A heartbreakingly emotional performance by Jennifer Hudson and an energetic collaboration between a very pregant M.I.A. and today’s best rappers (Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, T.I. and Kanye West) made the 51st annual Grammy Awards much less boring than we had anticipated. Another factor contributing to our gawking pleasure: artists wearing hideous outfits, from Cyndi Lauper‘s hooker-esque fishnets to M.I.A.’s Oompa Loompa-like smock. Check out our massive photo gallery of Grammy Awards fashion below and then click the jump to see which celebs made our list of Most Hideous Grammy Outfits.
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As much as we admired Jennifer Hudson‘s acceptance speech and performance (and performance outfit!), her red carpet getup looked like a Project Runway creation gone awry.
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John Mayer showed up to the 51st annual Grammy Awards wearing a suit that looked like satin pajamas. If you aren’t Hugh Hefner, don’t even try it.
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At 45 years old, Paula Abdul looks hot enough to land in our Sexiest Grammy Outfits category. If only we didn’t need protective sunglasses to look at her dress …
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Did Bridget Marquardt just step off a Mardi Gras float?
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We think someone sewed curtain scraps from a kitchen window together to make Alison Krauss‘s dress. We know she’s a down-home country star, but is the economy really that bad?
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The Frida-Kahlo-esque top half of Lila Downs‘ outfit looks beautiful, but the bottom half has one too many tassles for out taste.
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We normally love M.I.A.‘s fashion sense. And, of course, we hate to say an artist who is in her ninth month of pregnancy looks hideous. But we see little choice. M.I.A. looked crazy good while performing at the 51st Grammys, but like an Oompa Loompa on the red carpet. Sorry!
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Did Katie Price pull out her homecoming dress from 1984? Gag us with a spoon?
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Bai Ling should have kept this dress in her closet until Christmas. Wouldn’t it make cheerful wrapping paper?
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Does Cyndi Lauper just want to have fun? Or has she started turning tricks?
