Fashion was on my mind for music’s biggest night at the Grammy Awards last night. My usual red carpet winners were on point and some of my favorites failed to deliver, but in the midst of a few failures I found 10 gems that I want to share with you. Here are my Top 10 Best Dressed picks of the evening!
1. Nicole Kidman in Jean Paul Gaultier
Oh my goodness. She wasn’t even nominated for anything and yet Nicole Kidman stole the thunder of so many artists when she hit the red carpet in her incredible strapless creation from Jean Paul Gaultier‘s spring 2011 haute couture collection. She even up-staged Rihanna who was in the same designer from the same collection! Her long strawberry locks perfectly cascaded down her shoulder and ever-so-often you’d see a pop of her amazing Manolo Blahnik jeweled sandals. Barely any jewelry was needed with this perfection, so Nicole opted for a golden cuff by Fred Leighton.
2. Rihanna in Jean Paul Gaultier Couture & Christian Dior Couture
I thought Rihanna was going to make my top list with her Jean Paul Gaultier spring 2011 haute couture off-the-shoulder gown alone, but she instead surprised me with two amazing looks that I couldn’t choose between. I was expecting something really insane for the awards and while she delivered, she didn’t go over the top which I appreciated. Riri did have many asking what exactly she had on under her dress which features several sheer insets throughout the entire thing. Apparently she had on some nude underwear and strategically placed tape. She wore nude ‘Pigalle Plato’ pumps by Christian Louboutin beneath it.
For her performance with Eminem during the show, Rihanna changed into my absolute favorite floral gown from Christian Dior‘s spring 2011 haute couture collection. I was hoping someone would wear this gown during award season, but was giving up hope and figured it’d only be used for editorials. Thanks to Rihanna for not only wearing it, but wearing it like it should’ve been worn. I haven’t been a huge fan of her crayola red hair, but the tone was toned down for the show and looked fab with everything she wore.
3. Jennifer Lopez in Emilio Pucci
I’m not surprised Jennifer Lopez showed up in a metallic mini and neither should you. What I am surprised about is that I loved it! The Emilio Pucci mirrored long-sleeve dress was major and the added accessories of the Swarovski clutch, Cartier jewels and bad-ass Christian Louboutin spiked out ‘Very Mix’ platform pumps were killer. I love that she didn’t do one of her too-tight high ponytails and let her long golden locks loose. The entire ensemble worked from head-to-toe.
4. Selena Gomez in J. Mendel
Selena is growing up before our eyes! After getting off to a great start at the People’s Choice Awards, the 18 year-old actress/singer wore another winner last night. Selena said her dress was gold when asked about her panne velvet bias cut clip gown with chiffon inserts from J. Mendel‘s spring collection, but it was actually liquid silver. Whether she knew or not really didn’t matter though because her Judith Leiber clutch and Brian Atwood sandals matched perfectly. I was a huge fan of her gown and an even bigger fan of her hair. Thumbs up all around!
5. Florence Welch in Elie Saab
I didn’t like the Givenchy haute couture that the Florence and the Machine front woman arrived in, but considering how much I love my Elie Saab, I was extremely excited about her couture gown during the Aretha Franklin tribute performance. Florence’s long-sleeved layered beaded gown was stunning and looked impeccable against her vibrant red hair. She stood out against the other singers in dark colors during the performance in the best way. I only wish she had worn it for the rest of the show so I could get a better look of her in it, but instead she changed into a design by Yves Saint Laurent.
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6. Keri Hilson in Basil Soda
Miss Keri baby! I love Keri Hilson and was looking forward to seeing her walk the red carpet in a sparkly mini. I wasn’t disappointed in her shortened Basil Soda blue cocktail dress with metallic silver embroidery. She perfectly matched her footwear to her dress with a pair of silver super-strappy sandals. I’m glad she didn’t do one of those flip hairstyles and instead left her asymmetric bob sleek and sassy.
7. Gwyneth Paltrow in Rachel Roy
Gwyneth didn’t walk the red carpet and showed up for the first time last night on stage with Cee-Lo Green as they performed “Forget You”. Gwyneth performed in a Stella McCartney jumpsuit and multi-colored ankle boots by Christian Louboutin. Gwyn caught my eye later in the show when she was spotted in the audience wearing a fantastic feather and sequined embroidered long-sleeve mini dress from Rachel Roy‘s pre-fall collection. When I originally saw the dress in the presentation, I thought the long sheer skirt connected to it was a bit odd, obviously Gwyneth wasn’t in favor for it either as she stripped it off to show off her long legs. She kept her accessories matching with a Salvatore Ferragamo clutch, a Dana Rebecca ring, and awesome ‘Amber’ platform sandals by Louboutin.
8. Janelle Monae in Dolce & Gabbana
Posing with Gwyneth was Janelle Monae who stayed true to her menswear look in glitzy tuxedo by Dolce & Gabbana. I love how her signature cool ‘do added funk to her tux. She really worked it on Grammy night so I couldn’t overlook it in my Top 10 best dressed compilation.
9. Dianna Agron in Vivienne Westwood
Oh, ‘hello’ miss rock-chic! I was definitely into Dianna Agron’s head-to-toe black look because her bright blonde hair kept her from looking ghostly or goth and allowed her inner-rockstar to shine through. While I loved her double platform Salvatore Ferragamo pumps and her Judith Leiber, my favorite pair of the entire ensemble was her amazing vintage jewelry from House of Lavande. Those spiked black earrings pulled the entire thing together. Loved it!
10. Miranda Lambert in Edition by Georges Chakra
When I originally saw Miranda Lambert on the live coverage on the red carpet, I actually had her mistaken for Carrie Underwood. For the first time I was genuinely interested in Miranda’s style as I thought she looked beautiful in her Georges Chakra one-shouldered gown. The metallic fabric was perfect for Grammy night and her swept-up hair was able to show off the cutout detail in the strap. Miranda has spoken out that it can be hard to find the perfect dress to fit her frame as they normally come in very small sample sizes. I thought her choice for the Grammys not only fit her, but flattered as well.