Can there be a more fitting dress for the Grammy Awards than Katy Perry’s musical-note-printed gown? Call it cliché, kitschy, or too literal, but we can’t think of a more perfect outfit for a music awards show than a music-themed dress.
And if there’s anyone who can pull it off, it’s Katy Perry. Here’s the gown as it was seen on the Valentino Spring 2014 couture catwalk:
The musical-note-printed gown at the Valentino spring 2014 couture fashion presentation during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, on January 22, 2014
And here it is on Katy, whose personality gave it a quirky vibe rather than the ethereal feel it had on the runway:
Katy Perry’s dress is patterned with bars of music
For such a perfect dress, however, it did have a couple of glaring imperfections.
Katy Perry in a musical Valentino Couture gown
For one, the neckline was way too tight on Katy Perry; it practically choked her and made the skin on her neck turn red.
Katy Perry at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, on January 26, 2014
Two, the sleeves were so restricting, Katy Perry couldn’t even do the hand-on-hip red carpet pose without tearing the armhole.
Katy Perry ended up tearing the armhole of her tulle dress
Still, it was a really cute dress on Katy Perry, wasn’t it? Did you appreciate Katy’s literal look as much as we did?
One thing that we think could’ve made Katy’s Grammys look even more noteworthy was if she wore these Miu Miu musical-note-printed pumps:
Miu Miu Music-Note-Print Pumps, $675
That would be overkill perhaps, but with a music-themed dress at the Grammys, Katy might as well have gone the whole nine yards.
You, too, can harmonize your wardrobe with the following music-themed dresses that hit all the right notes:
AMI Clubwear Music-Note-Print Dress, $29.99 / Music Lover Piano Dress by Amordress on Etsy, $39 / ROMWER Melinda Korencsi’s Musical-Note-Printed Dress, $40.99 / Music-Note-Print Baby Doll Dress by mclaineo on Etsy, $425
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