Brit awards 2014: red carpet arrivals - in pictures

Asami Zdrenka, Amira McCarthy, Shereen Cutkelvin and Jess Plummer of Neon Jungle. There’s a lot going on here, all of which I love. But the short version is: Xscape for Generation Rent. Photograph: Anthony Harvey/Getty Images

Ah, Ellie Goulding. She of animatronic voice and dainty clothes. Usually I get an email with the words DRESSING RELEASE in frightening capitals telling me who is wearing what and by who, so Jane Public can know exactly which dress is out of her price range. But not this time. Not yet, at least. Fans of pale pink corset dresses that are wildly inappropriate for anywhere but the red carpet will have to remain ignorant. For that I am sorry.
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In this Rudimental-style sandwich, DJ Locksmith (left) and Amir Amor (right) are the scrumptious artisan walnut-inflected sourdough bread and Kesi Dryden and Piers Agget are the flavourless tomato and disappointingly rubbery mozzarella, frankly. Well, I’m just saying what we’re all thinking! Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters

Pharrell Williams and his wife, Helen Lasichanh, bring the sparkle in co-ordinating(ish) outfits. I’m gonna take a punt and say that Pharrell’s suit is Saint Laurent. If not, I apologise. If I’m right you owe me £1m. Mastercard not accepted. Photograph: Dave J Hogan/Getty Images

Jessie J goes all Sochi. Safe to say the lilac lipstick is utterly terrifying. Photograph: David Fisher/Rex Features

Katy B. Look, if I was 15 this is exactly the kind of outfit I would want to wear. Red, Lycra, see-through in random places, and accessorised with matchy-matchy lipstick and hair. And that, after all, is a major part of what being a popstar is all about. Photograph: Ian West/PA

This is the first time I’ve ever seen a picture of Bastille. I may not be the first person to bring this up but, doesn’t Chris ‘Woody’ Wood (far left – great rap name) look like Corey Feldman? Photograph: Dave J Hogan/Getty Images

Laura Mvula does ruffles (so now), while Tinie Tempah out-sharps everyone in the suit department, as per. Photograph: Joel Ryan/AP

Calvin Harris, with Rita Ora, closes down the armpit party. His look tonight is 'I made a ton of money and moved to LA. Suck it, losers'. Photograph: Ian West/PA

I was hoping the Arctic Monkeys would make like they did in 2008 and come dressed as, if not farmers, something obscure, like the Bullingdon Club or a 1982 curling team. Ah, well. Looking a bit like Roxy Music has its attractions. Photograph: David Fisher/Rex Features

Tom Daley has turned up, and I don’t think I have ever seen a man do that with the sleeves of a suit before. Photograph: Ian West/PA

I’m not usually a fan of fishtail dresses, but the intense puceness of this one makes Foxes look like a mermaid. Maybe Tom Daley isn’t the only one making a Splash!
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John Newman (no relation to Paul), with an outfit like Terence Trent D’Arby and a pose like an unamused police officer. Style props for the white socks and slip-ons.
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Rapper Iggy Azalea showcases the 'here’s my bum' red carpet pose, which is as weird as it is ubiquitous. Photograph: Mike Marsland/WireImage

Suits me sirs: Dan Rothman, Hannah Reid and Dot Major of London Grammar Photograph: Anthony Harvey/Getty Images

Model Rosie Huntington Whiteley shows them how it's done. Photograph: David Fisher/Rex Features

Jordan Stephens and Harley Alexander-Sule, AKA Rizzle Kicks, set the bar at a reasonable height for the menfolk with a variation on several ‘key trends’ from this season’s menswear – giant collars, burgundy and a coat with vague military undertones (overtones? Innertones?). And they arrived at the 02 a staggering five hours before the awards began. Photograph: Brian Rasic/Rex Features

Lily Allen’s hair is a talking point, people. Photograph: Mike Marsland/WireImage

Host James Corden has arrived, bringing with him the unmistakable sound of a thousand hearts sinking across the land. Photograph: Dave J Hogan/Getty Images