No Dress, No Problem: Shailene Woodley Just Wore a Controversial Pant Trend on the Emmys Red Carpet
Maybe it's a me thing, but I've been craving the thrill and suspense of an award show. Luckily, tonight is the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, where NBC's Law & Order star Mariska Hargitay is hosting live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. As a self-proclaimed binge-watcher, I'm all caught up on tonight's nominees, led by The Pitt with 25 nominations and Hacks at 24, breaking the record for a comedy series to date. But it's not just the potential winners getting buzz; it's the red carpet arrivals, too.
We're tuning in to see which designers tonight's attendees are wearing and get a glimpse of which trends will define 2027—or, in this case, which controversial trends. Shailene Woodley, who won her first Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her role in Hulu's Paradise last week, arrived on tonight's red carpet in a look from Pierpaolo Piccioli's Balenciaga F/W 26 haute couture collection.
The trend in question? Sequin-embroidered trousers. Woodley wore the divisive pants with their runway pairing, a plunging periwinkle tank, but traded the oversize coat for a pair of burgundy opera gloves. Woodley's stylist, Karla Welch, introduced more color with a beautiful collared necklace crafted from Venetian glass by HOWL. The flooded hem hides Woodley's, I assume, very tall heels.
It's quite rare to see a pair of trousers on the red carpet, a sequin-encrusted pair at that, but I welcome the change of pace, as it's undeniably chic. Scroll on to see Woodley's 78th Primetime Emmy Awards red carpet look.
WHO: Shailene Woodley
WEAR: Balenciaga Haute Couture F/W 26; HOWL Frida Venetian Glass collar necklace
STYLED BY: Karla Welch
