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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2013
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
FASHION
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Jennifer Lopez arrives at the 55th annual Grammy Awards in style, sporting an Anthony Vaccarella gown.
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TV personality Nicole Richie arrives at the Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Gala on Saturday in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Mario Lopez arrives at the 55th annual Grammy Awards last night in Los Angeles. Lopez impressed with a simple yet elegant burgundy suit.
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Stars stun on the red carpet in classic black
CALLAN REILLY creilly@kansan.com
Last night's 55th annual Grammary Awards in Los Angeles was a festival of fabulous fashion.
Stars such as Jennifer Lopez, Nicole Richie and a pregnant Amber Rose wowed in gorgeous black dresses. Though all the knockouts shared the same color for the night, their styles were all very different. Lopez showed off some serious leg in her one-sleeved Anthony Vaccarello gown, sleek topnot, simple clutch and perfect strappy heels. Richie's Tom Ford midi length snakeskin dress was paired perfectly with simple hair and accessories, and Wiz Khalifa's other half was glowing as she showed off her baby bump in a
Donna Karan gown.
Meanwhile, Katy Perry and Rihanna sported brightly colored gowns in mint green and red. Mario Lopez couldn't have looked more handsome in his burgundy suit at the Staples Center event. Perry's mint dress fit her perfectly and was said to be inspired by Priscilla Presley's style from the '70s. Rihanna looked red hot in her red lips, red nails and a custom red Azzedine Alaïa dress.
Sadly, with the good comes the bad. Justin Timberlake has now failed at fashion two award shows in a row. At the SAG awards, Timberlake went too casual in Tom Ford, and went too tacky in the same designer at last night's Grammys. His black and white patent leather shoes were distracting,
as was his oversized bowtie. Carly Rae Jepson looked somber in her black sparkly dress and undid hair. As much as it pains me to say, Super Bowl queen Beyonce looked exquisite in her edgy Osman jump suit, but the outfit was a little too casual for the event (but since she's perfect, we'll let that slide).
The key to avoiding worst-dressed lists during award season is by dressing age, season and event appropriate. Each award show has a different dress code that should definitely be followed. And in this case, the Grammys dress code was to cover all the goodies.
Edited by Brian Sisk
GRAMMYS
Live performances steal Grammys
RYAN WRIGHT
RYAN WRIGHT
rwright@kansan.com
Ever since its inception in 1959, the Grammys have been heralded as the premiere award show for music. Over the years the Grammys have had many classic moments, from jaw-dropping performances to artists winning big and taking home many of the coveted awards. Did this year's Grammys stack up to previous installations?
Returning to host the awards this year was legendary rapper LL Cool J. As far as hosting goes, LL Cool J did a pretty good job. There was nothing really special about his hosting, but it was solid.
As always, the Grammys boasts several star-studded performances. For this year's installment many artists performed, such as Justin Timberlake, Frank Ocean, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Rihanna, Ed Sheeran and fun.
One of the best performances of them all came from Justin Timberlake, who performed his new single "Suit & Tie." During the
performance he brought Jay-Z on stage to perform his guest verse. After absolutely killing his "Suit & Tie" performance JT performed a previously unheard track, "Pusher Love Girl."
Frank Ocean also took the stage last night. He performed "Forrest Gump" from his album "channel ORANGE." There wasn't much going on during his performance, but that's because he didn't need it. His vocals truly stole the show.
Not all was great at the Grammys though. There were a couple disappointing performances. Taylor Swift's opening number was disappointing. Her vocals weren't up to par to what fans expect of her. Her Alice in Wonderland themed performance was interesting though.
Also the tribute to Bob Marley was underwhelming. The choice of Bruno Mars and Sting was an odd choice for this tribute. Though it got better towards the end when Rihanna, Damian and Ziggy Marley joined the stage, the tribute to the reggae legend could have been much better.
The actual awards this year were particularly well done. This year's presenters were great and included Beyonce, Ellen Degrenes, Miguel and Adela. For the most part, the selection committee did the awards justice. The only snub was that Frank Ocean should have won Best New Artist instead of fun. Earlier in the show, fun, lead singer Nate Ruess stated they had been together for 12 years. Not so much a new artist.
The big winners this year were Mumford and Sons, fun. and Frank Ocean. Mumford and Sons took home the most prestigious award, Album of the Year. fun. won Best New Artist as well as Song of the Year. Frank Ocean won his first two Grammys with Best Urban Contemporary Artist and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.
With only a few mishaps at this year's Grammys, it really did live up to its name as music's biggest night.
Edited by Brian Sisk
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