Entertainment14 September, 20263 min read
Zendaya Wears Prada Silver 'Naked' Dress at 2026 Emmys in Los Angeles
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Zendaya wore a Prada jeweled dress on the Emmys red/blue carpet in Los Angeles. Silver dress covered in rhinestones with sheer elements and a plunging neckline.
Zendaya’s silver entrance
Zendaya stepped onto the carpet in a plunging silver 'naked' dress covered in sparkling embellishments at the 2026 Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Monday, 14 September. The dress, created by Prada and styled by her longtime collaborator Law Roach, featured a deeply plunging neckline edged with fine, skin-toned tulle and crystal embellishments cascading down the bodice and across the sheer skirt. In describing her approach to beauty, Zendaya told Allure in a 2016 interview, "I wasn't raised with the notion that I had to wear makeup or do my hair to feel beautiful."
For her role as tennis prodigy Tashi Duncan in Challengers, Zendaya and co-stars Josh O'Connor and Mike Faist trained with tennis consultant Brad Gilbert, who described to People a three-month preparation period in Boston with early-morning practice. Zendaya also said in a July 2026 Vogue interview that she prefers a long, hot shower over cold plunges and told the publication, "I love to go on a walk with our fur babies, just seeing them happy and going to the park," as she switches off with fresh air and time with her pets.
Hargitay’s Mansfield homage
Mariska Hargitay paid homage to her mother Jayne Mansfield at the 2026 Emmys by stepping onto the red carpet alongside her husband Peter Hermann and their three children, August, 20, Andrew, 14, and Amaya, 15.
Hargitay and her daughter wore sparkling red Monse gowns adorned with sequins and feathers, taking inspiration from the ruby gown Mansfield wore in the 1956 musical The Girl Can’t Help It.
Hargitay’s documentary “My Mom Jayne” earned her two Creative Arts Emmys last week, and Entertainment Weekly noted that the SVU star received Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program while the film received Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special.
People reported that Hargitay, 62, told PEOPLE at the Television Academy’s Emmy press preview on Thursday, Sept. 10, "I’ve been preparing by just immersing myself in it," while working with the Colbert team.
In a separate account, Page Six said Hargitay told Deadline that her hosting gig was an “extraordinary opportunity,” adding, "I see it [as] about being part of something so historic."
Red carpet coverage and TV
As the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards approached at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, KTLA said it would air live red-carpet coverage starting at 2 p.m. with an Emmy Awards edition of Off the Clock and then begin live interviews at 3 p.m. with Jessica Holmes, Megan Henderson, Doug Kolk and Melvin Robert.
“Starting at 2 p.m., KTLA 5 will air a special Emmy Awards edition of Off the Clock.”
KTLA also said the ceremony begins at 5 p.m. with Mariska Hargitay serving as host, and viewers could watch on KTLA 5, stream on KTLA+, or use the KTLA mobile app or KTLA.com.
The New York Times described the Creative Arts Emmys as held on Sept. 5 and 6, while the biggest awards would be presented during a live, prime-time ceremony on Monday hosted by Mariska Hargitay.
Variety highlighted Meg Stalter’s red-carpet transformation into a Golden Human Emmy, noting that she was dressed all in gold with matching skin, wings and the iconic Emmy statue’s globe held above her head.
CNN framed the arrivals by pointing to nominees including “The Pitt,” “Hacks,” “Widow’s Bay,” and “Pluribus,” while asking whether Zendaya would make a historic pull from the archives as stars kept “in stylish suspense” on the Peacock Theater red carpet.