The Best and Worst Outfits From the Country Music Awards
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Last night’s Country Music Awards delivered all the sparkles, bandage dresses, and cowboy-themed accessories that define Nashville’s finest. Host Carrie Underwood changed her clothes no fewer than twelve times throughout the evening, and there was enough pleather on the red carpet to upholster a dozen sofas. Meanwhile, Taylor Swift wore several outfits in her new favorite color and managed to look surprised despite not winning anything. Click through our slideshow and zoom in on the best and worst denim, pocket squares, and American-flag ensembles from the evening.
Best Incorporation of Her New Album Name: Taylor Swift A nice nod to Red, also her new motif in life.
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Best Incorporation of Her New Album Name: Taylor Swift A nice nod to Red, also her new motif in life.
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Least Surprising Continuation of Red: Taylor Swift This is Taylor's best "I didn't win any awards, but I'll look surprised anyway" face...
Least Surprising Continuation of Red: Taylor Swift This is Taylor's best "I didn't win any awards, but I'll look surprised anyway" face.
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Best Cowboy: Dustin Lynch For all we know, Dustin could actually be a cowboy. And why not? He pulls it off well.
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Best Cowboy: Dustin Lynch For all we know, Dustin could actually be a cowboy. And why not? He pulls it off well.
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Best Reba: Reba McEntire Sure, there's only one Reba. But that's for a damn good reason.
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Best Oscar-Worthy Glamour: Carrie Underwood As the event's host, Carrie changed outfits eleven times during the evening. Sadly for everyone, it w...
Best Oscar-Worthy Glamour: Carrie Underwood As the event's host, Carrie changed outfits eleven times during the evening. Sadly for everyone, it was all downhill from this preshow red-carpet look.
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Worst of the Twelve: Carrie Underwood Yes, twelve looks is a lot, but making the last one out of some puffy brocade and tricking it out with clea...
Worst of the Twelve: Carrie Underwood Yes, twelve looks is a lot, but making the last one out of some puffy brocade and tricking it out with cleavage sparkle just won't cut it.
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Worst Bandage Dress: Miranda Lambert Bandage-inspired boob-wrapping should never be done in beige.
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Best Collage: Miranda Lambert This look seems much more like Miranda's "thing." The corset is a rampant mixture of countrified patrioti...
Best Collage: Miranda Lambert This look seems much more like Miranda's "thing." The corset is a rampant mixture of countrified patriotism: stars, stripes, flags, guns, eagles ... and what just might be a Christina Aguilera badge.
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Best Airbrushed T-Shirt: Brad Paisley What a lovely sunset. Next time we're a little dizzy after a strong massage in those vibrating chairs at th...
Best Airbrushed T-Shirt: Brad Paisley What a lovely sunset. Next time we're a little dizzy after a strong massage in those vibrating chairs at the mall, we'll be sure to pick a few up ourselves.
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Worst Visible Bra Line(s): Krista Marie of the Farm This sort of thing will happen when you lace yourself into a distressed floral corset.
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Worst Visible Bra Line(s): Krista Marie of the Farm This sort of thing will happen when you lace yourself into a distressed floral corset.
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Best Necktie: Michael Lockwood Nice fuzzy bow on his head, too.
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Best Coordinated Pleather Separates: Faith Hill and Tim McGraw Her pants, his hat: Because the couple that plans their cheesy outfits together st...
Best Coordinated Pleather Separates: Faith Hill and Tim McGraw Her pants, his hat: Because the couple that plans their cheesy outfits together stays together.
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Second-Best Coordinated Pleather Separates: Kimberly Schlapman and Karen Fairchild of Little Big Town How they're not drowning in sweat is prizew...
Second-Best Coordinated Pleather Separates: Kimberly Schlapman and Karen Fairchild of Little Big Town How they're not drowning in sweat is prizeworthy in itself.
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Best Recreation of an Early-Nineties
GQ Fashion Spread: Eric Close Eric parked his time machine from the past just outside the Bridgestone Arena...
Best Recreation of an Early-Nineties
GQ Fashion Spread: Eric Close Eric parked his time machine from the past just outside the Bridgestone Arena.
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Best Not Quite
Real Housewives of Nashville: Kimberly Schlapman and Karen Fairchild of Little Big Town This series does not yet exist, but ...
Best Not Quite
Real Housewives of Nashville: Kimberly Schlapman and Karen Fairchild of Little Big Town This series does not yet exist, but Andy Cohen must be looking at the explosion of tanning lotion and sequins on the CMA red carpet and thinking, Yes please. (Also, congrats to Kimberly and Karen for scoring two bests in our roundup.)
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Best Wrong Turn Made on a Second Date to Olive Garden: Brad Arnold and Guest These outfits would make you the envy of your fellow diners (and sho...
Best Wrong Turn Made on a Second Date to Olive Garden: Brad Arnold and Guest These outfits would make you the envy of your fellow diners (and show just enough cleavage to keep the breadsticks coming), but they're perhaps a little too casual for the red carpet.
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Worst Viagra Ad: Little Jimmy Dickens It must have been convenient to buy those performance outfits for half-off at Ricky's Halloween section.
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Worst Viagra Ad: Little Jimmy Dickens It must have been convenient to buy those performance outfits for half-off at Ricky's Halloween section.
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Most Expected Outfit: Rachel Wyatt Enough with the bandage dresses, please. Spanx have stores now.
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Most Expected Outfit: Rachel Wyatt Enough with the bandage dresses, please. Spanx have stores now.
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Worst Chin Beard: Keifer Thompson But best suspenders.
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Worst-Placed Pocket Square: Big & Rich It's purple, and it's on his arm. In other news, very few people are going to take you seriously when ...
Worst-Placed Pocket Square: Big & Rich It's purple, and it's on his arm. In other news, very few people are going to take you seriously when you look like you've just returned from an unsuccessful Willy Wonka audition.
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Worst Hair: The Band Perry What are the odds of blow-dryer malfunctions in all three band member's hotel rooms?
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Worst Hair: The Band Perry What are the odds of blow-dryer malfunctions in all three band member's hotel rooms?
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Best Tinkerbell: Hayden Panettiere Showing off her imaginary wings.
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Best Joey Fatone: Lee Brice The open shirt, the paperboy's cap, the embroidered collar turned inside out. Lee, you're tearing up our hearts.
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Best Joey Fatone: Lee Brice The open shirt, the paperboy's cap, the embroidered collar turned inside out. Lee, you're tearing up our hearts.
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Worst Subsitute for "Bop": Little Big Town Hanson did it first, and they did it better.
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Worst Subsitute for "Bop": Little Big Town Hanson did it first, and they did it better.
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