{"id":41810,"date":"2019-02-12T23:16:16","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T04:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=41810"},"modified":"2019-02-12T23:16:16","modified_gmt":"2019-02-13T04:16:16","slug":"2019-grammys-the-best-of-the-rest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/2019-grammys-the-best-of-the-rest\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 Grammys: The Best of the Rest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At the end of my post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/my-best-dressed-at-the-2019-grammys-is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">about Cardi B&#8217;s stellar Best Dressed\/Wear What You Want style at Sunday&#8217;s Grammys<\/a>, I promised that my next post would be about the best of the rest. Then my mind momentarily went blank, because who could compare to Cardi?<\/p>\n<p>Once I took a deep breath, I remembered that there there were quite a few noteworthy looks, some of which might have taken my top prize if only Cardi had called in sick.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?s=janelle+monae\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">I mention Janelle Monae so often in Best Dressed\/Wear What You Want posts that I should probably just install her in the Hall of Fame category already<\/a>. She came correct in a big-shouldered look by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/the-goods\/2019\/2\/10\/18216968\/grammys-2019-red-carpet-cardi-b-bebe-rexha-fashion\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jean Paul Gaultier<\/a> &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><center><a id='iO27FHHbTYZO1ORniBBOGA' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1128893316' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'iO27FHHbTYZO1ORniBBOGA',sig:'PdESOIiHPRwwQu_ddfwmzLqAcZbmx8aRFGDfCKFoGag=',w:'438px',h:'594px',items:'1128893316',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.refinery29.com\/en-us\/2019\/02\/224039\/janelle-monae-grammys-dress-gold-hat-safety-pins\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a safety-pin headpiece<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center><a id='4vaubMdrQ4Va7bu0hnp0IA' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1128893273' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'4vaubMdrQ4Va7bu0hnp0IA',sig:'vpP8LRp5rl1WxhTvDrFjNV1Am7oea2t2kLGgzu2rBwY=',w:'594px',h:'395px',items:'1128893273',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>If you like this look, let me take this opportunity to mention that I have exactly two of my 18K gold safety-pin earrings remaining on 1stdibs, and there&#8217;s free shipping for Valentine&#8217;s Day. Right now, I&#8217;m not planning to make any more of those, so get them while you can. <\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_41811\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/jewelry\/earrings\/stud-earrings\/wendy-brandes-safety-pin-pave-diamond-gold-earring\/id-j_5386552\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41811\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/safetypinforblog.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"390\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/safetypinforblog.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/safetypinforblog-300x235.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-41811\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to purchase.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The 2014 Grammys red carpet was most memorable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/step-aside-heisenberg-hat-pharrells-hat-has-taken-over\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">for Pharrell&#8217;s hat<\/a>, and men have been upping the ante for sartorial creativity at awards shows ever since. <a href=\"\/\/www.gq.com\/gallery\/grammys-2019-best-dressed?verso=true\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shout out to Swae Lee of Rae Sremmurd<\/a> for combining a lace shirt and studded pants at this year&#8217;s Grammys. GQ credits the pants to M.X By Maxine Simoens and the shoes to Giuseppe Zanotti &#8212; why is the shirt getting no love in the credits?<\/p>\n<p><center><a id='kpks2u05TwFr2f0Z0PmFzg' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1097533986' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'kpks2u05TwFr2f0Z0PmFzg',sig:'_M0MkiOYiJj_gLcfapMGfPB99xTOMU5dE6Pa7lXwLEA=',w:'424px',h:'594px',items:'1097533986',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been closely following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/dua-lipa-rihanna-and-floof\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">big, floofy dress trend <\/a>since Rihanna kicked it off with a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/my-best-dressed-at-the-grammys-sia-and-her-child-minion\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pink Giambattista Valli gown at the 2015 Grammys<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center><a id='oGFoszXHT_dQNccEJhxJmg' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/463051604' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'oGFoszXHT_dQNccEJhxJmg',sig:'vGa63HbjKg73Elu_er8RnpE0diLCcAOH5yGvnMh5Isw=',w:'442px',h:'594px',items:'463051604',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/a-fashion-surprise-evolut_b_3629765\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Remember that time I wrote about how fashion trends often take much longer to develop and last longer than anyone gives them credit for?<\/a> I&#8217;ll give a Wendy Brandes &#8220;See? It&#8217;s Never Too Late!&#8221; honorable mention to Katy Perry for the 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/fashion\/Katy-Perry-Balmain-Dress-2019-Grammys-45779781\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Balmain gown<\/a> that gave me 2015 RiRi flashbacks. Even the resulting memes were similar.<\/p>\n<p><center><a id='ecN-NjinSGplX18jb6PZyQ' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1097945764' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'ecN-NjinSGplX18jb6PZyQ',sig:'97IH-wkKmltr9YK6J1mNVBS_rY8oRWEagl2jLp4IUBQ=',w:'391px',h:'594px',items:'1097945764',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of Grammys-fashion Hall of Famers, let us never forget that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.co.uk\/article\/j-lo-green-versace-dress-responsible-for-google-image-search\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jennifer Lopez&#8217;s 2000 Versace gown<\/a> was the reason <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/search-engine-self-censorship\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Poodle<\/a> Images was invented.<\/p>\n<p><center><a id='D9tvrMJSQSxO-4j06Pr3KA' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/80003023' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'D9tvrMJSQSxO-4j06Pr3KA',sig:'E-quzN6sscRliL75bmW7z1n8RfO5975t0k-MSe48pcM=',w:'399px',h:'594px',items:'80003023',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>This year, I&#8217;ll give J. Lo a tip of my hat for the way she accessorized her <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2019\/02\/10\/jennifer-lopez-dress-grammys-2019-grammy-awards-red-carpet-photos\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ralph &#038; Russo column gown<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center><a id='-AFrLXjzR7tkI7fvOGrX5g' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1097945678' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'-AFrLXjzR7tkI7fvOGrX5g',sig:'JQ_reOnORUQ7lpr64xkrihElrQngGIkD1zWu-x7MUCA=',w:'385px',h:'594px',items:'1097945678',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I thought that look rocked when I wore it in 2011.<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_41813\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/what-wendy-wore-new-york-fashion-week\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41813\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/zangcowboydress_1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"909\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/zangcowboydress_1024-1.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/zangcowboydress_1024-1-164x300.jpg 164w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/zangcowboydress_1024-1-300x548.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-41813\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click for original post.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_zQl-woIWfc\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bitch Stole My Look<\/a>&#8221; moments, I thought it was strange that people got excited over Miley Cyrus&#8217;s three different &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/miley-cyrus-gave-us-not-023000050.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">jackets without shirts<\/a>&#8221; looks. Seriously?<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_41818\" style=\"width: 315px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2007\/11\/bright-spot-on-gloomy-day\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41818\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/bloggers-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"305\" height=\"641\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/bloggers-1.jpg 305w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/bloggers-1-143x300.jpg 143w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/bloggers-1-300x630.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-41818\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Topless in Moschino in 2008. Click for original post.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I was going topless under jackets since before Miley was born!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the end of my post about Cardi B&#8217;s stellar Best Dressed\/Wear What You Want style at Sunday&#8217;s Grammys, I promised that my next post would be about the best of the rest. Then my mind momentarily went blank, because who could compare to Cardi? Once I took a deep breath, I remembered that there&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/2019-grammys-the-best-of-the-rest\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":41811,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[726,387,645,10,589,42],"tags":[1491,1069,451,1892,635,1893],"class_list":["post-41810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-art-entertainment","category-awards-shows","category-best-dressed-wear-what-you-want-award","category-celebrities","category-grammys-2","category-music","tag-cardi-b","tag-janelle-monae","tag-jennifer-lopez","tag-katy-perry","tag-miley-cyrus","tag-swae-lee","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41810","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41810"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41810\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41821,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41810\/revisions\/41821"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}