Daytime Emmy Awards Fug-or-Fab Carpet: Heather Tom

Hot on the heels of Christian Siriano dressing Whoopi Goldberg from the Tonys, Project Runway‘s Jack Mackenroth — who might’ve made it to the end alongside Christian, had he not dropped out for health reasons — designed Heather Tom’s dress for the Daytime Emmys.

Now, you may be thinking to yourself, “Hmm. I was SURE Heather was
wearing all black when she did her presenting duties alongside Jack
Wagner.” True story; the fact that Heather scheduled a costume change may not
bode well for how she felt about what Jack did for her on the red carpet:

I’m not entirely sure how I feel about it, either. The color is certainly fetching on her, but the rest of it feels totally overdone, right down to the fact that all those busy ruffles appear to be made out of a fabric that has shiny flowers on it. The bodice in particular seems a bit shaggy and shapeless, as if every time she takes a step it’s going to start flapping.

I liked Jack well enough — I was amused by his homage to Flashdance – so I’m sort of bummed that he didn’t blow me away. For her to drop it like a hot potato and go practically Goth on us halfway through the night, right down to blood-red lipstick and smoky eyes, makes me wonder if she wasn’t a little bummed too. Although to be fair, Heather had also lost her category by that point to the unstoppable Emmy train that is Michael Landon’s daughter, and she looked pretty pissed about it; maybe the darker look was a pre-planned “No, it’s NOT fun just being nominated, THANK YOU VERY MUCH” outfit of bitter disappointment.