\n\tMariah Carey<\/a> matched a sheer black Prada<\/a> gown to a once-secret corner of her catalog as she was honored at the 2026 MusiCares Person of the Year gala on Friday night.<\/p>\n \n\tCut from black tulle and lace, the lingerie-inspired dress<\/a> featured a corseted bodice with visible boning and a structured sweetheart bra layered under a sheer floral overlay. Short sleeves and an asymmetric neckline were built from the same appliqu\u00e9d lace, dotted with three-dimensional blossoms that sat across the bust and shoulders.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div><\/div> \t\t\t\t\tMariah Carey in Prada<\/a> at the 2026 MusiCares Person of the Year held at The Los Angeles Convention Center on Friday n Los Angeles, Calif.<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMichael Buckner<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tFrom the waist down, the gown continued in sheer floral lace over a high-cut black undergarment, leaving Carey\u2019s legs visible beneath trailing embroidered motifs. A floor-length train extended behind her on the red carpet, keeping the silhouette closer to a slip dress than a traditional evening gown and nodding to the lingerie-inspired dresses that became a 1990s grunge staple.<\/p>\n \n\tStylist Wilfredo Rosado finished the look with layered Leviev Diamonds pieces, including a multi-row choker, matching bracelet stack and long drop earrings. Carey wore black Jimmy Choo platform sandals with a high heel and slim straps, just visible through the lace. Long, loose waves and neutral makeup rounded out the styling.<\/p>\n \n\tPrada has returned to lace repeatedly over the past two decades, with black floral lace dresses and slip-inspired silhouettes becoming a recurring part of the house\u2019s vocabulary.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tMariah Carey in Prada at the 2026 MusiCares Person of the Year<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMichael Buckner\/Billboard<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tThe dress also tied neatly to Carey\u2019s own \u201990s alt-rock experiment \u2014\u00a0and the current gothic grunge revival<\/a>. While recording \u201cDaydream\u201d in 1995, she quietly co-produced and sang on the grunge-leaning album \u201cSomeone\u2019s Ugly Daughter\u201d under the band name Chick, with friend Clarissa Dane credited as lead vocalist. She publicly confirmed the project in her 2020 memoir. At MusiCares, Foo Fighters and Taylor Momsen<\/a> performed songs from that record, bringing the material into a tribute that otherwise leaned on her best-known hits.<\/p>\n![\"Mariah](\"https:\/\/wwd.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-wwd-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\")
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