--- title: Cardi B Is a Red Carpet Gift in Her Couture Grammys Look description: Cardi B, nominated for all the top prizes at the 2019 Grammys, arrived on the red carpet in a statement outfit with some aquatic elements. canonical: https://time.com/5526361/grammys-2019-cardi-b-red-carpet/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-02-11T01:42:51.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:57:25.488Z og:title: Cardi B Is a Red Carpet Gift in Her Clamshell Grammys Look og:description: Cardi B wore an eye-catching vintage style to the Grammys og:url: https://time.com/5526361/grammys-2019-cardi-b-red-carpet/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt51872e60ad619e88/698944e67cdbac29ffd5f090/cardi-b-grammys-red-carpet.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Rapper Cardi B and Offset arrive for the 61st Annual Grammy Awards og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Cardi B Is a Red Carpet Gift in Her Clamshell Grammys Look twitter:description: Cardi B wore an eye-catching vintage style to the Grammys twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt51872e60ad619e88/698944e67cdbac29ffd5f090/cardi-b-grammys-red-carpet.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Cardi B Is a Gift to the Grammys Red Carpet in an Aquatic-Inspired Vintage Look  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Feb 11, 2019 1:42 AM UTC  Rapper Cardi B and Offset arrive for the 61st Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 10, 2019, in Los Angeles. Rapper Cardi B and Offset arrive for the 61st Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 10, 2019, in Los Angeles.Valerie Macon—AFP/Getty Images  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Feb 11, 2019 1:42 AM UTC [Cardi B](http://time.com/5524299/cardi-b-postpartum-depression/) knows how to make an entrance. At Sunday night’s 61st Annual [Grammy Awards](http://time.com/5525752/grammys-2019-winners/) in Los Angeles, the Bronx-born rapper arrived on the red carpet in an eye-catching look, complete with headpiece. Cardi, who is nominated for Album of the Year for her debut project [_Invasion of Privacy_](http://time.com/5455075/best-albums-2018/) as well as Record and Song of the Year for her hit “I Like It” with J Balvin and Bad Bunny, is also slated to perform during the evening’s festivities. But it was her unique fashion moment that made her stand out from the get-go. According to sharp-eyed spectators, she was decked out in a vintage design from French brand Thierry Mugler, dating back to 1995\. Cardi has gone to [Mugler fashion shows](https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/cardi-b-morning-face-mugler-show-paris-fashion-week-nicki-minaj-1202848858/) before, so her choice of the brand shouldn’t be too much of a surprise. But that didn’t stop viewers from enjoying the unusual, aquatic-inspired style, which involved a nude bodysuit, dark skirt and pale pink gloves with a structural, ruffled clamshell design around her waist. To top it off? A crown of pearls, of course. Cardi is no stranger to high fashion, [regularly favoring](http://time.com/5524695/cardi-b-best-fashion-outfits/) show-stopping looks. Regardless of what happens when the awards are presented later in the evening, she’s already a winner on the red carpet. > [](https://twitter.com/blackmon/status/1094758595542110209) > [](https://twitter.com/BardiDrippin/status/1094759436965552128) > [](https://twitter.com/musicnewsfact/status/1094762074503139329) > [](https://twitter.com/BradySpears/status/1094761241598251008) > [](https://twitter.com/skyerenaee1/status/1094763156386263041) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5526361/grammys-2019-cardi-b-red-carpet/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5526361/grammys-2019-cardi-b-red-carpet/"},"headline":"Cardi B Is a Gift to the Grammys Red Carpet in an Aquatic-Inspired Vintage Look","datePublished":"2019-02-11T01:42:51.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:57:25.488Z","description":"Cardi B rocked the Grammys red carpet","url":"https://time.com/5526361/grammys-2019-cardi-b-red-carpet/","keywords":["Newsfeed","awards","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt51872e60ad619e88/698944e67cdbac29ffd5f090/cardi-b-grammys-red-carpet.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt51872e60ad619e88/698944e67cdbac29ffd5f090/cardi-b-grammys-red-carpet.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Rapper Cardi B and Offset arrive for the 61st Annual Grammy Awards","caption":"Rapper Cardi B and Offset arrive for the 61st Annual Grammy Awards","creditText":"Valerie Macon—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5526361/grammys-2019-cardi-b-red-carpet/","name":"Cardi B Is a Gift to the Grammys Red Carpet in an Aquatic-Inspired Vintage Look"}}]}] ```