Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra, who is in town recording her debut music album, wore a white Gauri and Nayanika gown for her debut outing at the Grammy Awards this year. The 29-year-old actress tweeted a picture of herself Feb. 12 just before the music industry’s biggest awards night at the Staples Center here.

 

“A special behind the scenes pic only 4 U [sic]. On my way to the Grammys. In a Gauri Nainika original! What say guys?” 

Her style was in sync with the fashion at this year’s Grammys as artists and celebrities walking down the red carpet kept their fashion a more understated affair than usual with the Feb. 11 death of Whitney Houston on their minds.

 

The night’s big winner, Adele, was as usual dressed in a black beaded gown, showing off her newly dyed blonde hair instead of her fiery red mane. Rihanna, known to turn heads with her stunning fashion choices, kept her look simple with a black revealing Armani number. Singer Alicia Keys was also spotted in a black dress.

 

Lady Gaga, who has earned a name in wearing outrageous outfits, shunned the red carpet but attended the show in a black and gold plastic dominatrix-style corset over a black mesh bodysuit. Pop star Katy Perry arrived with blue hair that complemented a full-length baby blue sparkly gown with plunging back, while rapper Nicki Minaj — whose parents are of mixed Indian and Trinidadian ancestry — sported a red Versace couture hooded cape and arrived on the arm of an escort dressed in a pope outfit.