Ah the Grammy's. Possibly one of the most entertaining red carpet events to watch. The dresses are shorter, edgier and more daring. From the minute they step out of their shiny black limos and onto the red carpet, musicians enter an unspoken competition with one another, which has less to do with the number of glass gramophones they take home than it does with who can generate the most publicity (good or bad) over their outfit.
With necklines plunging and tabloids judging, flesh on display and freaks out to play (full moon or no full moon) each year the red carpet delivers an entertaining array of amazing, frocks and what-the-frock moments!
This year's Grammy red carpet did not disappoint, serving up a real mixed bag of lollies ranging from the sweet, tween stars to the scarily avant guard - here is the Who's That Chick run down of the most stand-out red carpet looks:
Not unlike her choice of fire-engine red hair against her dark skin - in some strange, undefined way, Rihanna makes this dress look better than anyone else ever could. That's not to say she looks good. She still looks like she's stepped inside a cloud that's been Texas Chainsaw Massacred, but I wouldn't label this look a total disaster. Maybe because not so long ago she was rocking the red carpet in get-ups like
this or maybe I just have a soft spot for the star whose latest album perks me up on the drive to work each morning... All I know is, it may "feel so good being bad", but it certainly can't feel too good looking
that bad.
While she does resemble a penguin here, in those shoes I doubt very much whether Eva Longoria has "Happy Feet". A bit too much frou frou for my taste with the balloon skirt and frilly neckline, but given her petite size, she pulls it off quite well.
Between the Nelly Furtado haircut, sequin-embellished lightning bolt/zig zag pattern across her chest and beyond awkward pose - it's hard to say whether Faith Evans has any faith left in herself! I sure don't!
I love Jada Pickett Smith but I don't love her in this outfit.
Janelle Monae looks like a ghetto-fab Karl Largerfeld in this gaudy getup. Don't be fooled by the sequins on her top, she's still she's still Janny from the block... wondering where you've seen that hairdo before?
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Jenna Ushkowitz looks like some kind of mis-wrapped gift. Let's hope she comes with a full refund policy!
Ah, the old mutton dressed as lamb saga. Jennifer Lopez makes her "come back" in this metallic mini with a j.lo-neckline and an avril levigne-level of straight hair. Just for curiosity's sake, I typed "J.Lo silver dress" into
google images and look at how many different results came up! Surely this is Celebrity 101: can't stage a "come back" with a recycled look!
Kathy Griffin may report on her life on he D list, but she's clearly been poaching some A list diet tips from the notoriously, bobble-headed skinny stars. Either that or life on the D list doesn't afford her many lavish meals, or a stylist for that matter.
She may have performed at the 2010 Victoria Secret Fashion Parade but did Katie Perry really have to wear the angel wings to the Grammy Awards? As though the bejeweled bodice and bridezilla train weren't enough! This Armani Prive combo is no teenage dream - it's an outright nightmare!
I'm so glad Kelly Osborne steered clear of the black for this event, this ruffled lilac, one-shoulder dress is so sweet and very flattering on her figure. The lavender tones are perfect for her complexion.
Keri Hilson should sue her hairdresser! But apart from that, I think her dress is fun for the occasion, it won't win her any 'best dressed' awards, but she has the legs to carry the skimpy cut and the tan to pul off the colour! Interesting shape and cut, though the silver criss-cross shoes cheapen the look almost as much as her peroxide bob does!
I can't decide whether Kim Kardashian looks like some sort of transvestite-come porn star-come Oscar statue in this gaping gold number. The draped neckline and high-thigh slit adds a certain Las Vegas showgirl element to her standard tacky style. At least she opted for a different look other than the grecian gowns and bandage dresses she normally donnes...
Lea Michele looks pretty yet again, not sure about the certain air of 'Spanish Seniorita' this dress evokes though, I feel as though she is missing a tan, some maracas and a pair of hoop earrings! But in any case, the dress suits her body shape and with a smile like that, you can't help but like her.
You can't start a fire without a Jordan Sparks - but the singer looks far from "red hot" in this scarlet gown. The exaggerated red train adds unnecessary drama - not to mention inches - to her silhouette and the sheer fabric across her chest makes her breasts look uncomfortably squashed. No Air anyone?
Dweezil Zappa (who ever the f#ck that is) looks like Willy Wonka in this purple velvet blazer. What a willy wanker...
Amber Riley's dress looks like a shorter, more fitted and less shiny version of Miley's Cavalli number. I hate the hair and the gold bolero and if I'm going to be honest, I'll say I hate the whole damn thing really.
I can't decide, is Christina Aguilera performing or going into labour?
Ciara looks like she's wearing a bikini and long sarong in this Emillio Pucci gown. The black shoes are totally mis-matched for the gown. Her figure is far too butch and masculine to pull off such a delicate fabric and shape.
Next Halloween, I'm going as Cindy Lauper!
At every red carpet event this year, there has been at least one star wearing a dress that is so over burdened with frills, ruffles and/or frou frou it looks as though it has been plucked straight out of Baz Luhrman's Moulin Rouge costume cupboard! On the Grammy Awards red carpet, Esperellza Spalding is that star.
WTF is with eclectic female singers and their obsession with swan-themed clothing at red carpet events? First there was Bjork and now, Florence and the Machine's Florence Welch. In her own, bohemian/whimsical/unique way, Florence still carries herself well.
The egg/womb Lady Gaga arrived in - another publicity ploy but you've got to hand it to her, no matter if she's being praised, criticised or simply laughed at, Gaga gets the crowd talking. Personally, I like the metaphor of "rebirth" she's communicating here particularly given the title of her new single: Born This Way. Given that she's a self-confessed "free bitch, baby" I wonder if that egg is free range? PETA would certainly be hoping so after the animal rights uproar she generated in her raw meat dress.
Giulianna Rancic never seems to put a fashion-forward foot wrong on the red carpet.
Gretchen Wilson looks more Barn-girl than Barny's in this cowgirl-inspired ensemble. Yee-Haa!
Great. We surrendered black to the goths/emos and now they've gone and ruined pink for us too. I can understand and appreciate that this style of outfit/dress sense reflects both Paramore and Hayley Wiliam's sense of style and identity, but was it really necessary for her to wear something that shows us exactly what she's had for lunch that day?
Hot mama Heidi Klum can teach Kim Kardashian a thing or two about pulling off gold on the red carpet! The cut-out shoulders are so on-trend for this season and the slit up the side is cheeky but not cheek-baring (take note: J.Lo). Love the shoes too!
No, this is not an optical illusion, Martina McBride really does have a leather sleeve on her dress, which looks more like a wonky bat wing and the lop-sided clump of fabric dangling on the left does little to balance out this confused, black number.
This Roberto Cavalli gown drowns Miley Cyrus and fails to flatter her figure. But then again, when has fashion ever been Cyrus' forte? Can't say I hold very high standards for her red carpet wardrobe choices but hey, she's just being Miley!
Mya looks like a manly mermaid in this metallic gown.
Natasha Beddingfield should spend less time outside "feeling the rain on her skin", and more time inside familiarizing herself with the likes of Vogue magazine. This dress is dreadful.
Did Cruella Deville holiday in Africa? Dalmatian spots or leopard spots - Nicki Minaj must be a bit dotty in the head to wear this... If I were Bruno Mars (right), I wouldn't bother catching a grenade for her, I'd just let it go on and whipe hit her - maybe the impact can knock some fashion sense into her.
I LOVE Nicole Kidman's Jean Paul Guitiere dress! You can see the subtle design similarities between this dress and Rihanna's couture JPG dress except Nicole's dress wins out on all counts. Not sure what kind of rockstar Keith Urban envisions himself to be with his black shirt undone, long hair and smug smirk - but no matter what he does or wears, he'll always be in the shadow of his actress wife. Literally.
Sara Bareilles looks smauldering in red and the sleek cut of this dress is a perfect fit on her angelic figure. Yet I feel this is more Oscar-appropraite. Come one, have a little fun! Let your hair down, it's the Grammies not the Grandma-ies!
Selena Gomez is such a gorgeous looking girl but this dress is far too mature and conservative for her. She should've livened up her look and made more of a statement in a bright colour or fun print. There's nothing wrong with dress though, the only other critique I would make is against her choice of bag - a little too matchy-matchy (as they say on The City).
I don't get it? Is Selma Blair pregnant? Did she move to Utah and become a mormon? What is going on here!
It's Snooki. Does anyone even take her choices in fashion seriously? But given the fact that I am not one to hold my tongue, I can't help but comment on the way this metallic smock-shocker makes her look as though she is expecting. For the sake of humanity, let's hope the men of Jersey Shore have only been fist pumping - and not pumping anything else - around her lately...
Remember when mum and dad told you that poor pet Fido had been sent to "the farm" where he could run around and play with other dogs all day? Well, this is where Fido really ended up. Tia Carrere tries to do "Old Hollywood" - (I think). This outfit is altogether too old and too conservative for The Grammy's.
All that whipping her hair back and forth must have shaken something loose upstairs as 9 year old Willow Smith rocks one wacky outfit to the Grammies. Yellow, brown, metallic velvet, platform sneakers and whateverthehell that dangling bag is - All I know is, the red carpet only has room for one attention-seeking, popstar freak and Lady Gaga called shotgun long before Willow had even lost her first baby tooth!
