Special to the Shame Squad: Grammy Dresses

The Grammys give us some of the year's best fashion disasters! And away we go!

Not sure if Cyndi Lauper thought she was going to the Grammys or a Halloween party.

Zendaya goes for the "80's shirt and polka dot shower curtain" look.

Katy Perry made her dress out of tulle and the sheet music to Blurred Lines. Just kidding--there's clearly no sheet music for Blurred Lines.

Jessica Miller shoes that if you like trends (military jackets, sequins, ostrich feathers), you should not wear them all at once. Also, shut up Lars Ulrich.

So many swans died to make Sara Bareilles' dress. Will no one think of the swans?!?!!?

Rita Ora stole a costume that one of the aliens wore during the filming of the original Star Trek series.

Natasha Bedingfield tries to make 'hazmat orange' sexy.

Pharrell is hiding Daft Punk under his hat.

Ariana Grande's dress is ugly. But more importantly, I think she's wearing the same Prada pumps that K-Middy has, so let's beat her up and steal them.

Stop it Kelly Osbourne. J-Law did the backwards necklace thing first and better.

Just wanted to say that Willie Nelson has better braids than I ever will.

Hi Kaya Jones. I see that your local bondage store had a clearance sale.

Hopefully you saved the receipt.

Termites chewed through the top of Colbie Caillat's dress.

I think Chrisette Michele's markers dried up before she was done coloring her outfit.

Kathy Griffin, you know this is hideous. You have so many gays around you! How did they let you out of the house in this?!

Janice and Billy Crystal look like my parents going out to lunch after church.

Fantasia forgot to take off the lanyard for her substitute teacher badge when she put this...lace...thing... on.

Faith Evans paid for someone to do that to her hair, ya'll.

Jessi Alexander made her suit from fabric in the discount bin...from 1972.

And the winner of the fashion disasters? Skylar Grey, whose dress was made of car leather interior in beige.

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