The Emmys officially kick off television’s awards season, and we’re keeping tabs on the best-dressed stars hitting the red carpet tonight. Stars across genres will be out in full force: acting heavyweights, breakout newcomers, comedic talents, and auteurs alike will be in attendance at the 77th annual event, hosted by comedian Nate Bargatze at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
It’s the 2025 Emmys red carpet, where television’s biggest stars get to flex their sartorial chops and make their stylists earn their fees for something fancier than a late night talk show appearance! Here are all of tonight’s nominees.
In the film world, actors are constantly embodying different characters and hitting up festivals and premieres. There are plenty of opportunities for method dressing or showing off their personalities. But in television, more often than not, an actor spends day after day, episode after episode, dressed like a “real person.” Think of the aprons on The Bear, the cardigans on Abbott Elementary, or the scrubs on The Pitt. TV acting is a uniform job as much as it is a costume job, which is why it’s so exciting when events like the 2025 Emmys allow the casts of our favorite shows to get all dolled up. Here’s what everyone wore last year for comparison—remember Karen Pittman’s gloves?
From the Roman statue that is Carrie Coon to the hottest couple in town, Adam Brody and Leighton Meester, this red carpet is full of our faves. So let’s take a look at what the stars are wearing with our picks for the best dressed at the 2025 Emmys.
The Upper East Side has not, historically, been a key location for New York Fashion Week runway shows. But as the presentations have become more scattered across Manhattan and Brooklyn over the past decade — the post-Bryant Park tents era — that’s changed in a big way. As an Upper East Sider, I’m …
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The beauty look at Ralph Lauren was dominated by one thing: seriously glossy hair. Forget lived-in texture, spring/summer 2026 is set to shine.
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Stained lips are clearly proving a thing for spring/summer 2026. The ’90s brown hues seen at Off-White, which might typically be reserved for autumn, had a balmy sort of finish that makes the look perfect for spring/summer.
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Geometric bobs, where one side hangs lower than the other, weren’t on our 2026 comeback trend bingo card, but Christian Cowan proved we should expect the unexpected next season.
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There is something beautifully ethereal about the matte, rose-tinted lips at Cynthia Rowley. It’s giving Bridgerton in all of the best ways.
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The deeply side-parted, swept-over, voluminous hair of the Altuzarra woman is making all of our ’80s beauty dreams come true.
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Forget clean-girl sleekness, imperfect centre partings were the beauty moment at Prabal Gurung.
With fall almost here, it’s time to ditch the sandals and bring out our favorite fall boots. Not only are they great shoes for stomping through fallen leaves, but they also play best with the blazer-and-jeans combo we so love to wear while sipping on a pumpkin spice latte. And there is one trendy style in particular we’ll be reaching for the most this season: square-toe boots.
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Whether you like them sleek black and knee-high or in buttery soft brown suede, square-toe boots feel like a return to the 1990s in the best way possible. For ones that feel modern and squarely set in 2025, however, there are a few things to look out for:
We’ve seen square-toe boots presented at top designers like Alaïa, Stella McCartney, and Givenchy and in countless street style photos. It’s proof that square-toe boots are in the closets of the most stylish people we know. Luckily, retailers have picked up on this too so you won’t be hard-pressed to find a version that fits your personal style in stores.
Arguably, square-toe boots are more refined than round-toe ones, which can look a bit old-fashioned if their not styled in a modern way. And as much as we love the look of a pointed-toe boot, we have to admit that a square-toe is much more practical. They’re less prone to getting scuffed, which makes them a great choice to wear to work or on the weekends.
Put another way, square-toe boots offer a versatility that makes the most sleek and stylish option for the upcoming season. They’ll elevate a simple jeans, T-shirt, and blazer formula with the same ease as they would a long skirt and oversized sweater.
It seems everyone is ready to start wearing and buying these boots, too. We’re seeing them appear in countless Instagram and street style looks, and there’s been an influx of square-toe boots at retailers to meet the demand as well. Our advice? Don’t wait to pick up a pair—the season’s trendiest boots always sell out first.
Attending fashion week amid *gestures broadly* can bring about a sense of cognitive dissonance that’s challenging to navigate for many showgoers and designers alike. Joseph Altuzarra gets it.
For Spring 2026, the designer put a surrealist spin on his signature modern, luxurious wardrobe staples, bending “classic tropes of femininity — florals, feathers, fur, lace” and bending them “into strange, heightened expressions that reflect the dissonance of our time,” per the show notes.
As with each season, the designer chose a book that aligns with the collection’s themes to gift to all attendees; this time it was “The Memory Police” by Yōko Ogawa, a dystopian, Kafkaesque sci-fi novel in which authoritarian forces are able to make an entire society forget about the existence of certain objects or concepts.
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Altuzarra’s surrealist spring wardrobe is achieved through material manipulation and texture: three-dimensional florals embroidered erratically onto fluid dresses, knitted fringe made to look like feathers, unsettling bird motifs draped like scarves. Billowing paper-thin hoop-skirted dresses, oversized outerwear and genie pants bring about unexpected proportions.
Still, these adventurous touches never detract from the classic wearability for which the designer is known. Altuzarra’s usual intimate venue — a simple-yet-elegant showroom in New York’s historic Woolworth Building — also helped ground the collection in a modern reality.
See every look from Altuzarra’s Spring 2026 collection below.
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To get you prepared for the best of next season’s fashion, we’ve been giving you the download on everything from the hottest designer buys to know to the prettiest shoes to feast your eyes on and everything in between. Fall 2025 has so much in store for us, so I can say with certainty that the season is worth the wait, at least when it comes to our wardrobes. One of the most exciting categories you’ll want to focus on? Shoes—specifically boots.
After combing through the runways, my social media feeds, and the market, I’ve landed on six fall boot trends that will have the biggest impact next season. With the flat sock boots inspired by the Fforme runway and the modern Western styles that are currently having a renaissance, consider this list your North Star for all things stylish and forward. Continue on to get your fill of the major fall 2025 boot trends and shop the pairs I love most.
If you take note of any boot trend this fall, let it be boots that come in exotic finishes like animal print, embossing, and undeniably luxe calf hair. The latter is taking off across the accessories spectrum, but a pair of boots feels especially versatile. Depending on how you style them, they can either lean Western inspired or feel completely glamorous. The key pair to know? April Hennig, president of Moda Operandi, insists it’s the towering, thigh-high zebra boots from the next iteration of Conner Ives’s collaboration with Jimmy Choo.
Jimmy Choo
Maxima 35 Leopard-Print Calf Hair Knee Boots
AEYDE
Elina Snake-Effect Leather Ankle Boots
ZARA
Animal Print Leather Boots With Fur
Madewell
The Lexie Ankle Boot
Scoop
Knee High Kitten Heel Boots
Ready or not, sock boots are officially back on the menu. With backing from in-the-know brands like Fforme and Proenza Schouler, a fresh rebrand is on its way for the boot trend. Instead of the stretchy stiletto boots of the past, the sock boots of fall 2025 are arriving with flat soles and in elevated leather and knit finishes. “I’m excited to see how people style their sock boots,” shares celebrity stylist Britt Theodora. “I’m personally obsessed with it and just got a white lace pair from Brave Pudding that I’ll be wearing for bridal festivities [and] with cool, cozy looks.”
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Leather Ankle Boots
Dear Frances
Balla Glove Boots
Le Monde Beryl
Luna Leather Ankle Boots
Herbert Levine
All in All 30 Leather Ankle Boots
Brave Pudding
Hampton Strolls
MANGO
Combined Leather Ankle Boot
Cowboy boots faithfully come in and out of style at regular intervals, so it comes as no surprise to see them return again this season. Sleek and sophisticated, the Western boots of the moment feel less traditional and more modern. Even stylist Coco Schiffer, known for her minimalist approach to dressing, is getting on board. The all-black Khaite Davis style is a favorite. “It feels timeless to me—a classic reimagined,” she adds.
Khaite
Clive Leather Boots
Banana Republic
Italian Leather Knee-High Boot
ZARA
Split Leather Heeled Cowboy Boots
Could it be true? Are block heels really set to be back in style again? After several years of being overtaken by skinny stilettos and petite kitten heels, block-heel boots are making a surprising reentrance. At Miu Miu, the boots were tall and fitted with rounded toes and thick, sensible heels. It was a similar story at Chloé and Toteme, where tall block-heel boots peeked out from underneath big wool and shearling coats.
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Andee Crinkled-Leather Ankle Boots
Vagabond Shoemakers
Livia Boots
Toteme
Patent Leather Ankle Boots
MANGO
Suede Leather Ankle Boots
With the rise of preppy fashion and a certain bourgeois sensibility, it makes sense that we’d be seeing more classic riding boots. On Altuzarra’s fall runway, trousers were tucked into the tall-shaft boots, and at Prada, they arrived with a loafer-inspired twist. Theodora’s favored way to wear them, though? “Styled with vintage Levi’s, a knit sweater, and a poncho will be a go-to look for fall,” she says.
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Michelangelo Leather Bit Riding Boots
Massimo Dutti
Leather Riding Boots
Stuart Weitzman
Celia Riding Boot
On one hand, rich suede and calf hair are the trending textures defining cool fall boots, but on the other, glossy patent finishes are setting the stage for a particularly chic fall and winter. Saint Laurent is behind many of the key styles to know, defined by sharp pointed-toe shapes and skinny stiletto heels. These are the boots fashion people will be reaching for with dresses and tights on a night out.
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Vendome Buckle Bootie
LOULOU DE SAISON
Joan Eel-Effect Patent Leather Knee Boots
ZARA
High Shaft Heeled Boots
AEYDE
Marty Patent-Leather Knee Boots
A sense of wanderlust has overcome some of New York Fashion Week’s top-billing designers. While a few of their counterparts are ruminating on politics and the state of the world at large, these have opted for escapism: Michael Kors ventured out west to Utah and offered desert oasis-ready fluid dresses, Ralph Lauren’s cabana stripes and floppy straw hats were made to sit poolside, and Todd Snyder, one of two dedicated menswear designers on this season’s schedule, looked to the Caribbean for inspiration.
“La Buena Vida” was the title of Snyder’s spring lineup. He explained at a preview that his daughters are half Cuban, and that he was reminiscing on a trip he took there with them some time back. Snyder is a well-rounded designer, of the school of Lauren and Kors, who know the value and power of considering the full picture. “When I’m designing I’m always thinking, ‘who’s the guy, where’s he going, what’s the car, what’s the watch?’” Snyder said.
His moodboard featured beautiful, colorful images that answered most of those questions. They included snapshots of Havana and other tropical destinations, of handsome vintage cars, and of dapper, well-dressed men. One vibe-setting example was a black and white photograph of John Wayne and Gary Cooper in Acapulco from 1953. Both in laidback, relaxed shirting; one in short shorts, the other in wide trousers.
“Then I start to build the costume, in a way,” Snyder continued, “so I start to think about who he is.” That’s something he has a firm grasp on. He said that he leaned into this summer escapade idea because he does a “fair amount of business” on “things that are more resort wear” in the early summer months. “You would think it was Christmas [with the way people shop],” he joked. He expanded: “It’s when guys start to think about where they’re going on vacation, particularly on the East Coast where we have four or five stores and we have guys shopping for guys.” Meaning for themselves or, taking some editorial liberties to presume, gay customers. “They’re thinking about getting ready for summer,” Snyder concluded.
There was lots to want here for both of those camps and everyone in between. As an overarching idea, Snyder leaned into the 1950s charm that has become visually attached to Havana, which he merged, he said, with Miami in the ’80s. (The former, of course, was the basis of the latter.) This meant a plethora of camp collared shirts rendered in stripes and polka dots and solid colors, some in stunning dupionis and soft rayons and linens and others, the most desirable and sexiest of the bunch, in diaphanous voiles that rendered them semi-sheer. Snyder also brought up the waist in his bottoms and cut the shoulder in his tailoring closer to the body to balance out the looseness of his trousers and their roomier waists.
“It’s a blend of sartorial with ease,” Snyder said. That rang through in the way he balanced the put-togetherness of his output—suits and shirts and other grown men clothing—with the fun: Polka dots and brocades and shiny silks and wrap jackets. If at times the accessories, namely the short ties and the wide-brim hats, veered a little into costume territory, it was not to the detriment of Snyder’s overall effort here. God forbid menswear embraces a little whimsy.
Midweek, on the 18th, Mercury shifts into Libra, giving us a breather. Conversations flow more smoothly, debates feel more balanced, and suddenly you might actually want to hear someone else’s opinion (keyword: might). But just as you’re getting comfy, the very next day, Venus leaves fiery Leo and enters pragmatic Virgo. If Mercury is passing you a chilled mocktail and saying “relax,” Venus in Virgo is like, “btw, did you remember to alphabetize your spice rack?” It’s that classic one-step-forward, one step-back energy, reminding us that eclipse season is not about control, it’s about surrender, with a side of editing.
