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Wednesday, July 17 Lifestyle

Grammys' red carpet brings out the stylish and strange

The Grammys' red-carpet is always a spectacle, whether it's super stylish or super strange or super political.  On  Sunday night, this year's 61st Grammy Awards was no exception.

Lady Gaga went glam for the Grammys and donned a silver gown and an exquisite necklace from the Tiffany Blue Book Collection. Ashlee Simpson wore a George Chakra beaded jumpsuit with cropped beaded bolero and feather trim.

Alicia Keys, the host of the night, wore a stunning red Armani gown on the red carpet, then changed into a green caftan with her hair wrapped in a multi-colored scarf looking very 1970s. The look was more fitting for a Palm Springs barbecue, than hosting music's biggest award show. "Black-ish" star Tracee Ellis Ross look Grammy ready in a green pantsuit and long braids.

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Singer BeBe Rexha was the night's Leslie Jones, the SNL star who couldn't get a designer to dress her until Christian Siriano answered her call. For Rexha, she posted on social media that many designers wouldn't dress her because she didn't fit a size 0 or 2. She wore a billowing multilayer tulle red dress that featured a plunging neckline, paired with sparkling jewelry.

"I'm wearing Monsoori!" Rexha told ET on the red carpet. "He won Vogue Arabia's No. 1 designer and he worked with my body and I feel amazing."

But the overwhelming theme of the night was wings. Yep, dresses that looked like they were about to take flight. From Janelle Monae to Heidi Klum to Rita Ora. Even Kylie Jenner arrived with her beau, Travis Scott, following the trend.

Cardi B, who looked like she was emerging from a tulip, was actually wearing vintage Thierry Mugler couture from the designer's 1995 runway show.

As for politics, singer Joy Villa, who is known for her right-winged statements on the red carpet, showed up in a "build the wall" gown that featured barbed-wire and a spiky headpiece.


Joy Sewing|Fashion & Beauty Editor, Houston Chronicle