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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 16, 2025, Winnipeg, Manitoba C2 ● WINNIPEGFREEPRESS.COMTUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2025 The 10 best-dressed stars at the Emmy Awards T HERE were gleaming white suits; there were sharp-cor- nered, gravity-defying square necklines leaping away from the gowns they were attached to. There were normal tuxedos, there were sassy tuxedos, there were sweater suits, there were puzzlingly normal white-shirt-and-regular-pants com- bos in the mix. At the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles, Sunday night’s Emmys red carpet had… it all, quite possibly? The show itself moved at a clip, thanks to a charitable gimmick introduced by host Nate Bargatze. But never fear: We still had time to assess all the looks, from the dazzling to the baffling. Read on for our 10 favourite looks of the evening. ● ● ● CHASE SUI WONDERS Chase Sui Wonders — of the comedy series The Studio — wore a decep- tively simple strapless dress by Thom Browne. From the front, we have a sternly tailored gown with exaggerat- ed hips. We are getting restraint and elegance. But from the back, we have a surprise corset laced in Browne’s signature red, white and blue ribbon. We’re getting branding and innuendo. Discipline! Money! Sex! Subterfuge! It’s not dripping in glitter, but it sure looks like Hollywood to me. — Shane O’Neill ● ● ● JON GRIES So often a suit like this — light-co- loured, no lapel, slightly slouchy, worn without a tie — can make a man look underdressed for an awards-show red carpet. But Jon Gries of The White Lotus breaks this rule with confi- dence and know-how, and his unusual sand-coloured cardigan suit from Jacquemus looks edgy and elegant and absolutely right for the occasion. — Ashley Fetters Maloy ● ● ● BRITT LOWER Thank God we are past the era of “red- heads shouldn’t wear red.” As Sever- ance star and best actress in a drama winner Britt Lower demonstrated Sunday in this Calvin Klein Collection gown, brick red, rust red, sun-dried-to- mato red, whatever this rich and spicy shade is — redheads should absolutely wear it. — A.F.M. ● ● ● TRAMELL TILLMAN Cream and white together! What a bold choice and what a payoff. All that dapper charisma Tramell Tillman is repressing in his Emmy-winning performance as Mr. Milchick on Sever- ance finally gets its moment to shine in this Dolce & Gabbana creation. — A.F.M. ● ● ● SELENA GOMEZ Only Murders in the Building? More like, “Only slays on the carpet!” The floaty train of Selena Gomez’s asym- metrical, one-shouldered Louis Vuitton gown gives an Old Hollywood silhou- ette. But the unexpected single-button collar reminds us that she is fully a star of today. — S.O. ● ● ● SETH ROGEN This suit is a little sleazy but well-tai- lored, like a brass rail at a dive bar that has been polished to a golden sheen. The bowtie is unexpected without being showy, and the ombre shoes are fun without being campy. When I was watching Freaks and Geeks in the early 2000s, I would not have guessed that the guy who played the pudgy, sideburned smart aleck would become a style icon. But a lot can change in 25 years. Seth Rogen has become one of the best-dressed men in Hollywood. In Rogen’s acceptance speech — the first of the evening — he said, “I’ve never won anything in my life.” Yeah, right. In terms of menswear, he has been on a winning streak for years. — S.O. ● ● ● JACKIE TOHN Blush can be such a ho-hum choice — a colour for the systematically, symbol- ically upstaged women at a wedding, like bridesmaids or the mothers of the couple. But on Jackie Tohn of Nobody Wants This, this colour comes alive somehow?! It’s sumptuous; it’s deli- cious; it glows on her. — A.F.M. ● ● ● SYDNEY SWEENEY Believe me: No one is more tired of talking about Sydney Sweeney than I. But when she shows up on a red carpet in Oscar de la Renta looking like an elevated Jessica Rabbit, we have to talk. Sweeney herself has stayed mum since the controversy surrounding her American Eagle ad campaign. But this dress says it all, doesn’t it? She chose an American designer and a red-blood- ed American colour. She’s looking unabashed, unapologetic and unafraid of attention. — S.O. ● ● ● NATASHA ROTHWELL Natasha Rothwell’s performance on White Lotus was a master class in ambiguity. Nothing ambiguous about this beautiful, billowing black gown by Ines Di Santo, a designer known for her dramatic bridal designs. The puffed long sleeves have both gravity and softness. The exposed leg adds a dollop of vampiness. The off-the-shoul- der top begs for statement jewelry. This emerald and diamond necklace by David Webb is a perfect answer. — S.O. ● ● ● CHARLOTTE LE BON White Lotus star Charlotte Le Bon’s Courreges gown seems to be made entirely of bits you can buy at the hardware store, and it’s tight enough that an outside observer can locate the exact co-ordinates of her bellybutton. Somehow this long-sleeved, high- necked gown adds up to something much more than the sum of its parts, though, and it glitters just the right amount to hold your gaze. — A.F.M — The Washington Post MARK VON HOLDEN / INVISION FOR THE TELEVISION ACADEMY The Studio’s Seth Rogen: style icon DANNY MOLOSHOK / INVISION Selena Gomez (left) and Benny Blanco CHRIS PIZZELLO / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Sydney Sweeney stuns in Jessica Rabbit red as she presents an award at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday. JAE C. HONG / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Natasha Rothwell of The White Lotus walks the red carpet in a black Ines Di Santo gown. RICHARD SHOTWELL / INVISION White Lotus co-stars Jon Gries (left) and Charlotte Le Bon RICHARD SHOTWELL / INVISION Jackie Tohn makes blush beautiful. JAE C. HONG / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Chase Sui Wonders sports surprise laces on her Thom Browne gown. CHRIS PIZZELLO / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Redhead Britt Lower shows you can double up on the fiery hue. CHRIS PIZZELLO / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Severance star Tramell Tillman accepts the award for outstanding supporting actor in a drama series in a dapper cream-on-white suit. ARTS ● LIFE I TELEVISION ;