Kelly Clarkson in In The Mood For Love

This dress is maybe a tiny bit overwhelming, but I think the whole thing works because of the styling -- the punk-ish hair, the deep red lip, and the rainbow sparkle shoes are all perfect. I love the shoe choice in particular; they poke out of the slit with exactly the right amount of mischief.

Julianne Hough in Genny

Hotpants and a cardigan, Julianne? Were you cold on the way home from the seaside?

Priyanka Chopra in Zuhair Murad

This gown is gorgeous. I'd have lost the pearls -- the small pendant she has does the job; the pearls just distract -- and of course worn an actual shoe that isn't made of strips of clear plastic. But even with my pet peeve, the crotch-pointing slit, the gown looks spectacular on her.

Cobie Smulders in Cong Tri

That's quite groovy, too.

Paula Abdul in Hamel

This needs pants. And also maybe a touch more fringe over her right hip; it looks like she ran out. And the shoes shouldn't be an homage to a different metal, right? Still, Paula, welcome back. This could have been so much weirder.

Olivia Wilde in Ralph Lauren

I liked this super-shiny, preppy-glam Ralph Lauren line, but somehow I see this and feel suffocated. I wonder how it would've looked if she'd opened the neck up a bit.

Kaitlyn Dever in Bec & Bridge, Wilde, Beanie Feldstein in Shrimps

These two are the stars of her movie, and I think they look great. I particularly like the soft retro feel of Beanie's dress.

Tori Kelly

All evidence to the contrary, it is NOT pumpkin spice latte season, everyone.

Jennifer Hudson in Area

If the metallic strands were woven all the way through, how cool that would be. I reject 'unraveled' as an aesthetic.

Chrissy Metz in Tadashi Shoji

I love this red color on her so much, but I'm not captivated by the bodice. The collar, with the black lace underneath it, looks like it was glued on late.

Becky G in Yousef Aljasmi

That fits like a dream.

Alexa Bliss

Alexa is apparently a wrestler. I love her sparkles and I hope wrestlers get health insurance. I worked on a reality show for three seasons called WWE Tough Enough, which was a gem of a show, but we saw first-hand how much these people's bodies get beaten up on the path to the main stage, much less once they're inside it, and -- assuming John Oliver is right, and I trust his team's reporting -- it's unconscionable to me that they aren't treated as full-time employes with benefits.

Sabrina Carpenter in Rasario

It's not a skirt, not yet a jumpsuit.

Saweetie

The workmanship on this dress is beyond beautiful. I just wish it were not quite so Kendall Jenner in its slit size.

Chantel Jeffries

There is not a way to wear underpants with this that isn't totally jarring. Which to me suggests there is not a way to wear this, period. But she did, and I have to say, it's almost weirder to me that this catsuit is baggy in the legs. If you can't get past the panty issue, everything else should at least be flawless.

Kelly Clarkson Led the Metallics/Sparkle Parade at the Billboards

Also: Jennifer Hudson, Priyanka Chopra, and a doozy from Julianne Hough.