CELEB FASHIONS ARE AS SULTRY AS THE MUSIC.Byline: Sandra Barrera Staff Writer You'd expect to see lots of skin in the kind of face-melting heat that beat down on the green carpet at the Latin Grammy Awards The Latin Grammy Awards were launched in 2000 with a telecast aired on CBS. It was the first primarily Spanish language prime-time program carried on an American network television. on Wednesday afternoon at the Shrine Auditorium. And there was some of that, including the retro-style Louis Verdad suit in iridescent ir·i·des·cent adj. 1. Producing a display of lustrous, rainbowlike colors: an iridescent oil slick; iridescent plumage. 2. green worn by Julieta Venegas, whose hair was braided at the back of her head like a pretzel, and the flowing hot pink Dolce dol·ce Music adv. & adj. In a gentle and sweet manner. Used chiefly as a direction. [From Italian, sweet, from Latin dulcis.] Adv. 1. & Gabbana eye-popper worn by the Black Eyed Peas This article is about the American hip hop group. For the vegetable, see Black-eyed pea. The Black Eyed Peas are an American hip hop group from Los Angeles, California, who have enjoyed worldwide pop success. The group is currently composed of will.i.am, apl.de. femme fatal Fergie. Mexican rock diva Alejandra Guzman showed off a light gray sequined se·quin n. 1. A small shiny ornamental disk, often sewn on cloth; a spangle. 2. A gold coin of the Venetian Republic. Also called zecchino. tr.v. Yves St. Laurent gown with a plunging neckline neckline The line that connects the two lowest points on the intermediate declines of a head-and-shoulders chart pattern. In an inverted head-and-shoulders formation, the neckline connects the two intermediate tops. while pop singer Gisselle chose a purple sequined gown with plunging neckline and slit skirt. But there were also a number of other looks from gangsters to cowboys to rock and rollers. Urban hip-hopper Juan Gotti wore his ``ghetto tux,'' which was in fact a gray Dickies shirt with matching pants and Doc Martins. The urban regional hip-hop duo Akwid wore Rams shirts and jeans and bleached white tennis shoes. The regional Mexican group Los Palominos went for ``classy'' in black suits and Tejano hats. Meanwhile, Superlitios' Pedro Roberto opted for a ``more chill ... laid-back rocker'' look. But even the Nike and T-shirt-wearing bunch could appreciate the beauty of Jessica Simpson, who posed for photographers in her strapless strap·less adj. Having no strap or straps, as a dress or an undergarment. n. A garment having no strap or straps. strapless Adjective silver laced Christian Dior gown and metallic heels, her hair bouncing in loose curls like Paulina Rubio, who wasn't far behind in her red-lace Emanuel Ungaro. The Brazilian singer Maria Rita said Audrey Hepburn was the inspiration for her hot pink skirt with black trim and the black long-sleeve wrap-around shirt with a bouquet broach broach (broch) a fine barbed instrument for dressing a tooth canal or extracting the pulp. broach n. A dental instrument for removing the pulp of a tooth or exploring its canal. at the hip. Pinned accessories were very fashionable, from the green glass ribbons worn by virtually everybody to raise funds for charities, including the Celia Cruz Foundation to buttons printed with various band names like the ``ornaments'' worn by Kinky's Ulises under his thrift store polyester suit jacket. Sara Soza, the wife of Lifetime Achievement Award winner Jose Jose, dressed up her print gown with a Hello Kitty pendant that she originally bought for her daughter. But she says her daughter wore it because Paris Hilton does. ``She's my Paris Hilton,'' said Jose Jose, with a laugh. Sandra Barrera, (818) 713-3728 sandra.barrera(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) GISSELLE Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer (2 -- color) JULIETA VENEGAS Chris Pizzello/Associated Press |
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