Unlike the Oscars, the Golden Globes, or the Emmys, style decisions at the Grammys aren’t about fashion or history or even best-dressed lists. This night, it’s about attention. Remember the Versace cut-to-there leaf print dress Jennifer Lopez wore to the 2000 Grammys? It put her on the map as a fashion icon and as a star.
The Grammys ceremony has for decades been about rock outrageousness, hip-hop flash, and pop star glitz. We saw no shortage of that at the 65th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday. Here are LAMag’s Grammy best-dressed—or most attention-grabbing—looks.
Taylor Swift
The songwriter continued her streak of subtlety meets strength in a custom Roberto Coin two-piece sparkly midnight blue long-sleeved cropped turtleneck and fishtail skirt.
Kacey Musgraves
Pretty in pink Valentino, Musgraves slipped into a long powder pink bodysuit and feather coat. Pepto Perfection.
Harry Styles
Grammy winner/pop icon Styles arrived in a multi-color nipple-baring sequin jumpsuit by Paris label burGer lab. But accepting his award, Styles donned a more subtle Gucci ivory wool jacket, silver sequin tank, and camel trousers, with Adidas X Gucci Gazelle sneakers. His onstage look, though, was the true winner—silver sequin fringed top and pants that shook every time he danced—which was a lot. Vogue dubbed him “king of the jumpsuit.”
Adele
The diva donned a diva-appropriate Louis Vuitton velvet burgundy off-the-shoulder gown and matching velvet pumps.
Doja Cat
Her patent-leather latex clingy Atelier Versace with train was more than a tad S&M—but who said dressing like a dominatrix was bad?
Viola Davis
If you’ve got a shot at an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony), which Davis did—and won it this year—then you don’t mess around. Her Naeem Khan red, blue, gold and black sequin gown with fringed hem was elegant—and electrifying.
Trevor Noah
Can Noah just please host every award show from now on? His Gucci white-jacketed tux opening was just perfection.
Cardi B
This blue sculpted pleated hooded everything gown came courtesy of Gaurav Gupta Couture.
Jennifer Lopez
If it’s the attention she wants, nobody does it better than J-Lo, who once again cornered the market on WOW in her midnight blue Gucci custom silk chiffon gown with draped crystals and pleated ruffles. Some might call it a bodysuit. Gucci calls it a dress.
Beyoncé
Beating the all-time number of Grammy wins, Bae looked like the queen she is in a Gucci custom metallic silver gown with a ruffled hemline. It wasn’t about how it covered—it was how it was revealed.
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