Kelsea Ballerini Wows in Shania Twain’s Unforgettable Sparkly 1999 Grammys Dress at ACM Honors
25.08.2022 - 21:15
/ usmagazine.com
A tribute to an icon! Kelsea Ballerini honored country superstar Shania Twain at the ACM Honors in a fashionable way.
At the event, which took place on Wednesday, August 24, Ballerini, 28, dazzled onto the red carpet in the same exact sparkly white Marc Bouwer gown Twain, 56, wore to the Grammy Awards in 1999.
The timeless turtleneck dress features a figure-hugging silhouette, long sleeves and a mermaid-like hem. Like her idol, Ballerini opted to have her hair styled in a polished updo. On her feet, the “Roses” singer rocked metallic pumps. Twain did the same at the Grammys 23 years ago. (The night was a big one for the musician as she performed her hit “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!” and won Best Country Song and Best Female Country Vocal Performance.)
Ballerini revealed via her Instagram Story on Wednesday that the Grammy Museum loaned her the sequin look for 24 hours. “Sisterhood of the traveling dress … guess where @ShaniaTwain’s #GRAMMYs dress is off to next,” the Tennessee native wrote over a photo of Twain’s dress on display.
On Thursday, August 25, Ballerini shared a carousel of photos via Instagram of herself posing in the gorgeous gown, praising Twain in the caption. She also included shots of her and Twain together at the ACM Honors. “If your hero is Shania Twain, meet your hero. You may become friends and she may even let you wear THE dress,” Ballerini wrote.
She added: “(ps thank you @grammymuseum for letting me borrow it for 24 hours !!! pss tune in to see the whole acm honors sept 13).”
Twain, for her part, rocked a daring black velvet dress that featured a billowing skirt. She complemented the outfit with an animal print cowboy hat and matching knee-high boots.
The Cananda native opened up about Ballerini’s tribute