NEW YORK CITY — Lizzo wowed in a brilliant orange Dolce & Gabbana opera coat decorated with flowers and a big hood as the wild and goofy Grammys red carpet did not dissatisfy Sunday. Scruffy streetwear, Tee shirts and jeans blended with blinged-out couture, wild patterns and a lot of skin.
Lizzo strolled gingerly as she browsed her heavy coat with a long train. After some time, she dropped the coat to her shoulders to expose a busty sequin bodice dress below in a softer orange. The coat was totally embroidered with handmade silk flowers, and the dress was silk with crystal mesh Swarovski information. She equipped with crystal decorated heels and large fingerless gloves.
“Lizzo is a floral garden fantasy in her ruffle orange 3D robe and matching corset dress underneath,” stated Holly Katz, a stylist and host of the Style Criminal activities podcast. “And we love to hear her roar!”
Taylor Swift, transporting her Midnights period, used a long two-piece sparkly skirt with a high-neck, long-sleeve crop top, all by Roberto Cavalli. They were, yes, midnight blue. She included declaration diamond earrings by Lorraine Schwartz, her hair in an updo.
Style enthusiast Harry Styles strolled the carpet in a rainbow harlequin pattern one-piece suit decorated with Swarovski crystals. He was shirtless below. His low-cut, various colored Egonlab appearance drew cheers. Egonlab is a young brand name out of Paris.
“The man seems like he’s having an enormous amount of fun with fashion, and even if that doesn’t mean wearing harlequin overalls for most of us, the end result — the sheer joy of it — is something we should all aim for,” stated Esquire’s design director, Jonathan Evans.
Cardi B., on the other hand, used a bombshell, sculptural electrical blue dress with substantial shoulders and a headpiece over one eye.
“I’m trying, I’m trying,” she informed professional photographers as she thoroughly strolled down the carpet.
Cardi’s appearance was from Gaurav Gupta’s most current collection, “continuing to show she inherently comprehends the fragile design characteristics of the Grammys carpet. It’s not about being ridiculous, however rather making a declaration,” stated Bianca Betancourt, digital culture editor for Harper’s Market.
To provide the award for finest rap album, Cardi put on a silver metal assemblage from the archive of Paco Rabanne. Rabanne passed away Friday in France at age 88. The leading and skirt were done by Julien Dossena in 2021. The matching hood that covered her eyes dates to 2020.
Anitta likewise made a splash in black Versace from 2003.
“She went toward a more gothic aesthetic,” Betancourt stated. “The flowing gown was sublimely tailored and showed the global star doing red carpet elegance in her own way. It was still sexy, still youthful, but still elevated. It didn’t look obviously vintage, which is a testament to Donatella’s artistry.”
Gatling Gun Kelly, who frequently presses into edgy style, remained in a silver double-breasted laminated foil fit with a Swarovski crystal harness. It was custom-made Dolce & Gabbana. He was accompanied by Megan Fox in velvety Zuhair Murad. Her dress had a corset bodice and heart embroidered applique.
Sam Smith remained in fire truck red. They were accompanied by Kim Petras, and drag queens Violet Chachki and Gottmik in the very same color. Smith used a stovepipe hat with a veil. They, too, used matching gloves, a pattern of the night.
Black and white was a significant style, Betancourt stated.
“It’s a great way to experiment with more avant-garde looks while still maintaining a sense of stylistic structure,” she stated. “Lizzo and Kacey Musgraves also opted for monochrome and textured looks from Dolce & Gabbana and Valentino.”
The marathon carpet started with some significant appearances. Doja Cat, constantly pressing her style envelope, appeared in a vinyl, one-shoulder and skintight black dress with long matching gloves from Atelier Versace. Bebe Rexha sizzled in hot pink with twists from head to toe and a va-va-voom halter corset, showing that Barbiecore is going strong. The appearance was Moschino by Jeremy Scott.
Musgraves, in Valentino, likewise took the Barbie note with a feathery cape in a lighter pink color over a catsuit.
There were golden crowns (Matt B), glittery mouth bling (Alligator Jesus) and legendary tattoos (Alisha Gaddis). And great deals of slouchy and roomy looks that talked to much of the guys, as did an embroidered jeans shorts ensemble for Benny Blanco.
“While there weren’t any giant, unmissable, overwhelmingly popular red-carpet trends on the men’s fashion front, that actually proved to be a positive this year. It gave the smaller trends a little bit more room to shine,” Evans stated.
His most engaging? The double-breasted fit, or coat.
“It’s not just a 2023 thing, of course, but the popularity of the DB tends to ebb and flow, and it seems like this year could be a very good one for the silhouette. LL Cool J, Jack Harlow, Saint JHN and Scott Evans all wore a version of it. They all looked fantastic, and the really great thing is that men in all walks of life can emulate their outfits and look equally fantastic,” he stated.
Evans likewise had ideas on all that jeans.
“Miguel was decked out in it. Benny Blanco, too. The looks were seemingly made with the word ‘divisive’ in mind, but they smacked of a sort of youth-culture cool that embraces that word instead of shying away from it. Love ‘em or hate ’em, those outfits seem like a bellwether of a more denim-forward world in the near future, so take note,” he stated.
However back to Doja Cat’s vinyl.
“Who can’t stop talking about Doja Cat donning 30,000 red Swarovski crystals for Paris Fashion Week? Well, she certainly doesn’t disappoint at the Grammys as she totally channeled the queen of darkness,” Katz said. “The Mia Farrow 60′s haircut was a perfect match for this look.”
Betancourt was likewise a Doja fan.
“The look was gritty, sexy and much like Doja herself, forward-thinking. Her makeup also deserves a notable mention. It was an exquisite cat eye (pun intended) by Ernesto Casillas with a juicy metallic glossed lip that echoed the early aughts, but done without the kitsch most 2000s-inspired looks often perpetuate,” she said.
Viola Davis, meanwhile, completed her EGOT by winning a Grammy at the Grammys pre-telecast ceremony in a Naeem Kahn red, silver and blue tiered sequin short-sleeved gown.
Shania Twain isn’t up for a Grammy. That, she said, freed her to have fun with fashion. Twain’s hair was red and her Harris Reed wide-belled pantsuit was adorned with huge black polka dots against white. She topped it off with a towering, matching wide-brim hat.
“Here I am with all my new fun things to wear,” she stated. Reed is a young British American designer she wished to support. Her objective: “I just wanted to add some pop and cheer.”
Twain, stated Katz, “definitely scored in the avant-garde category but does sort of look like she just stepped out of Alice in Wonderland.”
Laverne Cox WAS “Wakanda Forever” in her custom-made strapless leather Kim Kassas decorated warrior figure gown and African-inspired fashion jewelry, Katz stated. “Paying homage to the African culture through fashion is always in style.”
Cox’s leather gown by Kim Kassas honors the vision of the late style editor Andre Leon Talley. There was another ambiance on her mind: “Egyptian/Cleopatra.”
Prabal Gurung worked up a customized warm yellow chiffon search for Kelsea Ballerini with light-as-air back pieces she unfurled on the carpet. Amanda Gorman remained in a leading color of the night: black. Gorman, using Prada, twirled her long, large overlay used over a mini-dress on the red carpet.
Ballerini’s appearance, Katz stated, was “so ethereal and dreamy on the red carpet.”
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Associated Press host and video manufacturer Gary G. Hamilton added to this story.
