I knew the best-dressed stars on the 2024 Emmys red carpet would always play their fashion cards right for three reasons. First, the Emmys are the last major awards ceremony of the calendar year. Second, the presenters and nominees include known style obsessives, like dedicated Loewe girl Greta Lee, Princess Diana lookalike Elizabeth Debicki, and front-row fashion week darling—and eventual first-time Emmy winner—Anna Sawai. And third? Because this is the second Emmys red carpet held in 2024 due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. If the television-viewing public was going to get a collective case of red carpet déjà vu, it was going to be a stylish one. Stars rarely get a step-and-repeat re-do—or even a chance to out-do their previous look from just months before, for the exact same event.
Still, I was pleasantly surprised by the new definitions of trophy-worthy glamour that arrived on the 2024 Emmys red carpet. The Emmy Awards are one of Hollywood's more buttoned-up awards ceremonies: Each comes with heaps of black dresses and princess ballgowns. Those were in ample supply tonight—and a few renditions were all-time greats. Still, a few brave stars pushed the mold while looking polished, elegant, and downright regal. Read on for the 15 best-dressed stars who caught Marie Claire editors' eyes on the 2024 Emmys red carpet.
