The Best Suits, Cowboy Hats, and Bare Chests of the 62nd Grammy Awards
The 2020 Grammy Awards adopted a more sombre tone than anticipated in the wake of Kobe Bryant’s tragic helicopter crash earlier that day. Lizzo, Alicia Keys, and Boys II Men all performed moving tributes, while DJ Khaled arriving on the red carpet carrying a T-shirt from Kobe’s breakout 1996 season. As for the rest of the red carpet fashion, it was easy to see it as the music industry’s reminder to live each day to the loudest, with bare chests, neon colours, and hybrid tailoring all bringing some serious eccentricity to the Staples Center. Here are how a few of our favourite artists served up their own remixes on formal fashion.
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True to his comments in our recent chat, Iggy Pop showed no sign of letting up on the raging, and arrived showing plenty of skin. Along with wearing his suit bare-chested, he also let his feet breathe in blinged-out open-toe slippers.
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Shawn Mendes played into his heartthrob status in a maroon suit by Louis Vuitton.
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He wasn’t the only one opting for maroon, either — Common also embraced the deep red hue. We’re sensing a theme here…
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Lil Nas X, last year’s breakout Gen Z rapper, continued his red carpet reign in Versace. Contemporary cowboy, with a neon twist.
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The rodeo continued with iconic duo Diplo and Orville Peck, who both doubled down on the night’s Western trend.
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Arriving in a pink and red bellhop uniform, Tyler the Creator looked like a a character fit for the Wes Anderson cinematic universe.
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Along with reviving the ’90s boyband movement, BTS also revived ’90s tailoring energy in Daniel Lee’s Bottega Veneta.
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John Legend’s asymmetrical suit-trench toed the line between mod and utter madness. Then again, we suppose the weather in L.A. can be unpredictable this time of year.
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Finally, on a night of so many loud, experimental looks, Trevor Noah made a refreshing case for classic elegance in a sharply tailored tux. A bow tie never fails, gentlemen.
