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| Caleb McLaughlin in 3.1 Phillip Lim This dude right here love his fashion. What an amazing look. The paint splattered sneakers were a bridge too far. But hey, he's 16. It's allowed. |
We're back with another awards recap. This time, it's the American Music Awards aka AMAs.
How was the show?
It was okay. A bit better than last year's snoozefest. That's because the folks behind AMAs did right with this year's host, Tracee Ellis Ross. I heart this woman. She's like an eternal sunshine. Her positive energy is damn near contagious. Like I haven't met this woman a day in my life (would love to, though) but whenever she's onscreen or when she pops up on my Instagram feed, I automatically smile. She did good hosting and homegirl had EIGHT wardrobe changes throughout the night. My favorite being this one...
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| Tracee Ellis Ross in Christian Siriano suit and vintage blouse worn by Diana Ross |
...an ode to the outfit her mom, Ms. Diana Ross, wore with Michael Jackson (who rocked a similar outfit) during a performance back in 1981.
Speaking of Diana Ross, she was the darling of the night. She was awarded the American Music Lifetime Achievement Award. Her performance was a throwback of her major hits. Other performances I enjoyed were from Shawn Mendes (who I've just discovered is a real cutie; never really cared to notice until her performed), Kelly Clarkson, Demi Lovato, and the Imagine Dragons x Khalid mashup (which reminded me of their mashup with Kendrick Lamar a couple years ago at the Grammys). Christina Aguilera was tapped to do a tribute of "The Bodyguard" soundtrack 25 year anniversary. I thought she did a serviceable job. My only complaint is that she tried a bit too hard to make the songs her own. Pink should just chill with all of that aerial shit. Finally, a big ol' YAY! to my boo thang Bruno Mars for winning Artist of the Year. Because, duh.
Okay, it's fashion time!
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| Tracee Ellis Ross in Stella McCartney Looking all fantastic. Love the color, so much. |
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| Ciara in Alexandre Vauthier The slick, wet hair works perfectly with this edgy outfit. |
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| Kelly Rowland in Galia Lahav I really really like this dress. The only element that needs to disappear is the front lace-up. That wasn't needed. |
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| Ashlee Simpson in Christian Siriano Hey, Ashlee! Long time, no see. How ya doin'? From the hair to the earrings to the dress, Ashlee looks great. |
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| Heidi Klum in vintage Versace I'm still trying to understand why I respond so well to this dress. It's like pretty-ugly, y'know? |
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| Demi Lovato in Ester Abner While the dress looks great on her, it's a bit predictable. Liking the jet black hair but not the length. |
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| Hailee Steinfeld in Mugler Her style reads try-hard to me. It's like she wants to show everyone she's a freakin' popstar. And it's like, we get it. But you don't have to try so hard to prove it, y'know. With all that being said, it's not a bad look. The pants fit phenomenally well. And I love a good bustier top. Didn't care much for the extreme shoulders on the jacket. |
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| Kelly Clarkson in Christian Siriano It's alright. Fits her well. Her hair looks limp and I don't think dark makeup works on her. |
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| Yara Shahidi in Prada Nah. You all know I'm a lover of mixed prints/patterns. But zebra + color sequins? That's a lot to take in. Never been a fan of knee high socks with sandals and I'm not about to start now. The drab green trench coat drags down the entire look. |
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| Pink in Monique Lhuiller Pink is donning pink hair and wearing an embellished pink tiered dress. The end. |
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| Chrissy Metz in custom Kiyonna She looks good. Don't even mind all of the fringe. It would've been better if it was a true off the shoulder dress. |
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| Kehlani in .AMEN. Clearly someone was having fun throwing cooked spaghetti at the dress. I truly believe that when one has so many visible tattoos, they have to style around it. Because this is a great example of when a dress and visible tattoos just don't vibe. It comes off as an eyesore. |
And to the closer of this red carpet fashion recap of a post, Ms. Diana Ross.
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| I'm highly disturbed about the corkscrew heel sandals. Highly. Besides that, I didn't mind this crazy outfit. Even though I couldn't see the 80s/90s Ms. Ross wearing such a thing. Let's jusy say, this look isn't glamorous. And Ms. Ross was all about glam. |
*photos c/o Getty Images, Instyle, Hollywood Life
