Perhaps the frocks are fancier at other award shows, but the Grammy Awards has never provided a shortage of outlandish and memorable fashion moments. Leave it to the musicians and presenters to parade the kookiest finery on music's biggest night of year. With the 2018's Grammys right around the corner, we found it appropriate to take a stroll down memory lane and relive the most badass, beautiful, and bare-it-all moments of years past.
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1974
Cher looking like the fairy-tale embodiment of Lisa Frank (in the best way possible), setting the stage for the body-baring getups of future decades.
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1975
Yoko Oko and John Lennon are young and in love (and looking very sharp) at the '75 Grammy's.
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1982
Pat Benatar wearing a stunning lace-up dress and purple eye makeup.
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1983
Rick James and a barely recognizable Olivia Newton-John dressed like they're each other's Grammy's prom dates (corsage not included).
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1984
Cyndi Lauper keeping it quirky in a very '80s mash-up of colors and prints.
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1984
Michael Jackson wearing the sparkly sequined jacket of dreams (his signature white socks and black shoes not pictured).
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1986
Babs wearing gold lamé to accept an award for the Best Pop Vocal Performance for a Broadway Album.
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1988
Prince slaying in head-to-toe polka dots, from the custom high-waisted suit to the pointed heels.
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1991
Naomi Campbell strutting into the Grammy Awards wearing a mini dress inspired by a deck-of-cards and a fluffy red boa on top.
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1993
In case you ever doubted that Mariah Carey was the O.G. goddess of music events (let's just forget that New Year's Eve performance ever happened, okay?), refer to this vintage photo of her stunning in a scarlet gown.
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1994
The picture of red-carpet glamour, Selena arrived at the Grammy's wearing a sparkly white halter dress, a bouffant, and her signature red lip.
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1997
Fiona Apple's silk cheongsam was a vastly different red carpet look from her peers, who chose floor-length gowns and glamorous get-ups.
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1997
Gwen Stefani also chose an Asian-inspired number for the event, but she opted for a silk jacket and a floor-length floral gown instead.
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1998
Lil' Kim wearing sheer tights and an equally sheer wrap over her bodysuit.
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1999
Faith Hill looking like a'90s princess (the same year Gwyneth Paltrow wore *THAT* powder-pink dress at the Oscars).
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1999
J.Lo wore a dazzling sparkly gold mini dress, a pre-cursor to her big fashion moment ahead (see 2000).
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1999
One of Madonna's most famous performances, wearing a Kabuki-like red frock to perform "Nothing Really Matters."
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2000
Britney Spears playing up va-va-voom Marilyn Monroe glamour in this all-white combination (almost as iconic as her Canadian tuxedo collaboration with Justin Timberlake at the American Music Awards).
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2000
Arguably the most iconic Grammy's dress of all time (of all time!), J.Lo wore a pluuunging, sheer Versace dress (and lots of double-sided tape, probably).
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2001
One of Christina Aguilera's most risk-taking red-carpet fashion moments wearing corn-rows and what looks like a sheer beach cover-up.
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2001
When your whole squad dresses up like Eve in the Garden of Eden.
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2002
Never one to wear anything close to boring, this year Lil' Kim rolled up to the red carpet in leather hot pants, a bikini top, and matching red shades #hero.
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2002
The time brave soul Alicia Keys tried to make rainbow lashes and a sparkly hooded dress/jeans/tee combo a red carpet staple (we still love her though).
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2003
Gwen Stefani looks every bit the modern version of Jean Harlow (who she played in 2004's The Aviator) in a skin-baring white getup and white-blonde pin curls.
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2003
Avril Lavigne giving the middle finger to gender norms in a full-on suit (top hat not pictured), but like, the Hot Topic version. Note that she's coordinated Converses with her entire crew.
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2004
Alicia Keys looking stunning in a two-tone peach gown.
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2004
The dream team of Beyoncé and Prince in one room performing "Purple Rain" and "Crazy in Love" was a spectacle not just for the musical collaboration.
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2004
That ideal, super relatable moment when your gold dress perfectly matches your many trophies.
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2005
Diana Ross wows in head-to-toe florals at Clive Davis' pre-Grammy Awards party.
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2006
Kanye, still in his aggressive sunglasses and white gloves phase, put the stuffy tuxedo in its place with this lilac number (note: with the sleeves rolled up).
