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Best Dressed & the Rest at the Emmys

Solid colors, sans jewelry, a little embellishment here and there -- that was the order of the day at the 2011 Emmy Awards. Mostly over-40 best actress nominees model the trends. See who's best dressed. And if you agree!

By: Gerit Quealy

September 19, 2011

Lena Headey, Elizabeth McGovern Emmy dresses on the red carpet

Source: Jeff Vespa/WireImage; Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic

What a difference a neckline makes. Elizabeth McGovern has shown her innate sense of style (and brilliance on Emmy-winning Downton Abbey) but I say scrap the strapless after 45. Whereas the high crew neck on Game of Thrones actress Lena Headey's dress looks stately and subtly sexy in the way only classics can.

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