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The 52nd Grammy Photos - The Ones That Matter.... The Fashions.



Above: Beyoncé was the big winner of the night, taking home 6 Grammys

So, by now you know who was music to everyone's ears at the 2010 52nd Annual Grammys. If you don't, just check any news site or the official Grammy site.

Rather than run through every performance, all the nominees, tributes, blah blah blah..., I've chosen to shown you photos from last night's event that were the most significant, memorable, beautiful and just plain bizarre. Of course, I had to include the best dressed and the biggest fashion fiascos, too.



above: Lady Gaga (looking suspiciously like the offspring of milk's Rock God White Gold and Twisted Sister's Dee Snider) in her duet with Elton John

In short, Beyoncé was the big winner (Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Kings of Leon and Black-Eyed Peas also took home multiple awards) and there were some seriously star-studded duets; Lady Gaga and Elton John, Taylor Swift and Stevie Nicks, Mary J. Blige and Andrea Bocelli, to name a few.


above: Taylor Swift and Stevie Nicks

above: the Black Eyed Peas

The outfits for the onstage performances were a wild mix of styles, colors, materials or lack thereof:


above, clockwise from upper left: Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Pink and Fergie

Love was shown for Haiti and Neil Young. There was a moving Michael Jackson tribute, Bon Jovi sang Living On A Prayer (as chosen by the public) and the unexpected introduction of Pink as an aerialist in addition to being a singer.


above: Paris and Prince Jackson accept the lifetime achievement award for their father Michael Jackson at the Grammys.


above: Pink sang and Cirque due Solei-ed her way through her Grammy performance of Glitter In the Air as she unfurled from above to reveal a glittery crotch and some seriously toned buttocks.




But what about music to your eyes? Who wore what - and in some cases, why? There were some real visual cacophonies on the red carpet along with some harmonious ones.

52nd Grammy Dresses; The Good, The Bad and The Butt Ugly.

Here's the fashion rundown for you- on the women only (sorry guys, you all looked pretty darn great):

Encore!

Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood

Lea Michele and Miley Cyrus:

Nicole Kidman and Beyoncé:

Keri Hilson and Mya:


A Little Pitchy:

Katie Perry and Heidi Klum:

Fergie and Kathy Griffith:

Pink and Rihanna:

Jennifer Hudson and Mary J. Blige:


Out Of Tune:

Kei$ha and Snooki:

J-Lo and Paloma:

Adrienne Lau and Saila Durcal:

Ledisi and Olivia Fox:


TONE DEAF

Imogean Heap:


Ciara and Britney Spears:


above: Oh Britney, what were you thinking?

Nadeea:

Lady Gaga:


And as she sat in the audience after her peformance and arrival:

images courtesy of Getty images, The AP and People magazine

See all the winners, nominees and more at the official Grammy site and if you haven't, check out the special site for the 52nd Grammys, We're All Fans, created by TBWA Chiat Day, Los Angeles.

Over the years, my Grammy posts have moved further away from the music and more toward the fashion (the music almost always rocks and is easy to find), hopefully gratifying the visually driven short-attention span blog audience. Here's the last two years:

2009 Grammys. Good Tunes But God-awful Garb.

The 50th Grammy Run Down. Complete with pics.

The Easter Bunny Just Threw Up. The 2010 Spring Summer CHANEL Collection.




While I am usually singing the praises of CHANEL, I fear their latest 2010 Spring Sumer Couture collection is making me slightly nauseated.

Pearlized pastel confections walked down the runway donning Minnie Mouse-Meets- Bride of Frankenstein hairdos in the latest Haute Couture Collection from CHANEL.




Looking like sugared Easter eggs on parade, the latest gowns and suits from CHANEL are clad in pastel and silver metallics, accessorized with metallic gold and silver fingerless gloves, shimmery tights, iridescent gauze, pearl laden shoes and lots of futuristic versions of their classic suits.




As always, the clothes are beautifully crafted, the detailing impeccably produced, but I fear this particular collection is a bit too sweet for my taste. The pale pinks, peaches, greens, lavendar, baby blues and yellows look like butter mints and it makes me long for the austere black and white that Chanel is often known for.







As you can see above and below, the skirt has become the skort in many of the designs and the classic tweed jackets have taken on metallic buttons and ornate detailing that is similar to fondant.





I do dig the pearl accented metallic boots, though:



and a few of the gown like the one below:


As if having pastel suits and skorts weren't sugary enough, several of the gown and skirts have a frothy meringue effect:






Even the giant bows with their signature camellia in the hair of the models were overkill.



Is that a rotary phone cord?

more:




The Bride and Groom finale:



To see the entire collection visit CHANEL here.

I've sung the praises of CHANEL more often than not:

•From Surf To Snow To Skates & Scooters - THE 2010 CHANEL SPORT COLLECTION

•Lilly Allen & Karl Lagerfeld Introduce The CHANEL COCO COCOON Collection

•The CHANEL Fall 09/10 Haute Couture Collection Debut At the Grand Palais

•Smellavision: New Chanel No.5 Film (quotes, stills, casting and more)

•2008 Chanel Sports Gear For Fashionista Athletes

•The Mobile Chanel Art Exhibit

•CHANEL's New Pavilion in Venice by Zaha Hadid

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