Best and worst dressed at the BRIT Awards
LEAVE it to pop stars to bring the OTT fashion — from Rita Ora’s giant feathered ball gown to one star’s hilarious unintentional Bridesmaids tribute.
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THE British music scene’s brightest stars are out in force today for the 2018 BRIT Awards, and those parading on the red carpet brought some daring fashion hits — and a few misses.
New Rules singer Dua Lipa was an early winner on the night, taking home the award for Best British Female. And she rocked the red carpet in a giant froufrou frock she sarcastically described as “subtle”:
One of Dua’s red carpet poses — taking a knee on the red carpet, and letting her voluminous dress spill out around her — seemed like an (intentional?) tribute to 2011 comedy Bridesmaids’ most infamous scene:
Iconic #BRITs pic.twitter.com/Ye6lg8dtWw
— Ryan Love (@RyanJL) February 21, 2018
Seeing Dua Lipa posing in her Brits red carpet dress and all I can think of is THAT Bridesmaids scene... #BRITs2018 #BRITs pic.twitter.com/46RJLAVgT7
— Amy (@_AJ_Burgess) February 21, 2018
“You’re really doin’ it, Dua? You’re s**ttin’ on the BRIT Awards red carpet ...”
You can always count on pop stars to bring the OTT fashion — Rita Ora, who memorably rocked a bathrobe on the red carpet at the MTV EMAs last year, brought the glamour in a white feathered frock that rivalled Dua’s for drama:
And, like Dua, Rita needed her own dress helper on hand:
British super-couple Cheryl Cole and ex-1D member Liam Payne put recent rumours of a split behind them with this united front:
American band Haim looked suitably Pre-Raphaelite, complete with blossomed head wreaths:
Model Hailey Baldwin proved that matching your lipstick to your dress can really pay off:
Our Kylie showed you can dress for the London cold and still look super-glam in this Little Red Riding Hood ensemble:
Actress Noomi Rapace’s ensemble was ... a lot:
Dancefloor diva Jess Glynne teamed a nude suit with some sort of an orthopaedic platform:
Ex-Fifth Harmony black sheep gone solo, Camila Cabello was ethereal in baby blue:
Ed Sheeran ... just looked like a guy in a suit:
Little Mix member Jesy Nelson somehow made a high-waisted leather avocado jumpsuit work:
Model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley looked like she’d come straight from a Robert Palmer video shoot:
Oh, and those white roses everyone’s carrying? They’re a symbolic gesture in support of the Time’s Up and Me Too movements, much like the acting world’s gesture of wearing black.
Many female stars carried roses on the red carpet — but fewer men, something that nominee Paloma Faith wasn’t happy about.
“The only thing I’m upset about tonight is not more men carrying white roses. I think they should have,” she told BBC News, before pinning a rose to a member of rock group Royal Blood.
Here’s the full list of 2018 BRIT Awards winners:
British male: Stormzy
British female: Dua Lipa
British group: Gorillaz
Breakthrough artist: Dua Lipa
Global Success award: Ed Sheeran
British single: Rag’n’Bone Man, Human
British album: Stormzy, Gang Signs & Prayer
British video: Harry Styles, Sign of the Times
International male: Kendrick Lamar
International female: Lorde
International group: Foo Fighters
Critics’ choice: Jorja Smith
British producer: Steve Mac
Originally published as Best and worst dressed at the BRIT Awards
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