Sunday night's consensus: Madonna missed the mark and Pharrell's headgear resembled Hogwarts' famous Sorting Hat.
This year's Grammys saw plenty of trends: a bevy of braids, nude nails, cocktail rings and, of course, hats -- one in particular that sparked its own Twitter handle.
Here's what fashion critics had to say about the red carpet and performance ensembles, and it seems the experts are in agreement -- Madonna looked weird, and Beyonce and Jay Z stole the show.
PHOTOS: Grammys Fashion: Year of the Hat
On Madonna's Ralph Lauren attire and overall appearance:
Madonna has been getting weird. Let's just say it.
— Stella Bugbee (@stellabugbee) January 27, 2014
Madonna has arrived -- fresh from the south where she learned her new accent! #grammys
— Amy Odell (@amyodell) January 27, 2014
Cane Madonna selling out the Halloween stores come October. Miley who?
— Patrik Sandberg (@PatrikSandberg) January 27, 2014
Colonel Sanders, Tom Wolfe or Madonna? The world may never know. #Grammys
— Pret-a-Reporter (@pretareporter) January 27, 2014
On Pharrell's hat (and hats in general):
The British have their fascinators, us Americans have Pharell's dumbass Arby's hat.
— John Jannuzzi (@johnjannuzzi) January 27, 2014
Upon further inspection, Pharrell's hat looks like the Sorting Hat from Hogwarts. He's definitely Gryfffffffindorrrrrrr!
— Eva Chen (@evachen212) January 27, 2014
Like I said, night of the hat.
— Cathy Horyn (@CathyHorynNYT) January 27, 2014
Pharrell just made me think of Jamiroquai for the first time in a decade. Also forest rangers. #TheGrammys
— Leigh Belz (@LeighBelz) January 26, 2014
On red-carpet beauty trends:
So many braids--more braids than a Girl Scout troop. #GRAMMYs
— booth1 (@booth1) January 26, 2014
On Kacey Musgraves' Grammys performance:
Kacey Musgraves, aka bathroom break.
— Kurt Soller (@kurtsoller) January 27, 2014
I also need light-up cowboy boots.
— Ariel Foxman (@arielfoxman) January 27, 2014
On the overall red-carpet scene:
What a disappointing carpet. No Bey, no RiRi, no Miley. #Grammys
— Elizabeth Holmes (@EHolmesWSJ) January 27, 2014
On Beyonce and Jay Z's opening performance:
No wonder Beyonce didn't walk the carpet. She didn't want to be around all that is BASIC because she is FLAWLESS.
— Leila Brillson (@leilaclaire) January 27, 2014
All hail Beyonce and Jay Z
— Jane Keltner deValle (@JaneKeltnerdeV) January 27, 2014
I also would like to thank god for beyonce.
— Kurt Soller (@kurtsoller) January 27, 2014
Beyonce's drunk in love. I'm just drunk.
— Amy Odell (@amyodell) January 27, 2014
