The Fifi Awards—held last night in NYC—are the "Oscars" of the fragrance industry. So we guess that makes Chaka Khan the Sally Kirkland of its red carpet.

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Nicole Richie looked just about perfect in an empire waist baby doll dress with a train.

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Martha Stewart's shift was a little too boxy.

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Black and white and right all over: Jessica Stam, Aerin Lauder, and Jane Lynch.

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Ladies in red: Jill Belasco, Mariska Hargitay, and Diana Lopez.

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Michelle Monaghan's boobs are in serious danger of falling through the cutouts on the side.

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With the the life-size flowers theme—covering her neck, torso, and feet—and the lace-up corset, poor Carol Alt looks like an overdressed amateur feminist burlesque dancer.

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OK. So it appears as though Chaka Khan is wearing a one-piece bathing suit beneath a sheer, fancy poolside coverup. Fine, whatever. The main issue here is that arms and back are made of a fabric similar to that of tights worn by Hooters waitresses, and are maybe supposed to be convincing us that the dress is sleeveless?