By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

Bringing sexy back: Lea Michele set pulses racing at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles tonight

The A-list ladies were ready to paint the town red as they arrived for the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles tonight.

It was the colour de jour as the actresses rolled out for television's night of nights.

The early buzz was about Michele's sophisticated Marchesa dress: She had the look of a seasoned star instead of starlet.


High note: The Glee star opted for a stylish Marchesa gown

She wore a plain-front, low draped back with rosette sleeves that really let her work the crowd. She gave fans lined outside the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles a big wink.

There was some high fashion, too, including Julianna Margulies in a strapless Giorgio Armani Prive gown, with a stiff crescent-shaped bustier and embellished with clear oval stones and shimmery paillettes.

Couture is a bit more of a risk and requires confidence. It's a good thing Margulies, who told E! she picked her dress late last night, has that.


Sleek and stylish: Kate Winslet was ready to paint the town in a Elie Saab dress

Gwyneth Paltrow, in a black-sequin number by Emilio Pucci, also has the presence to pull off the belly baring look she was sporting, but the jury's still out on whether it was too see-through. She said she didn't realize just how sheer it was until she got there.

Red was the hot color, on Kate Winslet in her cap-sleeve Elie Saab - which seemed so covered until she flashed the cleavage - and on Nina Dobrev in Donna Karan and Sofia Vergara in Vera Wang.


Red hot: Vampire Diaries star Nina Dobrev in Donna Karen


Painting the town: Kerry Washington, Friday Night Lights actress Adrianne Palicki and E! News host Giuliana Rancic


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