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Rosalia was in a crazy red pleather Alexander Wang shirt dress with three woven belts of varying lengths, and an asymmetric hem with fringe. I might like this better without the extra fabric around the waist, but even then it would be too busy. Her nails were the standout though, and she told Ryan Seacrest (who has no business on a red carpet after years of doing it poorly), that she’s been obsessed with nails since she was a teenager. She won for Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album (GMAB with that category) and she was also nominated for New Artist, which of course went to Billie Eilish. Rosalia’s performance fell a little flat to me, I just think she needed better production.
Ella Mai was nominated for R&B album, which went to Anderson .Paak. She was in a red Armani gown which was just ok. The little side ruffle at the waist is kind of dippy, but it’s the only interesting feature. Still she looks like she’s having fun and like she’s thrilled to be there.
Jessie Reyez was also in red, in a lace princess dress with a structured bodice and full skirt. I’m not familiar with her, but the way she was goofing off on the red carpet suggests this was not the right gown for her and that she should have worn something riskier. She’s super cute though. Jessie was nominated for Urban Contemporary album, which went to Lizzo.
Janina Gavankar had on this really cool contemporary red gown which is my favorite among these looks. It’s one of those half-sleeve gowns but it has a little side wrap along the free arm, which is clever and balances out the dress. I also like the single pointy bust.
Maggie Rogers wasn’t in red, but she got a lot of time on E! last night and I wanted to include her. She was in a Chanel gown from 2013 with stars and metallic stripes. In her interview with Giuliana Maggie called this dress “vintage,” which I guess it technically is, but 2013 is not vintage my god. Maggie was nominated in the New Artist category also.
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I love Jessie Reyez. Highly recommend listening to her music.
Rosalia performance was good, I think she wanted to keep the fringe theme.
Rosalía is pure talent. You go, reina!
The red pleather dress is a lot of fun and the right look for the Grammys, but I wonder if she’s a little short for it. I imagine it’s one of those dresses that wears even better on a tall woman.
Gavankar’s look would be perfect if not for those shoes. Red all the way down is hard to pull off, and I really feel a metallic shoe would’ve given it a little kick.
Rosalía’s dress, to me, is very basic for such event.
I kind of like all of these? Janina’s is really striking.
I love Maggie’s music, and was glad to see her get some recognition.
same! I love Maggie’s music and found her after seeing the session with Pharrell when he was critiquing Alaska. It’s an awesome video to watch and see his reaction.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAM1N1APk80
I love Billie but I think Rosalia had the better album. She has a legit background in music and Malamente was actually her final project to graduate from uni
Rosalía can do not wrong tbh. An actual goddess.
In high fashion terms, 2013 collection would absolutely be considered vintage. It’s quite stupid, but then again, so is high fashion much of the time. 🤷🏻♀️
Jessie Reyez is Canadian! Her debut full length album is coming out soon. She’s won a bunch of awards already off the strength of her EP. She wrote One Kiss by Dua Lipa, and a couple of other songs for Calvin Harris. She is normally quite casual on the red carpet, so I was surprised when I saw the dress – it’s pretty though!