When Sarah Hyland walked the Emmys red carpet [1] in a Monique Lhuillier outfit, stylist Brad Goreski wasn't the only one who was proud. We looked at the Modern Family actress and immediately thought, yesss! Sarah ditched the gown and gave us a cool take on eveningwear in a bustier dress with a split back, layered right over pants. It's a contemporary riff on glamour Emma Watson [2] showed off on the red carpet two years ago, and Kiernan Shipka, in fact, brought to the Emmys last year. All we can say is we're delighted it's catching on, especially since Sarah wears it so well. Read on to see how she wore the look tonight, and check out the trendsetters who paved the way before her.

Emma Watson [3] brought the look to light in a Dior ensemble at the 2014 Golden Globes.

Kiernan Shipka showed off another Dior dress-over-pants ensemble at the 2015 Emmy Awards.

On the Emmys red carpet this year, Sarah Hyland reprised the look in Monique Lhuillier.