RED CARPET FASHIONS,

The colors of the rainbow — and then some — are represented as TV stars opt for eye-dazzling outfits

Maybe it was an unconscious effort to beat the Monday night blues, but the most noticeable trend on the 70th Emmy Awards red — well, make that gold — carpet was an emphasis on bright, bold and otherwise unusual (at least for an awards show) colors ranging from Dakota Fanning’s jade-green pleated chiffon crossover Dior dress with a tied back to Tracee Ellis Ross’ voluminous fuchsia Valentino gown.

Other head-turners in candycolored clothes were Regina King in a curve-hugging chartreuse strapless gown with a graceful arc of fabric across the breastbone; Tatiana Maslany in a custom lime green and black jumpsuit; and Leslie Jones in a custom iridescent pantsuit that seemed to waver between silver and pink depending on the light — all by the colorloving designer Christian Siriano, who also gets credit for one of the night’s hands-down stunners, Angela Sarafyan’s black, crystalstudded strapless gown.

Prabal Gurung, another designer known for his love of bold color, gets the credit for Allison Janney’s eye-popping purple sequin-covered number as well as Tiffany Haddish’s boldly colorblocked red, blue, green and yellow gown, which, she told E!’s Giuliana Rancic, had been custommade to incorporate the colors of the Eritrean flag as an homage to her father.

There was also a noticeable number of women wearing pants at the Emmy Awards arrivals.

In addition to Jones and Maslany, standouts in the trouserclad department included Issa Rae in a custom pale-blue silk V-neck Vera Wang jumpsuit with a split-away skirt and hand-sewn, crystal-embellished bodice; Felicity Huffman in a double-breasted suit; Amanda Crew in a silver pantsuit worn over what appeared to be a blue tube top; and perennial awards-show pants-wearer Evan Rachel Wood, who brought along as her guest activist Amanda Nguyen, a recent Nobel Peace Prize nominee for helping to create the Sexual Assault Survivors’ Rights Act.

Wood also sported a blue ribbon on the lapel of her custom, floor-length Altuzarra black tuxedo coat with satin lapels and tuxedo high-waisted pants in support of the ACLU and its fight to reunite immigrant families separated at the border.

Although she managed to highlight two causes in a single trip down the gold carpet, she couldn’t hold a candle to a fellow pantsclad attendee, “black-ish” star Jenifer Lewis, who turned out wearing a custom black and red Nike sweatshirt with a crystal-covered “swoosh” logo.

“I am wearing Nike to applaud them for supporting Colin Kaepernick and his protest against racial injustice and police brutality,” she said.

Allen J. Schaben Los Angeles Times TIFFANY HADDISH is a swirl of color — literally. Her bright gown, she told E!’s Giuliana Rancic, had been custom-made by Prabal Gurung to incorporate the colors of the Eritrean f lag as an homage to her father.

Allen J. Schaben Los Angeles Times REGINA KING opted for a chartreuse strapless gown with an arc of fabric across the breastbone.

Allen J. Schaben Los Angeles Times TRACEE ELLIS ROSS is boldly bright on the gold carpet in her voluminous fuchsia Valentino gown.

Allen J. Schaben Los Angeles Times ISSA RAE is a standout in a custom pale-blue silk V-neck Vera Wang jumpsuit with a split-away skirt.

Allen J. Schaben Los Angeles Times ALLISON JANNEY can thank Prabal Gurung for her eye-popping purple sequin-covered number.

Marcus Yam Los Angeles Times TATIANA MASLANY turns heads in a custom jumpsuit. Pants were a popular choice on the carpet.

Allen J. Schaben Los Angeles Times SILVER OR PINK? Leslie Jones chose a custom iridescent pantsuit designed by Christian Siriano.

Marcus Yam Los Angeles Times KRISTEN BELL makes her own bold fashion statement in her simple, elegant white sheath gown.