that one girl who reviews

While some people get out the drinks and hors d’oeuvres for Super Bowl Sunday, I personally pregame my favorite Sunday in February with red carpet reviews of some of the best and worst fashion of the year. Music’s biggest night has brought some stunning pieces, cementing some pop stars as fashion icons. But, as with any award show and the many wins, there will be even more losses. 

Starting off strong with Dua Lipa in a custom Couregges gown, the silver floor-length piece includes a deep V-cut neck and slight hip cut-outs, along with gorgeous flowy sleeves, the entire dress adorned in metal feathers. This “Joan of Arc if she were a bird” inspired look is certainly one of the better looks of the night, even if it’s nothing too special. 

Miley Cyrus showed up in a completely transparent custom Mason Margiela gown made up of what seems to be gold metal safety pins. Although Cyrus herself stuns as usual, your face can only take you so far when you’re wearing an abomination of an outfit.  Perhaps the end goal was ethereal Amazonian warrior, but the effort becomes lost by the mane of hair and awfully placed safety pins. 

Brandi Carlile channeled her inner Lorax with an orange two piece suit and silky blouse while Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus of “boygenius” wore matching white Thom Browne suits with black ties. While suits may usually be flattering for most, the boredom that arises whenever one is seen cannot be ignored. Menswear might be in but ugly, plain, snooze inducing suits are not. 

Stunning in a vintage 1995 Versace archival piece, Olivia Rodrigo makes a splash on the Grammys red carpet. The “Album of the Year” nominee and three time winner looks absolutely gorgeous in this white floor-length gown adorned with beautiful sapphires. 

Aaron Dessner and Ed Sheeran posed for a few photos together on the red carpet after the team collaborated on Sheeran’s latest album, Autumn Variations. Both opted for rather plain choices, avoiding entirely the “boring suit” criticism of the night and going straight for the “rolled out of bed and threw on something quickly” criticism. Perhaps spending a bit more time choosing their outfits would have led to a better red carpet creation (and one might say the same about their collaboration). 

“What Was I Made For?” singer Billie Eilish strolled onto the carpet wearing a Willy Chavarria piece with a Barbie bomber jacket on top. The eight time Grammy winner has once again gone for the oversized look with a white button down surpassing the length of her jacket and black slacks that seem to drag on the floor. Eilish always manages to get the vibe of an award show wrong (or perhaps, she makes it her own?), this time looking more like a schoolgirl whose jacket is her way of “sticking it to the patriarchy.” 

Finally, perhaps the most important outfit of the night, Taylor Swift stuns in a white floor length gown with a cinched corset, a long slit by her leg and a beautiful train, accompanied by black velvet gloves and a few statement necklaces, among them being a clock (a nod to her tenth studio album and Grammy nominated Midnights).  While her outfit choice certainly speaks for itself, it’s almost tragic to mention how her hair completely fails to accentuate her look and, in fact, almost ruins the entire piece. 

However, regardless of the horrible (I mean truly just awful) hair choice, Swift still continues to captivate audiences whether it be with her gorgeous red carpet look or the fact that she could possibly be announcing another re-recording tonight. Who knows what wins the night has in store for both nominees and viewers?