Just when the viewer at home thought the Grammys red carpet was looking a little muted Monday evening, along came Lady Gaga, ready for her David Bowie tribute. Very ready. Somewhere Bowie, observing the whole marvelous getup, including those vertiginous shoes, was saying, “Yes, that’ll do nicely.”
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The Grammys red carpet was remarkably free of controversy. At least early on. Taylor Swift was there in a red bandeau top and pink slashed skirt. Commanding, and ready to launch as many hashtags you can stand.
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Selena Gomez was there with Swift, girl-squadding intact. Her frock was blue, sparkly, and came with cutouts.
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Zendaya was remarkably cordial to the team from E!, which, given the whole controversy over her hair c/o Fashion Police, was surprising. She looked great in a charcoal DSquared tuxedo.
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Sometimes pretty in pink is very pretty indeed.
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Kaley Cuoco discovers the power of a good, glittering pajama suit. They’re all over New York Fashion Week, so very on trend—and considerably more in tune with L.A. temperatures than New York’s.
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World, meet stunning model. Model stuns world. Fantastic black dress, slashed and paneled, and really bloody excellent.
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We’d say “hello,” but she’d be within her rights to punch us. Adele, looking beautiful, in a sparkly black dress that has a more than a hint of “severe governess goes out for the night.”
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Husband and wife, and the most stylish red carpet refuseniks. Excellent.
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How to wear a black dress, and dial up the drama to “dizzy,” with the application of anything to be found in a dressing-up box.
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It’s most wonderful to see Florence Welch: Her artistry is supreme, and the fashion she brings to the red carpet is always an utterly individual corrective to the flesh-fest around her. This gown is by Gucci.
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Demi Lovato also working the tuxedo, here with a slashed skirt. This was the year of the slits and slashes—say that quickly—on the Grammys red carpet.
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Another way to go back to black: glitter on top, lacy-dainty below.
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Thank goodness: a break from black and severe to indulge in some voluptuous, clingy, party-ready red.
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For the men, a break from the tux in a sharp suit, and bushy beard, from the handsome Sam Smith, who said a cup of tea would do nicely.
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Crikey, Ciara shows how to wear a dress-slit—and a two-tone dress come to that, black on one side, patterned on the other. Key to this look for anyone keen to try it: a toned body. The result could be as “wow” as it is here.
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Chrissy Teigen and John Legend: quite simply, hot, lovely, and fun. May that never change.
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The Biebs’s many transformations continue: On Monday night he showed up at the Grammys as if starring in his own version of Boogie Nights, with what looked like a caterpillar crawling across his upper lip. Bless ’im.
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