The hypothesis main as much as the 67th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday pertained not solely to who would win trophies but additionally to how the spectacle would go over as the town was nonetheless reeling from two of the deadliest wildfires in California’s historical past.
A number of business events had been canceled. Different occasions, together with a gala on Saturday evening hosted by the report govt Clive Davis, and the Grammys ceremony itself, had been tailored to account for the devastation. On the crimson carpet, music business stars and different celebrities posed in entrance of a muted black backdrop that includes a name to donate to aid efforts. Although there have been additionally numerous black ensembles, the style, for probably the most half, was much less somber.
Pop stars like Charli XCX and Sabrina Carpenter conjured girlish magnificence in pale robes with feathers and ruffles. Rappers like Cardi B and Doechii flaunted figure-defining clothes and impossibly lengthy nails. Others, like Bianca Censori, shocked viewers with what they didn’t put on: Ms. Censori, who made an look on the Grammys with Ye, her husband, had on little greater than a sheer nude physique stocking beneath her darkish fur coat.
Hers is among the many following 15 appears from the Grammys crimson carpet that, for higher or worse, can be exhausting to overlook.
Taylor Swift: Most Roxie Hart!
The “Fortnight” singer’s carnelian-red Vivienne Westwood minidress, heeled sandals and jeweled garter had the razzle-dazzle of a sure “Chicago” character (and of Ms. Swift’s favourite lipstick coloration).
Olivia Rodrigo: Most Refined!
Amid a sea of festooned frocks and faces caked with basis, the singer stood out for wanting easy and smooth in an unembellished classic Versace costume and minimal make-up.
Jaden Smith: Most House Alone!
Presumably to stop his Louis Vuitton tuxedo from mixing in with different formal put on, the rapper and actor wore a castle-shaped hat, made by a Transylvanian designer, that coated his head however revealed his face through a gap the place the constructing’s entrance door can be.
Chappell Roan: Most Painterly!
Printed on the “Good Luck, Babe!” singer’s robe, an archival Jean-Paul Gaultier couture piece, had been Edgar Degas’s work of ballet dancers, which appeared to even be the inspiration for her doll-like make-up.
Ye and Bianca Censori: Most Uncensored!
As plain because it was, Ye’s outfit of black T-shirt and pants regarded so much much less on a regular basis when he was standing on the carpet subsequent to Ms. Censori, his spouse, as she stripped out of her coat and into principally nothing.
Sabrina Carpenter: Most Powder Puff!
The “Espresso” singer’s robe — a powder-blue JW Anderson confection with plush rings of feathers on the hips and the hem — conjured the fluffy softness of a make-up puff.
Billie Eilish: Most Misplaced at Sea!
In a Prada look involving a black smock and a sailor’s cap, the “Birds of a Feather” singer dropped at thoughts a ship captain in mourning.
Troye Sivan: Most Easter Swimsuit!
Visions of spring had been exhausting to disregard upon seeing the singer in a lilac Prada swimsuit and light-weight sheer shirt.
Kim Gordon: Most Pointed!
Together with her Celine swimsuit, the Sonic Youth singer and bassist wore a sharp and playful accent: diminutive silvery horns poking out from her quick blond waves.
Charli XCX: Most Reformed Brat!
The singer’s corseted Jean-Paul Gaultier robe, with its delicate shredded ruffles and dusty blue-gray coloration, steered that she is perhaps retiring all of the slime inexperienced and patent leather-based she wore throughout final yr’s “brat summer season.”
Marla Maples: Most Random!
As noticeable because the wealthy purple shade of Ms. Maples’s halter robe was, much more notable was her presence on the Grammys so quickly after her ex-husband, President Trump, returned to the White Home.
Busta Rhymes: Most Relaxed!
An enormous smile steered that the rapper felt fairly relaxed in his white shawl-collar tuxedo jacket styled with a heart-shaped brooch and an extended sash.
Gracie Abrams: Most Betrothed!
In a white Chanel costume and gauzy veil, Ms. Abrams supplied her tackle singer-as-bride, a sartorial motif embraced by Grammy winners like Madonna and Girl Gaga.
Julia Fox: Most Mrs. Clear!
The actress and onetime love curiosity of Ye, like Ms. Censori, went with a darkish coat over a revealing sheer garment. However, not like Ms. Censori, she wore undergarments — and accessorized her look with yellow dishwashing gloves.
Misty White Sidell and Anthony Rotunno contributed reporting.