This past weekend, your favorite stars of hip-hop and R&B graced the red carpet at the 10th annual BET Awards. The looks ranged from OMG to OHN (Oh Hell No) and everything in between. The stars arrived ever so stylishly and most were committed to their looks—even if some should have been committed for wearing them.
The carpet had bronzer overload and the starlets all appeared to have spent a week in St. Tropez. That must be what’s in all the makeup artists’ new trick bags. Not everyone needs it. Lighten up. Literally.
Kanye West (sans Taylor Swift and Amber Rose) showed up to open the show. Moving on. Prince was the man of the night and donned a fabulous tunic with a picture of what appeared to be PRINCE himself; wearing the same fabulous tunic of Prince … you get the gist. Yet another one of those looks only works on Prince.
The standout Diva of the night, though Queen Latifah was the host, was the obviously pregnant Alicia Keys. She began 
the night accepting her first award in an amazing white Goddess gown. Can we say flawless? By the time she came out to perform, her dress had turned from white and floor sweeping to hot pink and barely mini—complete with six-inch stilettos. Impressive. She looked and sounded absolutely incredible—baby bump or no baby bump.
Back to Queen Latifah. She began the show in a convertible one-sleeved off-the-shoulder sparkly number that somehow was pulled off by a group of dancers to reveal a pair of leggings and another long shirt. Convertibles are not so hot at awards shows…especially while on stage.
Interesting carpet highlights included adorable Rozanda Chili Thomas (TLC) who showed up sporting light brown locks, in honor of summer, and a clingy jersey knit palazzo jumpsuit. There was obviously nothing underneath and she was showing a few woman parts that would do better being concealed by at least a pasty bra.
Speaking of onesies, the beautiful Jada Pinkett Smith hit the scene wearing an interesting black and white striped romper topped with a satin-trimmed tuxedo jacket. She completed the look with a corn rowed faux hawk (her daughter had matching hair) and opted not to change clothes before her stage presentation. Maybe that was not such a good idea. In any case, her legs and figure is amazing 
so if anyone could pull it off, it would be Ms. Smith. 
There seemed to be an excessive amount of lace on the carpet at the BET Awards. There were lace dresses—see through with lining mostly—and lace leggings. Thank God, there were no fingerless lace gloves circa 1982. Some of them probably thought about it. Anyway, Ciara’s long-sleeved lace dress (with some nutty out-of-place fringes) was of the gladiator variety–complete with gold studded accents and a very wide belt in the center. She added a pair of booties and yes, you 
guessed it—the dress was about five inches above the knee. It worked though—if you’re going for that warrior princess look.
The mode of the day was: Everyone over 35 wears something well above the knee. Not sure what that was about. Vivica Foxx, Nia Long, Laila Ali, Holly Robinson Peete and Taraji P. Henson, to name a few, all showed up sans formal gowns and rocking lots of leg. The formal gowns were worn by the younger set i.e. Ashanti (sans extensions), Tatiana Ali, etc.
There were no amazing looks here (sadly), but someone looked very hot on the carpet. John Legend arrived wearing a velvet blazer with corduroy slacks. It was June 27 in Los Angeles. Smoking. However, if you want to beat the heat, you can always opt for the look that Pharrell Williams sported: Denim cut offs, an unbuckled belt, a blue bandana, a medallion, a pair of sunglasses and a green camo long-sleeved tee. He finished the look with a pair of blue deck shoes. Maybe he had somewhere to go afterward.
However, Precious was quite poor and certainly didn’t have “bigger money” or even a computer. In fact, there wasn’t even an AOL when that story was set (late 80s). While we appreciate that you took up for her, it’s easy to guess that Ms. Sidibe isn’t affected by the tweet in any way.
