Rating the 2025 Grammys Red Carpet Looks by Fluffiness
Some stars were very fluffy! Others, not at all.
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There are many ways a celebrity can dress for a red carpet at an awards ceremony: Elegant, sleek, funky, retro, edgy, playful, insane, daring, classic. But, I feel like there’s one adjective that often gets overlooked: Fluffy.
Obviously, dressing fluffy can involve wearing feathers or fur, but, in my opinion, dressing fluffy isn’t just about wearing feathers or fur. Dressing fluffy is also about wearing something so billowing, lush, dreamy, or voluminous that I, as the observer, feel my brain momentarily cleansed and freed of any and all thoughts. Kind of like a cloud has wrapped me up like a burrito and taken us flying above gorgeous Costa Rican beaches.
Cher’s look at the 1986 Oscars was fluffy, as was Lupita Nyong’o’s green dress at Cannes in 2015, Lady Gaga’s meat dress in 2010, Björk’s swan dress in 2001, and Rihanna’s cape at the Met Gala in 2018. You get it. (I hope.)
At the 67th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night, dozens of stars walked the red carpet (as they are wont to do). Some dressed very fluffy, and others, not at all. Let’s rate their fluffiness, shall we?
Lady Gaga
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Billowing? Yes. Voluminous? Yes. Dreamy? If the dream is that I’m being protected, mentored, and guided by witches, then yes! I would very much consider this look fluffy.
Rating: Nine “Rah, rah-ah-ah-ahs.”
Cynthia Erivo
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For an icon who dressed very fluffy throughout the Wicked press tour—especially that green vinyl Louis Vuitton dress—I don’t believe Erivo is fluffy at all here. Does she look incredible? Of course. But is this fluffy? No 🙁
Rating: Zero “Defying Gravity” riffs 🙁
Nikki Glaser
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Nikki rarely dresses fluffy, so while this is expected, I would love to see her try to add a little fluffiness at a future red carpet.
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