Connie Britton Leaves Her 'Nashville' Character at Home for the 2014 CMA Awards

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While her character on Nashville is up for a number of CMA awards, Connie Britton was happy just attending last night's event. Still, while the actress was presenting Album of the Year, she blushed when fellow presenter Martina McBride mentioned her fictional nominations—not to mention a potential collaboration for the coming year. Perhaps she was caught off-guard without her Rayna James armor. While many stars channel their on-screen personas on the red carpet, Britton went in a different direction entirely, though she still turned to the ABC series’ costume designer Susie DeSanto for help styling her glamorous ensemble:
(ImaxTree)more pics »The dress they selected was straight off the runway and even from a show Britton attended during New York Fashion Week. Her sheer frock boasting green embroidery came from Naeem Khan's upcoming Spring 2015 collection.

Connie Britton attends the 48th annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 5, 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Getty Images)more pics »Be sure to tune in to Nashville next week to see what her character flaunts on the red carpet. Until then, browse Britton's fashions on and off screen:

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