I did not catch the show live last night (I was watching an interview with Clint Romesha – the most recent recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor), but I knew today would supply me with PLENTY of info. I was excited to sit down this morning and dive into all the coverage because I thought that the dress code would cause the group of creativity nerds (music artists) to tap into their crafty souls and bring it with some wacky or gorgeous conceptual attire. I went to several media outlets and started clicking through galleries and found a bunch of sloppy haired girls in boring cocktail dresses! WHAT?!?!?!
Here’s my humble review of what went wrong:
Adele….my love, sweet new momma, thank you for sporting your signature winged eye and rosy lip, but the only person who got away with wearing home furnishings as a dress was Scarlet O’Hara. This Valentino creation looks like the singer stood with outstretched arms in the middle of a JoAnn’s Fabric store and then spun around until her body was covered enough to meet the new dress code requirements. I tried to consider scale as far as this garment is concerned. Sometimes designers really do design for the super skinny, so I thought about what this would look like on a much thinner lady……nope. Still ugly. The frock combined with the pale rose nails and “safe” button earrings makes me think immediately of the retirement home my grandmother lived in during my childhood.
On to Kat Denning’s red carpet choice. What is your first thought? My first is that the “Two Broke Girls” star (who was also in House Bunny!) must have been too broke to do something about her super dry hair! Conditioning treatment anyone? The color combination of the dress color and the nail colors are not in the same palette tonally, so they are very distracting to me. The dress is Vivienne Westwood – a time tested design house, but this one is a misfire. I’ve seen more strongly constructed dresses at Dillard’s during prom season. This picture does not show the hemline, but it is asymmetrical. It looks to me like a castoff from the wardrobe of Clueless. I think the look might have been rescued had she gone a super edgy direction with her jewelry – something substantial or dark in color to contrast against the preciousness of this periwinkle shade……moving on…..
Ok, 2Chainz, you look like a creep at a costume party in junior high. I think I bought that belt at New York and Company 5 years ago, and that cape is does not make me think “Oh, yeah…..I can see it. Cool! I get the concept.”……No. It looks like you’re trying too hard.
The picture on the right is of Kim English and Frankie. I’m gonna be honest. I recognized 2Chainz before I recognized these two, but they were there and they had on clothes, so we’re gonna talk about this. Ms. English, you don’t need those gloves. Take them off and then head to Sally’s and purchase some new hair for the Grammy’s. It’s for special, so go ahead and splurge on it. Also, let’s wear some makeup. That dark dress could definitely carry a bold lip. The dress is really cutecicles. Frankie, your dress is super cute, albeit boring. Your collar is cute too, but it’s too close to the dress’s neckline, and it’s too similar in color without matching exactly. Your gold nails were cute, but I can’t even notice them because of the collar necklace and your cheap looking purse strap over your shoulder.
Left: KatVonD!!!!! I could wear this dress to church!….also it looks like a couch! These things aren’t necessarily a problem. The contradiction of KatVonD and a super covering dress combined with the vintage fabric are both spot on style-wise, but it’s…..safe. It’s just so boring just by itself. Right: Denise Donatelli. Why is it that some Grammy’s attendees had atrociously dry hair?!?! This coiffure looks like she hit the gym immediately before dressing for the event. Also, this was another example of someone following the new modesty code who missed the memo that it was for the GRAMMY’SSSSSS. Keep it edgy! The fluffy hair, garish makeup and sad looking orange clutch didn’t do enough to travel with the heavy dress.
Let’s move on to some things that WERE great! Take a look at these:
And the suits have it. Men inspired women’s wear and menswear in general got my vote. Jeannie Mai looks perfect. She kept to her own style, followed the dress code but still looked edgy and on trend. Like her “tie” necklace? Could you see wearing that with a little black dress or t-shirt and jeans too? And J.T. looks nothing short of yummy. I like his cartoony tie and the pocket square with the contrasting edging.
Mumford & Sons looked absolutely honest and on point. I love it that they dressed just as they would for a live performance. They brought spice, but they don’t look costumey. This look could easily translate to every day life too! Great job, guys!
Miranda Lambert looked stunning in her black Roberto Cavalli number. Bronzed skin and softly (but neatly) waved hair were finished perfectly with some chandelier earrings and a cuff on her wrist. Kaley Cuoco has me itching to get some puffy paint and embroidery floss and be-fancy a discount blazer to copy this look. I LOVES it!!! The razzle dazzle flats with a discount evening dress behind Cuoco left something to be desired, but we’ll celebrate Kaley’s fierce fashion in spite of it. Taylor Swift looks like a gentle Greek goddess in the J. Mendel gown she wore for the awards show. Take some ideas from the combination of the soft white fabric with the silver glitter. Think about combining glittery metallics with a solid color as we close out winter and enter into springtime. See the same concept in Cuoco’s look too? Hmmmm TREND ALERT!!!!!
Feel a little lost? DON’T! Let’s examine what ended up as more “successful” with these celeb looks and why the things that didn’t work didn’t work. Item number one is that the “do’s” were all event appropriate. They were still edge and informal but dressed up at the same time. There was that little something extra on top of really fun outfits. Item number two is that each person stayed true to themselves. They didn’t TRY to catch anyone’s eye. They just did.
The looks that didn’t work for me were either dated or too severe or over-styled. Coco Chanel always said “Before you leave, take one thing off” – this coming from the woman who made Mr. T look under accessorized with her multiple strands of pearls during a period of super linear super minimalistic fashion. The point being, you’re going to get a lot of ideas while you dress as long as you give yourself license to be creative, but, just to be sure, find one thing in your outfit that you could either take off or simplify. Also, a rule I’ve always liked to follow is, always make sure there is SOME example of contradiction in your outfit – put a leather jacket with a soft, flowy skirt, a large pattern in pants against a tiny pattern in a shirt, super fancy shoes with basic jeans, blah, blah, blah. It works.
Anyway, that’s it for today. It was fun to dissect all of these stylings of fashion. My opinions aren’t necessarily right, remember? Style is limitless! These are my thoughts. What are yours?
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