Lady Gaga created a stir on the red carpet at the 53rd Grammy Awards last year, arriving in a Hussein Chalayan-designed egg-shaped “womb” carried by a crew of men. She would later come out of the shell to perform “Born This Way.” (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
In 2000, Jennifer Lopez donned a sheer Versace dress that was cut below the navel and had to be held on by double-sided tape at the 42nd Grammy Awards. The dress is now on display at the Grammy Museum in downtown L.A. (Vince Bucci / AFP / Getty Images)
Rihanna hit the red carpet at the 53rd Grammy Awards last year in a layer cake-esque sheer dress with white ruffles that left little to the imagination. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
Speaking of leaving little to the imagination...
At the 43rd Grammy Awards in 2001, Toni Braxton walked the red carpet in a Richard Tyler gown that covered what it needed to and not much else. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press)