Gettin' Dressed by the Grammys

GRAMMY STYLE STUDIO® 2009 TO BE HELD AT SMASHBOX STUDIOS, WEST HOLLYWOOD

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Jan. 6, 2009) The sixth annual GRAMMY Style Studio® is The Recording Academy®’s official styling suite where nominees, performers, and presenters are invited to select one-of-a-kind pieces from leading international red carpet and lifestyle brands to wear to the 51st Annual GRAMMY® Awards — airing live on CBS Television Network from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009.

Held at Smashbox Studios in West Hollywood (formerly Quixote); home to fashion shoots of some of the world’s leading recording artists (including Fergie, Jay-Z, Madonna, Gwen Stefani, and Justin Timberlake), this 5,000 square foot space will be transformed into a fashion haven using elaborate furnishings from Cantoni, with musical equipment and décor from the Gibson Musical Instruments family of brands including Gibson, Epiphone, Baldwin and Kramer.

From Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009 – Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, private styling appointments for talent will be held between 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. daily. A media preview and artist interviews will be on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009, with additional appointments scheduled throughout the week.

Confirmed designers include: Halston, Vivienne Westwood, Giuseppe Zanotti, La Perla, Donna Karan New York, DKNY, Tommy Hilfiger, Roberto Cavalli and Sector watches, Ben Sherman, Moods of Norway, Toni Maticevski, Jil Sander Eyewear, Pennyroyal Silver, George Gina and Lucy, K-Swiss, Worn Free, Melamed, Grai Leather, DL1961 denim in addition to three of Elie Saab’s fellow Lebanese designers: Basil Soda, Georges Hobeika, and Nicolas Jebran will be debuting their spectacular collections at the Grammy’s for the first time.

Jil Sander will be launching their eyewear collection at GRAMMY Style Studio®, La Perla will be showcasing vintage dresses and Nudie Cohn's granddaughter has also designed some one-of-a-kind rhinestone embellished shirts for Worn Free using his old tools (Nudie designed clothes for Johnny Cash, Elvis, and Sly Stone).

Designers, Toni Maticevski from Australia, Basil Soda from Lebanon and Maya Yogev for Grai Leather will be in attendance.
VIP guests will also enjoy makeovers courtesy of Make Up For Ever, hairstyling by Rodney Cutler from Cutler Salon New York with InStyler hair tools being demonstrated by celebrity stylist Dean Banowetz, and skincare products from Kate Somerville.

Delicious gourmet tacos and salads prepared by Chipotle and refreshments provided by H20, natural spring water in an award-winning, renewable, aseptic package that is helping to save the planet one drink at a time (www.OneDrinkAtATime.com), and FLING™ chocolate from Mars Snackfood US – a new chocolate bar released exclusively in California and debuting at Grammy Style Studio.

"As we anticipate the GRAMMY Awards telecast on Sunday, Feb. 8, it seems fitting that we take the opportunity to highlight the innate synergy between music and fashion by presenting our GRAMMY Style Studio as part of our GRAMMY Week celebration," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy. "Now in our sixth year, the GRAMMY Style Studio continues to raise the bar with more participants than ever before and provides an exclusive opportunity for nominees, presenters and performers to be dressed by leading international designers and top lifestyle brands so that they can look their most stylish on the GRAMMY Red Carpet and Awards Show."

Nominated artists invited to attend include: Adele, Sara Bareilles, Gnarls Barkley, Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, Brooks & Dunn, Chris Brown, Coldplay, Keyshia Cole, Sheryl Crow, Death Cab For Cutie, Estelle, Fantasia, Rascal Flatts, Jennifer Hudson, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Leona Lewis, Lil Wayne, Ludacris, Maroon 5, John Mayer, Metallica, Martina McBride, Paul McCartney, Kylie Minogue, Jason Mraz , Ne-Yo, OneRepublic, Katy Perry, P!nk, Rihanna, LeAnn Rimes, Kid Rock, Snoop Dogg, Jordin Sparks, Bruce Springsteen, Sugarland, T.I., T-Pain, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Usher, Eddie Vedder, Kanye West, and more.

Media coverage of GRAMMY Style Studio® has included: Access Hollywood, Entertainment Tonight, Extra, MTV, VH1, Fox 11 GDLA/Good Day Live, BET, Bravo, E! News, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, KTLA, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Style Network, FWD, TV Guide Channel, CNN, Angeleno, L.A. Daily News, L.A. Confidential, People, Vanity Fair, InStyle, Blender, People, OK Magazine, US Weekly, Vanity Fair, Women’s Wear Daily, DNR, E! Online, MTV.com, People.com, The Daily, VH1.com, Global Television Canada, ET Canada, WowWow Japan and Channel 10, 9 and 7 Australia.

EVENT DETAILS:

VENUE: SMASHBOX STUDIOS (formerly Quixote)
1011 N Fuller Ave, Stage 2
West Hollywood, CA 90046
STYLING APPOINTMENTS: Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009- Saturday, February 7, 2009
11 a.m. – 7 p.m. daily
MEDIA APPOINTMENTS: Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009
(Additional appointments may be scheduled throughout the
week upon request)