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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

The early 2000s were a very different time

Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

By Annabelle Fernandez - published

The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards is just around the corner, so we're looking back at what our favourite stars wore their very first time out. Prepare for some funny, impressive, oh-that's-so-her stuff.

This article originally appeared on Harper's BAZAAR US.

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Jones attended the Emmy Awards for the first time in 1990 when she was just 24, with her mom, Peggy Lipton. She wore an oversized brown suit and a criss-crossed white blouse...which it's fair to say we'll never see the likes of on a red carpet again.
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

Clarke (AKA Khaleesi) walked the Emmy Awards red carpet in this purple and white dress in 2012.
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

Jennifer Aniston wore a classic black dress when she walked the Emmys red carpet with her Friends costar, Matthew Perry, in 1995.
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

Schumer wore this dark teal dress when she won an Emmy in 2015 for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series for Inside Amy Schumer.
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Poehler looked very 2006 at her first Emmys red carpet.
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

Janney wore a knockout gold dress when she won the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role on The West Wing in 2000.
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Plaza walked the Emmy red carpet in a beautiful white gown in 2011.
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

Cox walked the Emmy red carpet with her then-boyfriend Paul Brown (and a shawl) in 1987.
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

Kudrow wore shades and a gold dress to the Emmy Awards in 1995.
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Flockhart was pretty in pink on the Emmy carpet in 1998.
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

Buffy herself was the epitome of cool at the Emmy Awards in 1998. Also: shades, man.
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

Danes absolutely glistened at the 2010 Emmy Awards.
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

Crawford attended the Emmy Awards with Jason Priestley in 1992, when hats and bustiers were all the rage.
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

Applegate wore all-black and big bangs to the Emmy Awards in 1989.
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Zimmer glowed with a full baby bump and a red satin dress at the Emmy Awards in 2007.
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Hannigan wore this pretty beaded number to the Emmy Awards in 2005.
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

Williams looked adorable in this pink gown at the 2015 Emmy Awards.
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

Cersei Lannister would approve of this beautiful black gown Headey wore to the 2011 Emmy Awards.
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

Messing looked elegant on the red carpet for the Emmy Awards in 1999.
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

Kemper wore this green, rose-patterned gown to the Emmy Awards in 2009.
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

Hoffmann looked stunning in a burgundy ensemble at the 2015 Emmy Awards.
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

From her embellished dress to her curly updo, everything about Anderson's 1996 Emmy look screamed "the '90s."
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

Huffman showed off her impressively-toned arms at the 2003 Emmy Awards red carpet.
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

Krakowski wore this very fitted (and very shiny) blue gown to the Emmy Awards in 1999.
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

Rodriguez did not look like an Emmy carpet virgin when she wore this stunning gown in 2015.
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

Berry made a statement with this detailed dress at the Emmy Awards in 1998.
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Chlumsky has been nominated four times for her hilarious role on Veep, and she looked like a true winner on the Emmy carpet in 2012.
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The Veep star wore this black dress to the Emmy Awards in 1992 when she was nominated for Seinfeld.
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Washington wowed in this red dress at the 2011 Emmy Awards
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

Margulies wore a classic white satin dress to accept her Emmy in 1995.
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

Vergara kicked off her reign of Emmy fashion with this yellow gown in 2010.
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

Nixon wore this shiny, color-blocked number to Emmy Awards in 1999.
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

Winter managed to look age appropriate and elegant at the 2010 Emmy Awards.
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

Why yes, that is James Van Der Beek in the background of this picture. He escorted a cap-sleeved Holmes to the Emmy Awards in 1998.
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Russell wore a simple gown and her infamous pixie to the Emmy Awards in 1999.
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

Hyland looked lovely at her first Emmy red carpet in 2010.
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

Cattrall wore this white dress to the Emmy Awards in 1999.
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

Graham wore a very Lorelai Gilmore-approved one-shouldered dress to the Emmy Awards in 2001.
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

Parker shined in yellow on the Emmy Awards red carpet in 1999.
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

McCarthy wore this gorgeous purple gown when she won her Emmy for Mike & Molly in 2011.
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

Bell wore this very bright halter dress to the Emmy Awards in 2004.
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

Davis accented her black dress with a printed belt sash at the 1999 Emmy Awards.
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Wiig stood out in this printed floor-length dress at the Emmy Awards in 2010.
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

Blair Waldorf would have been proud of the white gown Meester wore to the Emmy Awards in 2009.
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

AMBER TAMBLYN Tamblyn looked stunning in this wine-colored dress when she presented at the Emmy Awards in 2004.
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

Lively wore this red dress with a deep plunging neckline on the Emmy red carpet in 2009.
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

Ferrera wore this blue dress when she won her Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2007.
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

Tomlin slayed in a printed shirt when she picked up her Emmys (plural) for Lily in 1974.
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

Hargitay looked elegantly tropical in her bright green dress, which she accessorised with a yellow flower in her hair, at the 2004 Emmy Awards.
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Kaling wore this black patterned dress to the Emmy Awards in 2006.
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Fey wore a sexy LBD and her signature glasses to the Emmy Awards in 2002.
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

Claire Underwood would approve of Wright's amazing black dress at the Emmy Awards in 2013.
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Paulson killed it in a LBD at the 2008 Emmy Awards.
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Maslany looked incredible in her white pantsuit at the Emmy Awards in 2015.
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

Davis wore this stunning blue dress to the 2014 Emmy Awards.
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

Metcalf wore a classic black pantsuit when she won her Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role on Roseanne in 1993.
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DeGeneres wore a simple pantsuit to the Emmy Awards in 1994.
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Here's What 57 Celebrities Wore To Their First-Ever Emmy Red Carpets

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