Best & Worst Dressed at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards

Drama without going over-the-top, this Christian Siriano dress may be festooned with ruffles, but it works because it is short. On perky Corinne Bailey Rae, the dress looks youthful, flippy and exuberant; really quite perfect.

There’s something to be said about knowing what works on what body type. Hillary Scott chose exactly the right dress to suit her fuller figured body; this ombre burgundy-black Monique Lhuillier dress flatters her in all the right places without being boring.

Paris Hilton usually ends up on the other end of best dressed lists, but this time, she’s earned herself a spot on the best dressed list with her gold and white Basil Soda gown that makes her look elegant and classy, a sure sign of a good dress, considering how she usually portrays herself as anything but.

While her poodle-like hairstyle left much to be desired, Kelly Rowland’s saving grace at the Grammys belonged completely to the pale gold Alberta Ferretti gown she was wearing. Subtly sexy and sophisticated, the dress is a winner on all points.

Once again, it is all down to the dress. Let’s not mention Kelly Osbourne hair and go straight to the gown. This champagne gold sparkly number is from Lebanese designer Tony Ward, which fits Kelly like a glove and drapes impeccably, making her waist look impossibly small, definitely a huge plus.

Can someone say flesh parade? This dress barely qualifies as one, having so little fabric, and covering so little of her lithe body. Honestly, Anne, you already have one of the hottest men in the music world by your side, so this sleazy get-up is simply pushing it.

What’s worse than a trashy dress that looks like it came from the bargain bin at a costume store? That same dress paired with white sheer stockings and knee-high streetwalker boots. Singer-songwriter Linda Chorney, who apparently “worked” the Grammy system to secure herself a nomination, is clearly as clueless about fashion as she is about music.

Quick, everyone run from the Oompa Loompa lace monster. It might be Jean Paul Gaultier couture, but that doesn’t mean it looks good. Coupled with her black underwear – and is that a collar on the dress? – this so-bright-you-need-sunglasses outfit is a pure disaster.

Oh where to start on how bad this outfit is? Singer-songwriter Bonnie McKee should be ashamed of her Falguni & Shane dress. We can’t see how the yellow floor-sweeping fringe or the semi-nude bodice would ever look good under any light or on anyone.

There are good all-white outfits, and then there are terrible all-white outfits. This ensemble by electropop singer Robyn falls squarely into the terrible all-white outfit category. We’re not sure what she was thinking when she paired what looks like a wedding table runner with those Ronald McDonald boots.

Nun, Red Riding Hood, fashion victim, we don’t know anymore. Nicki’s Versace outfit – and her plus one, who knows how many blasphemies she’s making – is so unsightly that we can’t help but cringe for her. And now, please excuse us as we run screaming from her dress.

We really have no idea why she decided to attach a Terminator-esque gun to her arm, or why she thought it would be cool to anyone besides boys under the age of seven. While not as run-away horrible as Nicki’s getup, this outfit is simply baffling. Our hearts go out to the poor person who had to sit next to her throughout the entire awards ceremony.