My Journalism in the Digital Age Works: Fashion and the Grammy Awards

This was another one of my favorite articles to write because it is about something I'm really interested in; fashion. I have always loved drawing new designs for clothes and when I found out I could do an article on something like the fashion at the Grammy awards, let's just say I was very excited!

-Alycia

The Grammys isn’t just a night of talent and stars; it is also a night of fashion trends and beauty.

During the interviews at the Grammys the interviewers aren’t always only looking for the answers to their questions, they are also looking at the current fashion trends being sported by the stars. Some people who are more into fashion even remember the fashion trends more than they remember the information given by the celebrities. So, as you can see the way a celebrity dresses can make an impact on the people’s overall opinion of them.

These fashion trends are what most of the year in the fashion world revolves around for the year since the Grammys are so early in the year (February). They set trends for people who are heavier or people who are skinnier and everything in between (such as certain body shapes ex: hourglass figured dresses). This is what some prom dress manufacturers take inspiration from in order to have a more successful year. Websites such as the celebritydresses.com specialize in the sale of celebrity dresses that were worn at events such as the Grammys. They have every celebrity (women)’s dresses from Rihanna to Beyonce to Taylor Swift to Selena Gomez. So, sometimes it seems like the way a certain celebrity dresses and the trend really sets the bar for many prom dress manufacturers and designers because the trend may be an aspect that someone may love but another person may really dislike.

Another example of the importance of the fashion trends that are set at the Grammys is that there are websites dedicated to the outfits of certain celebrities that were at the awards this past February. They have separate articles giving information such as which celebrity wore the dress, who is the manufacturer of the garment, how much does the dress that she wore differ from the past fashion trends set, and much more. This may be a very good source for inspiration for fashion designers to take ideas from that may make them much more successful than they already are. If hundreds of reporters and writers throughout the whole country write this type of article, it will definitely make an impact on the fashion world!

Another aspect of the fashion trends that are set at the Grammys that I found to be interesting is that there was a set dress code. CBS did not allow sheer costumes that may show too much skin or leotard style dresses or outfits because they would be too inappropriate for the younger viewers. This was a very good idea to send out that memo because the younger viewers (16 and under) could get the wrong idea as to how to dress and it could have influenced the future prom dress selection and expectations of our youth. The younger views could find themselves into a lot of trouble if they were to follow the restricted type of clothing that would have been found on the red carpet if CBS did not put a stop to it. It was an extremely smart action by CBS to ban the appearance of leotard style dresses and extremely sheer dresses due to the level of inappropriateness that those dresses could potentially have.