Pale and VERY interesting! Claire Danes, January Jones, Kerry Washington and Zooey Deschanel are at the Emmy Awards red carpet

With their array of ornate pastel coloured gowns, the leading lights of the red carpet beat out the brighter hues at Sunday night's Emmy Awards.
January Jones, Zooey Deschanel, Kerry Washington and Claire Danes led the way in a dazzling array of dresses, looking their glamorous bests as they stepped out at the Nokia Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles.

Man Man actress January looked pretty in a pale dusky pink Givenchy gown designed especially for her and wore her blonde hair in a curled vintage style fitting the star of the 1960s drama.

 

Pale and interesting: January Jones, Zooey Deschanel, Kerry Washington and Claire Danes looked stunning in pastel gowns as they arrived on the red carpet at the Nokia Theatre for the 65th Emmy Awards

'They made this for me so I had to pick it,' January told E! about her frock, which featured an ornate lacy detail on the skirt. And the star seemed confident, that, even if Mad Men didn't win any awards, the cast would find plenty of time to party.
'We know how to celebrate pretty well even if we don't win,' she said.
Meanwhile, Zooey Deschanel plumped for an icy blue J Mendel creation with a thigh high split showing off her toned legs teamed with towering platform heels and a Chanel tourmaline cocktail ring.

Pale and VERY interesting! Claire Danes, January Jones, Kerry Washington and Zooey Deschanel are at the Emmy Awards red carpet

With their array of ornate pastel coloured gowns, the leading lights of the red carpet beat out the brighter hues at Sunday night's Emmy Awards.
January Jones, Zooey Deschanel, Kerry Washington and Claire Danes led the way in a dazzling array of dresses, looking their glamorous bests as they stepped out at the Nokia Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles.

Man Man actress January looked pretty in a pale dusky pink Givenchy gown designed especially for her and wore her blonde hair in a curled vintage style fitting the star of the 1960s drama.

 

Pale and interesting: January Jones, Zooey Deschanel, Kerry Washington and Claire Danes looked stunning in pastel gowns as they arrived on the red carpet at the Nokia Theatre for the 65th Emmy Awards

'They made this for me so I had to pick it,' January told E! about her frock, which featured an ornate lacy detail on the skirt. And the star seemed confident, that, even if Mad Men didn't win any awards, the cast would find plenty of time to party.
'We know how to celebrate pretty well even if we don't win,' she said.
Meanwhile, Zooey Deschanel plumped for an icy blue J Mendel creation with a thigh high split showing off her toned legs teamed with towering platform heels and a Chanel tourmaline cocktail ring.

Bright, bold colors dominate Emmy red carpet

Glamming up: Kerry was last week named the Best Dressed Woman in the world by People magazine and lived up to the title with her glamorous Marchesa gown

Award show chic: Claire showed off a faux blonde bob in her backless lacy Armani Prive number teamed with a slick of red lipstick

Ice cool on the carpet: Zooey looked relaxed and happy in her choice of J Mendel gown which matched her eyes

Claire Danes looked striking in a ornate cream cloud-like backless Armani Prive dress, Neil Lane jewels and custom Christian Louboutin shoes, with her hair pinned up in a faux blonde bob.

 

The ever-stylish Kerry Washington, who was this week named the Best Dressed Woman in the world by People magazine, looked typically glamorous in an unusual cream, gold and white floaty Marchesa dress. 

Many other stars opted for pale frocks, with Padma Lakshmi sporting a draped pale blue KaufmanFranco dress, while Malin Akerman arrived in a flouncy white strapless Marchesa gown with her blonde hair pulled into a chic updo.

Tickled pink: The Mad Men star revealed her lacy Givenchy dusky gown was especially  made for her

Ivory tower: Julie Bowen said she opted for this striking and fitted Zac Posen dress because it was 'so beautiful'

Sheer delight: Julianne Hough sported a pale mint green gown with see-through skirt, and arrived on the carpet with her dancer brother Derek who was nominated for a gong at the show

Julianne Hough also looked striking in spotted mint green pastel Jenny Packham number with a daring see-through skirt and Jimmy Choo heels.
She happily posed on the carpet with her brother Derek, a professional dancer on TV hit Dancing With The Stars who was nominated for a gong at the show.
Juliana Marguiles looked chic and classy in a white number with black floral design, while Ireland Baldwin towered over her famous father Alec in a slim fitting beaded gown.

Blonde ambition: The star wore her fair hair in a curled bob and showed off her stunning figure in the mint green dress which featured a see-through skirt

The white stuff: Malin Akerman arrived in a flouncy Marchesa strapless gown with a flared skirt

Rose in pink: Byrne looked sophisticated in a two-piece pale gown which showed off her taut stomach

Mad Men stars Elisabeth Moss and Christina Hendricks plumped for substantially different looks, with Elisabeth looking more edgy with her cropped blonde hair, black and white Andrew Gn gown teamed with vintage Neil Lane jewellery.
'I did it and then Miley Cyrus did it like, literally a week late,' she said about her punky platinum hair. 'And obviously she is way more famous than I am so then everyone was like, "It's the Miley Cyrus!" And I was like, "No, I didn't copy her!"'

A touch of gold: Padma Lakshmi added a bold gold bracelet with draped pale blue dress

A delight in black and white: Julianna Margulies looked chic in a strapless white gown with black floral detail

Breaking fashion: Anna Gunn looked a far cry from her rather dowdy alter ego Skyler White in Breaking Bad 

Pale and interesting: Ireland Baldwin towered above her father Alec in a stunning beaded design

Elisabeth, who arrived on the carpet with her mother, revealed she was still in shock at her double Emmy nomination for Mad Men and mini-series Top of the Lake.
'I haven't gotten used to it,' she said. 'I don't know if anyone is going to believe me on that, but it really is something I can't get used to. I'm still surprised.'
Christina  meanwhile, dressed her famous curves in a more old-school Hollywood style Christian Siriano black gown which she described as 'beautiful and romantic.'

Perfect in plum: Heidi Klum arrived in a stunning Versace mermaid style glittering dress and matching heels with her blonde hair pulled into a ponytail

We've already won: Project Runway's Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn were triumphant on the back of their Creative Emmy win last week

Curvy in red: Sofia Vergara sizzled in a bright Vera Wang plunging structured gown which showed off her enviable curves to the maximum

Nominated: Matt Damon arrived with his wife Luciana while his Behind The Candelabra co-star Michael Douglas turned up solo, following his split from wife Catherine Zeta-Jones

Fancy seeing you here! Luciana and Matt greet Douglas on the carpet in the midst of posing for photographs

Equally curvy star Sofia Vergara wore a typically plunging scarlet Vera Wang gown with oversized emerald jewellery.
Stepping out on the red carpet with a large entourage including her son Manolo and boyfriend Nick Loeb, Sofia said the dress was 'doing a very hard job,' keeping her curves in place.
Her Modern family co-star Julie Bowen, meanwhile, said she had put herself through a carb-free diet to squeeze into her stunning Zac Posen gown.
'I'm not a girly girl,' she admitted on the red carpet. 'This dress was so beautiful - I just went a little hungry.'