Lily Jamesisn’t out of herPam & Tommycharacter just yet.
The first-time Emmy nominee walkedthe 2022 Emmy Awardsred carpet in an early aughts inspired look that would makePamela Andersonproud.
Ahead of the carpet,E!’s Zanna Roberts Rassi teased the look, sharing that James and her stylistRebecca Corbin-Murray"went deep in researching early 2000 silhouettes for the gown."
“It’s Versace and it’s just heaven,” James toldPEOPLE and EW’s Red Carpet Livepre-show co-hosts Janine Rubenstein and Jeremy Parsons on the red carpet. “It was designed for me and I was kind of a part of the color choices and building it together so it’s just unreal. I’m obsessed with every tiny bit of it.”
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The 33-year-old actress is nominated for outstanding lead actress in a limited or anthology series or movie for her portrayal of Anderson in the Hulu mini-series.
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James even kept one of her costumes.
“I actually wore a pink chainmail outfit, kind of like knee skirt and top for a club scene and she let me keep it and I’ve worn it already a few times,” she said.
The biographical drama is also nominated for ten categories in total, including outstanding period and/or character makeup (non-prosthetic) and outstanding period and/or character hairstyling — both of which come as no surprise considering the show’s style aesthetic.
BeforePam & Tommy’s debut in February, its head of hair department, Barry Lee Moe,revealed toVarietythe dedication attributed totransforming James into theBaywatchicon, a daily process that took “anywhere from three to five hours of hair and makeup every morning before we even started filming.”
While extensive, James revealed that the attentive styling process was"freeing and liberating", particularly when it came to channeling the “physicality and the sensuality” of her on-screen persona. “There was a bravery that came from that. A courage that came from… disappearing,” she shared in acover story for Net-a-Porter’sPorter.
Known for a head-turning transformation on screen — back in July she also morphed into a Versace muse in anunrecognizable black-hair-bleached-eyebrows lookfor the label’s Fall/Winter 2022 campaign — James has proven to be a fashion muse in her own right as well.
In May, she headed to theMet Galain an ethereal beaded number in honor of the event’s “Gilded Glamour” dress code.
Donning anAtelier Versace figure-hugging gown entirely draped in purple-hued pearls, theCinderellastar was a sartorial dream come true.
Jame’s ensemble was one for the books, herself even noting that she was"still not over this dress"days after the ball. She teamed up with makeup artist Valeria Ferreira to achieve her dreamy iridescent lilac eyeshadow, which she paired with slicked back locks.
“I am so thankful and grateful to the entire@versaceteam for creating this beautiful gilded custom Atelier dress. Every single pearl hand embroidered. I love every detail. Thank you@donatella_versacefor your vision. A treasure. And so proud to be there with you,” James wrote onInstagram, adding in a thank you note to her glam squad.
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The 74th PrimetimeEmmy Awardsare being broadcast live on NBC from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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