Grammys 2022 Red Carpet: The Highest and Lowest Notes
Musical artists like Olivia Rodrigo, BTS, Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X, and more have graced us with their divinity, while others flopped like a fish.
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The 2022 Grammy Awards, the last major show of this year’s awards season, is finally upon us. My expectations for clashing patterns and poor taste are about as high for this red carpet as they are for the clashing celebrity personalities onstage! As they say, the best revenge is to look way hotter than your nemesis at the Grammys (They say that, right?).
In the past, the Grammys have given us iconic moments like Dolly Parton’s sparkly pink jumpsuit, Michael Jackson’s military jacket, THE Jennifer Lopez Versace gown that literally prompted Google Photos to exist, Lady Gaga’s celestial Armani Privé moment, and so, so much more. This year, I really wanted a 2022 meat dress moment a la Lady Gaga at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards. I wanted scandal, chaos, and controversy over some celebrity’s look and, for the love of god, not for any sort of unexpected mid-show guffaw.
We didn’t get a meat dress, but here are some looks I’m just as jazzed about:
Doja Cat

Has someone seen my jaw? I think it fell on the ground.
Olivia Rodrigo

Ursula, if she lived in the Victorian age and/or was a teenager in Bridgerton.
BTS

The boys are all grown up! So grown up I may have seen them on Wall Street in the ‘80s?
Billie Eilish

Billie’s apparently living in Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas for the entire 2022 awards season.
Justin and Hailey Bieber

Hailey looks like a classic Hollywood ingénue, while her husband looks like a textbook douchebag.
Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker

Am truly scared of these two, but at least Kourt knows she had to let her man shine tonight.
SZA

Spring has sprung, and the prettiest flower in the garden is SZA!!!
Lady Gaga

THE ELEGANCE.
Chloe Bailey

A ravishing disco queen.
Tinashe

This is ‘90s, Baby Spice glamour. So good.
Dua Lipa

A dominatrix dives into a treasure chest...
Megan Thee Stallion

A timeless fucking ensemble has entered the chat.
Lil Nas X

This is exactly what I was imagining Lil Nas X would wear when he ascends to space to live amongst the stars, just like he deserves.
Avril Lavigne

Ok, ostrich feathers!!!
Jared Leto

Thumbs up for a deep V.
Questlove

Thank god it’s not a suit. Enjoying these satin crocs a bit too much.
Chelsea Handler

Ok, Chels. Weird to see you in glitter, but you look like a sleek bitch.
Laverne Cox

This is the woman who shows up at the funeral simply to turn heads. Am currently mourning the loss of my sanity because she looks too good.
Michelle Zauner

The pearls, the braids, the edges, the yellow nail polish and liner? She is the world’s most stylish daffodil.
Bomba Estéreo

These getups have more drama than Lady Gaga in House of Gucci and A Star Is Born combined.
Sean Paul

He’s got the right temperature to shelter me from the storm!!! Well done, punk rock Steve Jobs.
Elle King

Bubblegum bell bottoms? Bubble pop electric!!!
Dillon Francis

No one told me they added a new category for least fucks given. I hear Dillon is a top contender for the prize.
Diplo

Here’s Diplo looking like... Diplo (with frosted tips).
Rüfüs Du Sol

What did we tell you when we watched the Oscars last week? This is the year of the sternums and the high-and-tight cut!
Kelsea Ballerini

A rare exception to my loathing of bows.
Inanna Sarkis

The dress is good, goose down though it may be, but the turquoise shadow is sending me.
Afrojack

I am overwhelmed by the various styles being stuffed into this look, but at least he tried??
Jon Batiste

His future is EXTREMELY bright just like this suit!!!
Mika Newton

The Ukrainian singer is the first to show support on the carpet tonight.
Brandi Carlisle

She is a gem and so is her technicolor dream coat.
Maren Morris

I think I wore this outfit to a sorority date dash.
Lily Aldridge

It’s music’s hottest night and wearing black nail polish is you branching out? It’s a no, babe!!
Tiffany Haddish

Thank you for bringing a level of glam appropriate for the evening, Tiffany! To the red carpet reporters: this is a GOWN, not a COSTUME.
Omer Fedi and Addison Rae

A Cleopatra cuff does not an exciting dress make. Omer, though? Here for the sultry clown.
Carrie Underwood

Ten points for the size of the hoop skirt. Minus three for copying a cartoon character’s dress.
Rachel Zegler

This is a delicate chef’s kiss. She looks like a princess; maybe the Grammys will treat her like one... (here’s looking at you, Academy Awards).
Billy Porter

Issuing little screams for this one.
Chrissy Teigen

Putting my problems with her persona aside, she looks like a gorgeous napkin holder.
Paris Hilton

THE GLADIATOR HAS ARRIVED.
St. Vincent

What Jessica Chastain was trying to do: a fucking SHOWGIRL. Approved.
Donatella Versace

Peter Pan, but make it designer.
Saweetie

Oh my god??? She can have whatever she wants. Give it to her now.
Tayla Parx

I said I wanted another meat dress not a Mario Party character.
Yola

I am concerned that a bear was harmed in the making of this petticoat.
Cynthia Erivo

The Mother of Dragons has arrived on the red carpet, and she looks smokin’ hot.
H.E.R.

I can’t get the flying squirrel comparison out of my head, but she truly is a sunbeam and this jumpsuit is joyous.
Tiara Thomas

So cool. No notes.
Leon Bridges

If your shoes match your bellbottoms, you’re winning in my book.
Ty Dolla $ign

Apparently the theme this year is cowboy boots, snake print, and gloves? Lil Nas X is really out here influencing.
Bella Harris

THIS is how you do simple and chic.
Caitlyn Jenner

A funeral procession was held for her departure to Fox News.
Petra Collins

The creative mind behind many of Olivia Rodrigo’s videos... low-key upstaged the pop star.
Lamyia Good and Eric Bellinger

This is my official petition for more men to wear suits sans shirts.
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