While there were a handful of beautiful gowns at the 2011 Emmys – I wouldn’t say I was blown away.  I don’t have a clear favorite or massive obsessions.  That said, here were the dresses that I believed were certainly noteworthy:

I loved Lea Michelle’s Marchesa dress from both the front and back.

Nina Dobrev’s bold red beauty by Donna Karen was another winner.

While I normally am on the fence about Sofia Vergara – I think this coral {?} Vera Wang dress was beautiful.

I think I may be crushing Kerry Washington, in general, more than her Zuhair Murad gown…but she looked stunning!

I really liked Anna Faris’ Reem Acra gown – like a piece of art!

Cat Deeley’s Monique Lhullier gown was even more beautiful live {and by live I mean on TV, of course…}

I am seriously loving Aubrey Plaza’s Juan Carlos Obando’s sophisticated ivory number.

And I thought Christine Baranski’s navy Zac Posen was super age appropriate and incredibly chic.

And, while I always hate to end on a sour note…These two pastel looks are quite simply laughable: