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Entertainment | 09/22/2008 1:50 pm

Emmy Awards Fashion Watch: Which 40+ Women Were the Best Dressed?

Photo Essay

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Step away from the BLOG!
Marcia Cross (in these photos at least) is the most pulled together….they all look good except for Susan Sarandon. The shoes? The bracelet? Sleek and pulled together she is not..tone the shoes to the shoes to the dress. Basic concept.
By Step away from the BLOG! on 09/22/2008 12:59 pm
Frannie Em
Steppie Yes, Marcia Cross, Kyra Sedgwick looked fab as well, and I also agree about Susan Sarandon. Who put that dress on her with the way it shapes her breast? What were they thinking?
By Frannie Em on 09/22/2008 10:54 pm
Ms. Dee
Oh, please. I think they’re all holding up better than most. Fabulous ladies, all of them.
By Ms. Dee on 09/23/2008 2:13 pm
Susan B
I agree. Susan also needed to put cups into her gown. The bustline wasn’t very flattering.
By Susan B on 10/19/2008 2:13 pm
Vivvy Stewart
Marcia Cross was simply exquisite!
By Vivvy Stewart on 09/22/2008 1:49 pm
Willow K
My fav was Kyra Sedgwick, one I really liked that wasn’t mentioned was Brooke Shields, she gets more beautiful every year. One dress that wasn’t flattering in color or style was one worn by Mary Tyler Moore.
By Willow K on 09/22/2008 2:05 pm
Lorraine Bates
I agree, willow, Brooke looked wonderful, as did Kyra. I think all the pics were great, but Susan needed a bra and better shoes. What was she wearing under that dress, boots?
By Lorraine Bates on 09/22/2008 2:13 pm
Oh! My Favorite
Kyra Sedgwick looked wonderful; she being the exception to my earlier snit about age-appropriate dressing)! Julia Louis-Dreyfus was glowing in that color and the dress cut her nicely. I loved the tulle and length of the dress Marcia Cross wore, but the appliques looked like a bride threw the bouqet AT her. I don’t understand HOW Susan Sarandon made this list, though. She sagged and clomped down the runway.
By Oh! My Favorite on 09/22/2008 5:15 pm
Chrome Toe
I’m not sure if it’s the way the pictures are taken, the screen on my computer or what. but I didn’t particularly like any of these looks. I think if I could have seen it a little clearer I’d have liked Holland Taylor’s look the best. Holland’s dress looked like “i’m gorgeous and sexy and I don’t have to try to hard”. Susan’s dress looked like “I’m stuck in the red dress with my cleavage showing AGAIN” and Marcia Cross looked like she’s headed out to a costume party as the “good witch”. Kyra’s gorgeous. which is why the sparkly starfish attacked her boobs and won’t let go! Okay… I couldn’t resist having some Joan Rivers kind of fun… LOL
By Chrome Toe on 09/22/2008 5:58 pm
Jaeda Laurez
I loved Kyra’s dress, but I would have put Mariska H and Vanessa W on this list- they looked AMAZING in their outfits… Hated Marcia’s dress- the appliques look like mold. :-/
By Jaeda Laurez on 09/22/2008 7:25 pm
Maurine H
My vote goes to Holland Taylor. She looks lovely and feminine and ageless. I think her smile is her best accessory.
By Maurine H on 09/22/2008 9:09 pm
Chrome Toe
I went and looked at the pics on another website and Mariska Hargitay would get my vote for best overall. She looked amazing. Heidi Klum had on a bizarre little dress but she pyulled it off big time.
By Chrome Toe on 09/22/2008 11:04 pm
regina rosen
Mariska Hargitay by all means. marcia Cross’ dress did, indeed look like mold. What on earth possessed someone as goregous as Eva Longoria to wear that tasteless tin foil thing. Don’t even mention Susan Sarandon and as for Mary Tyler Moore: did she have a stylist and if so, as they say in NY, he or she deserves a beatin’
By regina rosen on 09/23/2008 2:18 pm
Tear E
Funny I though Marcia Crosses dress was a mess. The color was all wrong for her. A horrible thrift store find. Paula Weinsteins was a chocolate milk mess, the lines all go across her and make her look like a bus. Holland Taylors dress makes her look washed out and dowdy. OTOH Susan Sarandan looked amazing. Julia Lous-Dreyfuss totally rocked her dress love the color, the lines! Wow
By Tear E on 09/23/2008 8:49 pm
Diana T
I thought Susan Sarandan’s dress made her look frumpy. The girls were sagging, and what’s with the black shoes? The color was great; the line was wrong for her.
By Diana T on 09/24/2008 12:47 pm