The most unmistakable trend on the red carpet of this year’s Screen Actors Guild Awards was a powerful passion for purple, especially among the cast of Desperate Housewives, who showed up wearing complementary couture: Felicity Huffman in violet, Teri Hatcher in dusty mauve, Eva Longoria in lilac and Marcia Cross in lavender.
“It was many months of planning: should it be orange or blue?” Felicity teased us. “Actually, that was just synchronicity. I’m telling you, it was not planned.” Either way, it was a winning look–perfectly accessorized with their SAG Awards.
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[PAGEBREAK]Hollywood.com’s Couture Champion
If Charlize Theron was mining for our top honors, she hit paydirt in this luxuriously coal-black matte silk gown with a dramatic front plunging neckline (mirrored by a deep-V in the back) and a sophisticated mermaid shape at the hemline, brightened with vintage Fred Leighton jewels.
The ebony stunner was made especially for her by “my friend Giorgio Armani,” she revealed. “I’ve been dying to wear it somewhere and it seemed appropriate tonight.”
After Armani debuted his Prive collection in 2005, Charlize was the first actress to wear his couture design at last year’s SAG Awards ceremony. “I am very honored that Charlize has marked my first anniversary by selecting Prive again for SAG,” Armani said.
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[PAGEBREAK]Pinning–not cutting–her hair into a full-bodied, bouncy bob, Eva Longoria looked every inch Old Hollywood in Badgley Mischca’s icy sheer lilac off-the-shoulder gown…but not without a little dress drama. “I had another one and it didn’t fit,” explained Eva, who performed a few self-styled alterations to find the perfect fit in the sub gown. “I had to sew this one.”
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[PAGEBREAK]Thankfully bypassing Bree Van de Camp’s sweater sets and pearls, Marcia Cross showed her true colors in style with the exquisite combo of her titian tresses, her alabaster shoulders, her lavender mermaid-hemmed Vera Wang gown and just a hint of glint from Neil Lane.
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[PAGEBREAK]The Housewives’ purple haze fell over more than just the ladies. When Eva Longoria’s NBA beau Tony Parker, whom she thought was on the road, surprised her by showing up at her hotel to escort her to the awards, he did so in a purple shirt that just happened to match her last-minute gown.
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[PAGEBREAK]Teri Hatcher could certainly teach that little naked Actor in her hand a thing or two about dressing up, especially in her romantic dusty mauve ice Vera Wang goddess frock with dark sash. “I think she’s thinking ‘supermodel,’” said co-star Nicolette Sheridan when she laid eyes on Teri.
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[PAGEBREAK]There was no gender confusion to be had when Transamerica star Felicity Huffman arrived in a delicate violet strapless Nicole Miller sheath, which she chose simply “because I thought it looked good.” In fact, it looked better than good, especially paired with18-karat gold chandelier earrings with colored diamonds and an amethyst ring, all designed by her fashion friend Charlie Lapson.
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[PAGEBREAK]Leave it to Nicolette Sheridan to march down the red carpet to the beat of her own fashion drummer, breaking from the Housewives’ purple posse with her pale pistachio Kevan Hall fishtail gown, which couldn’t help but pop in the group shots. “It works beautifully with the purple,” Marcia Cross told her.
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[PAGEBREAK]Though Brenda Strong showed up a shade away from her cast mates’ colors, she was anything but blue in an electric indigo creation from Nick Verreos, a designer competing on the current season of Bravo’s Project Runway, along with Martin Katz jewels and Stuart Weitzman shoes.
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[PAGEBREAK]No man is an island, especially when they look as smashing as Lost‘s Josh Holloway in his sleek three-button tuxedo and steel grey tie, complimented with his Sawyer-esque stubble, giving his classic leading man looks a rakish rough edge. We’re still trying to figure out where Josh’s found his stellar suit, but he definitely didn’t scrounge it out of some battered airline luggage.
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[PAGEBREAK]SAG winner and glowing mom-to-be Rachel Weisz is in the midst of her own personal Renaissance, reflected by her deep blue flowing, floor-length skirt festooned with floral embroidery from the famed French fashion house Rochas. “They took my measurements and they made it in Paris and sent it over,” said Rachel, “and luckily I haven’t gotten too big for it yet. It still fit!” She paired it with Fred Leighton’s heavy chinoiserie pendant and earrings, and heels from Streamline Moderne.
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[PAGEBREAK]Hilary Swank showed she’s still a knockout with an ivory strapless Giambattista Valli cocktail dress, strappy heels and a sleek ponytail. On the way to the awards, Hilary discovered that she had a hole in her hem that she fixed with a strategically placed piece of masking tape “because I didn’t have a needle and thread,” she explained. “I grew up in a trailer park. I know how to fix a dress for the red carpet!”
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[PAGEBREAK]Grey’s Anatomy star Katherine Heigl was oh-so-anatomically correct with her choice of designer Junko Shimada’s frock (a chic example of Asian fashion fusion), Ryan Ryan jewels and a Raphaelite up-do of cascading curls. After a making a similarly stylish splash at the Golden Globes, Katherine’s fashion sense is clearly scalpel-sharp.
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[PAGEBREAK]Showcasing the black-and-white trend that prevailed alongside purple, Sandra Oh spiraled to a big win in her vintage strapless, cocktail-length Versace gown, fixed at the waist with a big, glittery pin. Other stars who opted for white gowns with black details included Marg Helgenberger in Sonny Choi and Portia de Rossi in Bill Blass.
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[PAGEBREAK]She may be a risk of losing her driver’s license, but Michelle Rodriguez hasn’t Lost her fashion sense in this sleek, sparkly-bodiced number. “I’m wearing Diane von Furstenberg,” said Michelle. “She’s been in the business since the ‘60s, and I just love old people, so there you go.”
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[PAGEBREAK]The statement Reese Witherspoon made in her Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche gown was as simple as black and white: she and hubby Ryan Phillippe are the very epitome of youthful sophistication. And after Chanel slipped up at the Golden Globes by lending her a gown another star already wore, she played it safe this time. “This is my dress–I didn’t borrow it from anyone,” said Reese, who then joked. “I called Kirsten Dunst and said ‘Do you have anything I can borrow?’”
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[PAGEBREAK]We almost put “Do Not Resuscitate” on Ellen Pompeo’s chart after the Grey’s Anatomy star’s fashion flop at the Golden Globes, but she made a miraculous recovery in a simple plumb Christian Dior design with a super-sexy slit and Neil Lane jewels. “I do everything at the last minute, always,” said Ellen, and this time we’re glad to see what she threw on.
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[PAGEBREAK]The West Wing’s Kristin Chenoweth took flight in a fun, flouncy white Elsie Katz frock aglitter with golden detailing. “I just loved it,” said Kristen after giving Hollywood.com a twirl. “It’s comfortable and it’s not tight. Plus it’s very unique–I don’t think a lot of people will have this dress.” Even fewer could pull it off as well as the pint-sized star.
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[PAGEBREAK]It was no fashion Crash for Jennifer Esposito, who looked idyllic in ivory in her vintage strapless Elizabeth Arden with exquisite, understated detailing, vintage dangle drop diamond earring and cuff and Jimmy Choo shoes.
Check out Hollywood.com’s SAG photo gallery.[PAGEBREAK]As one of the most stylish men of SAG, Terrence Howard goes with the Flow in a deep navy tuxedo with black satin lapels from Dolce & Gabbana. “I bought some of it and they gave me the rest of it,” admitted Terrence. “I like paying for my stuff. I don’t like being beholden to someone.” Money well spent, Terrence.
