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"Over the weekend, I hit up the House of Hype Island Def Jam Grammy Awards party, and while I was happy to hang out at the swanky Wolfgang&amp;#x27;s Steakhouse in Beverly Hills and see scores of celebs and artists that I&amp;#x27;ve interviewed over the years, I couldn&amp;#x27;t help but feel as if something was missing. While there was no lack of stylish Grammy winners in attendance--Kanye, Estelle, Duffy were all there-- I just couldn&amp;#x27;t get over Rihanna&amp;#x27;s absence. As I&amp;#x27;m sure you know by now, she canceled her appearance on the Grammys after allegedly being assaulted the night before, and I think that I speak for my fellow Rihanna fans at Glamour when I say that our thoughts are with her--we all adore her and wish her a speedy recovery. (I once went to Rihanna&amp;#x27;s native Barbados to interview her as the charismatic star posed in a bikini with the Caribbean as her backdrop--it gave new meaning to the phrase &amp;quot;a day at the beach.&amp;quot;) But this fearless trendsetter was dearly missed in more ways than one (and no doubt Rihanna would&amp;#x27;ve upstaged everyone else on the Grammys red carpet, except for maybe massively pregnant MIA). The one celebrity appearance that did temporarily distract me from being forlorn was the arrival of Ryan Phillippe and Abbie Cornish. It still surprises me to see them hand-in-hand at events and in photos because I&amp;#x27;ll forever have the image of Ryan taking a (what would be his final) walk down the red carpet with his (now ex) wife Reese Witherspoon at a Cinema Society screening in New York seared into my memory. They seemed to &amp;quot;together&amp;quot; at the time, remember? Anyhow, I liked Abbie&amp;#x27;s look (if you&amp;amp;#8217;ve read my blog posts, you know I&amp;amp;#8217;m a big fan of black), but couldn&amp;#x27;t help wonder what Reese would have worn had she been out on the town that night? Maybe something more colorful, like that famous yellow Nina Ricci gown she wore a few Golden Globes ago? How would you compare Abbie and Reese&amp;#x27;s red carpet style? I have a hunch that Hollywood&amp;#x27;s self-appointed fashion police will be pitting ladies up like this even more in the future...how do you feel about those &amp;quot;who wore it best?&amp;quot;-type questions? Are the funny, mean-spirited or just silly? Meanwhile...vote for who you think should be on the Grammy&amp;#x27;s best dressed list. Photos: Wireimage"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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