Grammy Schmammies!

I'd like to think of myself as a glass-half-full kinda guy with a mostly optimistic view of life and able to see what's right with any given situation - for the most part. However when it comes to finding the right looks for men at this year's award shows, I'm quickly becoming a true pessimist. Slim pickings in the best dressed category walking down the red carpets lately and the Grammy Awards was no exception. 

What's happening?

Are Hollywood stylists becoming escorts whom are paid for their services and fired if they disagree with their johns? Isn't anyone telling most of these guys the truth about what looks good on them? Is fame so conniving that it removes all sense of truth and reality from the minds of these "star" folk? 

Well maybe I am being a bit dramatic and a little bitter. Maybe? After all I use to walk red carpets myself once upon a time!

Note to self : Self, it is Valentine's Day and you are alone in your home, at your laptop, writing about other men's fashion foibles.

Pause, two, three........OK, I'm back and with a slightly more optimistic approach.

Though not every man looked their best at the Grammy Awards red carpet this past Sunday, there were some real standouts.

Kings Of Leon - minus one - looked dapper, hip and age appropriate. These guys are not just the coolest band around, they are also really savvy when it comes to fashion. No matter what the occasion, they are always on point. They clearly know who they are and what works for them at all times. Kudos to you guys! And to your stylist too!

Adam Lambert also knows who he is and he is proud of it. With a real rocker look yet giving a it a fomal-ish approach, he takes my vote for best dressed at the Grammy Awards red carpet.

The guys from Lady Antebellum also stepped up to the plate as did Bruno Mars.

These next three "stars" were not as fortunate, unfortunately!

Ricky Martin. Where do I began? Pants tucked into boots at a red carpet on a sunny LA afternoon. Tie not pulled all the way up. Tuxedo coat with silver jeans that looked like he has wrapped his legs in aluminum foil and to finish off this mesmerizing ensemble he gives you; Man Camel Toe! Nice!

Justin Bieber. Is his father a milk man and did he let him borrow his suit? 
Either that or he's paying homage to Colonel Sanders of KFC fame.

Usher. Marching band boots with ill fitting trousers and a bad leather Members Only style jacket. Why?

I started off with a nasty tone and I refuse to end on such a note. I will be the glass-half-full kind of  guy I truly am.  Since I cannot find a guy on this red carpet who absolutely blows me away, I will end with a member of the opposite sex who clearly does.

I will leave you with the diva of all divas, The woman who knows herself and her style. The woman whose natural beauty has no rival and the star that always knows how to please her audience. The fiercest look of the Grammy Awards red carpet goes to: Ms. Jennifer Lopez. 

Give it to them J-Lo!