial selection, as its technicolor persuasion seems like a wink to TV history.
also really feeling this technicolor magic from Tessa Thompson #emmys pic.twitter.com/qpbaIrOWkT
— Cara Ann Kelly (@CaraReports) September 17, 2017
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Some people thought she looked like a superhero, which is kind of appropriate, given her forthcoming appearance in Thor: Ragnarok.
Tessa Thompson comes out as a damn superhero. In 1979. From planet Danceteria. #emmys pic.twitter.com/MOCbfEh7FR
— Glen Weldon (@ghweldon) September 17, 2017
More than anything, though, everyone seemed pretty amazed how well their "Best Of" lists for the night were already rounded out so early in the arrivals coverage.
#Emmys red carpet over. My girl @TessaThompson_x is already best dressed with a LOOK! pic.twitter.com/4k87sT88pE
— Nancy Curtis (@nancyirenec) September 17, 2017
I will no longer be able to live tweet because Tessa Thompson just killed me with this dress. #Emmys pic.twitter.com/v12ojC4JhB
— Jamie Golden (@jamiebgolden) September 17, 2017
Hello I'm dead and the cause of death is @TessaThompson_x in this dress omg #Emmys pic.twitter.com/OxpaA5f0Ab
— Kelly Lawler (@klawls) September 17, 2017
Although this is clearly a gown worth watching in motion, here's a look at Thompson's buzzy gown in all its multi-hued glory.

Tessa Thompson, Getty Images
MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images