Chappell Roan always makes a statement on the red carpet, but this is really something else. When the favourite artist of your favourite artist arrived at the 2026 Grammys, she grabbed all the attention in the room as soon as she entered the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, thanks to her sheer dress.

Of course, wearing provocative looks is nothing new for Roan. At last year’s Grammy awards, before being crowned with the golden gramophone for Best New Artist, she walked the red carpet in a total maximalist look full of colour and prints that referenced historical works of art. Always the performance artist, she knew that her first red carpet for the music industry’s biggest night should be memorable.

While she opted for a much simpler outfit this year, it is no less impressive. Nominated for Record of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance, Roan was also on hand to introduce the Best New Artist of 2026, which ultimately went to former Glamour Woman of the Year Olivia Dean. And for the occasion, the “Good Luck, Babe!” singer chose a piece that exposed her breasts and barely covered the rest of her figure in a translucent garnet-colored chiffon fabric that – checks notes – featured a draped cowl neckline that hung from her nipple rings. Roan also used her body as a canvas for art with temporary tattoos in the same tone as her dress.

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Styled by Genesis Webb, the gown is a custom piece from Mugler by Miguel Castro Freitas. The deep red garnet draped piercing georgette négligée dress came with a matching cape, which Chappell Roan also wore on the carpet when she wanted to be more covered up, and was inspired by the Spring-Summer 1998 couture collection by Manfred Thierry Mugler.