# Golden Rib Cage Frocks Nicki Minaj's Dress at the American Music Awards Surprised Many By manzil | Published 2010-11-24 | Celebs Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nicki-minaj References: [dailymail](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1332304/American-Music-Awards-2010-Nicki-Minaj-turns-heads-bizarre-dress.html) & [dailymail](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1332304/American-Music-Awards-2010-Nicki-Minaj-turns-heads-bizarre-dress.html) Nicki Minaj took the opportunity to show her taste for a quirky outfit at this year's American Music Awards. The 25-year-old singer released her debut album last week, and was seen in an interesting (to say the least) outfit designed by [Indian designer](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/anamika-khanna-x-hm) Manish Arora on the night of the AMAs. The dress featured a [gold skeleton-style structure](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/exoskyn) which resembled a rib cage. Paired with a [super colorful ensemble](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/azazie-4), Nicki Minaj's dress definitely stole the show. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.1/10 - Popularity: 78% | Activity: 98% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Celebs](https://www.trendhunter.com/celebs) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Skeleton Fashion:** Designing garments with creative skeleton motifs offers new design opportunities and disrupts typical fashion norms. - **Quirky Outfits:** Designing unique outfits with different and creative elements becomes more popular in the fashion industry and offers consumers a new style to try. - **Colorful Ensembles:** Integrating bright and bold color combos gives designers new opportunities to create artistic pieces and disrupts the traditional dark and neutral color palette in the fashion industry. ### Who This Affects Most - **Fashion:** The fashion industry can integrate creative skeletons and quirky elements into their designs to cater to consumers who want something new and unique. - **Art:** Designers can create new pieces that blur the line between fashion and art, offering innovative pieces to art enthusiasts who want to wear something creative and exciting. - **Entertainment:** Celebrity fashion opens up new opportunities for clothing designers to create outfits that stand out and make a statement, disrupting the traditional red carpet look and offering unique outfits for other entertainment events. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Vegan Celebrity-Inspired Sneakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nicki-minaj-2.md) - [Artistic Dress NFTs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/unwearable-dresses.md) - [Glam Indian Apparel](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/anamika-khanna-x-hm.md) - [Hip Hop Fashion Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fresh-fly-and-fabulous.md) - [Wild Animal-Decorated Gowns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/schiaparelli-lion-head.md) - [Body Artwork-Inspired Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/body-tattoo.md) - [Macaroni-Inspired Halloween Costumes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cheetos-bold-to-the-bone-costume.md) - [Rapper-Inspired Playable Game Characters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/call-of-duty-season-5.md) - [Peace-Resembling Dress Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peace-dress.md)