Gorgeous ladies and gorgeous gowns prevailed at the 2013 Grammys. With the dress code a topic of conversation leading up to the event, we were all watching to see who would take liberties with the sanctions against butt cracks, side boobs and nip slips.
Jennifer Lopez and Kelly Rowland did just that, but in the right way, while Rihanna, the one star everyone was expecting to ignore the rules altogether, was pretty as a princess and largely covered up, albeit with sheer material.
Here's our rundown of the Best Dressed at the 2013 Grammys.
Two of music's biggest voices - Adele and Beyonce - landed on the Worst Dressed list at the 2013 Grammys. That's not something we expect from either fashionable diva. But you know what, Katy Perry and her unsupported knockers also ended up on this list. So did her beau John Mayer for his Joker-like purple suit jacket.
Without further ado, here are our selections for Worst Dressed at the 2013 Grammys.
Sore finger or not, courtesy of his parking lot brouhaha with Chris Brown, the inimitable Frank Ocean turned in a slow, deliberate and beautiful rendition of 'Forrest Gump' at the 2013 Grammys.
Kelly Clarkson took the stage at the 2013 Grammys, dressed in black, singing a soulful and heartfelt medley of 'Tennessee Waltz' and 'You Make Feel (Like a Natural Woman.)'
Maroon 5 and Alicia Keys performed together at the 2013 Grammys, mashing up a performance of their songs 'Daylight' and 'Girl on Fire,' respectively. It didn't exactly feel like an "Oh yeah, that makes sense" partnership, but more like a way for the producers to pair up two acts, right next to one another, without having to swap out the stage or set up.
fun. won Song of the Year at the 2013 Grammys for their ubiquitous smash 'We Are Young,' which is easily one of the most definitive songs of 2012.
Kelly Rowland went from the Super Bowl last weekend to the Grammys this weekend, so she's had some high profile appointments on her calendar. This time, she wore a black Georges Chakra gown with strategic cutouts, which certainly bent the rules about showing skin.
Lady Gaga appears to have a bit of an obsession with the late, great King of Pop Michael Jackson. Last year, she plunked down some serious coin on 55 items at an auction, promising to archive and care for the pieces of clothing that once belonged to Jackson. Now she wants to take her adoration of Jackson further by helping restore his famed Neverland Ranch, located in California.
Selena Gomez isn't wasting any time since splitting with Justin Bieber. She seemed a little tipsy during her fast-talking Golden Globes party interview. She was also seen holding hands with her 'Monte Carlo' co-star Luke Bracey. We can hear the gasps, sighs and gnashing of teeth of Jelena breakup deniers!
Britney Spears followed up a really bad week, where she announced she would not return to 'X Factor' and split with her fiancé of a year, Jason Trawick, with a killer week. No, really, she is about to make a killing.
Brit Brit can back up the Brinks truck, since her rumored Las Vegas residency has reportedly been signed to the tune of $200 million.
There were some serious red carpet clunkers at the 2013 Golden Globes. The dresses that were bad were ... really bad. There was nothing middling or "ho hum" about this selection of dumpy dresses, failure frocks and groan-inducing gowns.
It's a shame, since all of the ladies on this list are beauties in their own right. But boy did they choose the wrong dresses for this event.