Billy Porter described it as the "colour of the evening" as pink was undoubtably the fashion shade of choice at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards at Las Vegas's MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Specifically hot pink was a clear favourite, seen on everyone from Justin Bieber, who added a pop of colour to his grey oversized Balenciaga suit with a magenta beanie hat, to Travis Barker, who was seen in a fuchsia Givenchy overcoat.
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Valentino was behind a handful of the vibrant looks, including Porter's own ensemble and one of two looks from Saweetie. The rapper wore a pink gown with matching gloves by the fashion house to arrive at the awards ceremony, and then changed into a black Oscar de la Renta gown for a second trip down the red carpet.
The pink-out will come as no surprise to fashion watchers, who will have seen the Valentino presentation at Paris Fashion Week in March. Not only did models walk in head-to-toe pink looks, the catwalk itself was also in the colour.
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The fashion house has taken such ownership of the specific shade of pink that Pink PP, named after the brand's creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli, will be a Pantone colour. It has drawn comparisons with Valentino red, a historic favourite of the fashion house, favoured by founder Valentino Garavani.
“I always want pink in my collections. It’s a colour I feel you can subvert better, because it already has a lot of meaning. It changed [over] the centuries: it was the colour of the power of men, then it became girlish … I like to subvert the idea. Today, it means different things,” Piccioli said when presenting his autumn/winter 2022 collection.
Bringing it down a notch from hot pink, Chrissy Teigen wore a vibrant Nicole + Felicia gown, while a similar shade was seen on St Vincent, who wore a 1970s-style gown with ruffled sleeves.
Baby pink was also on the sartorial menu. Grammys host Trevor Noah wore a pastel tuxedo, while American singer Tinashe wore a latex design by GCDS.
Winners at the Grammys 2022 — in pictures:
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Olivia Rodrigo accepts the Grammy award for Best Pop Vocal Album for 'Sour' during the 64th Annual Grammy Awards show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Reuters -
Anderson . Paak and Bruno Mars (R) of Silk Sonic accept the award for Record of the Year for 'Leave the Door Open' during the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. Reuters -
Taylor Eigsti pose in the press room with his Grammy for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for 'Tree Falls,' during the 64th annual Grammy Awards. EPA -
DJ Black Coffee and Esona Maphumulo accept the Best Dance/Electronic Album. AFP -
Baby Keem accepts the Grammy award for Best Rap Performance. Reuters -
Jon Batiste, winner of the awards for best American roots performance for 'Cry,' best American roots song for 'Cry,' best music video for 'Freedom,' best score soundtrack for visual media for 'Soul,' and album of the year for 'We Are'. AP -
Carrie Underwood, winner of the award for best roots gospel album for 'My Savior,' poses in the press room. AP -
Jazmine Sullivan, winner of the awards for best R&B performance for 'Pick Up Your Feelings,' and best R&B album for 'Heaux Tales,' poses in the press room. AP -
St. Vincent, winner of Best Alternative Music Album for 'Daddy's Home' poses in the press room. AFP -
Joseph Patel, from left, Questlove, David Dinerstein and Robert Fyvolent, winners of the award for best music film for 'Summer of Soul,' pose in the press room. AP -
The Brothers Osborne accept the trophy for Best Country Duo Performance during the the 64th Annual Grammy Awards pre-telecast show in Las Vegas. AFP
