Jennifer Lopez performing during the American Music Awards

"On Lopez—a 40-something accomplished performer who has regularly shown a more sophisticated, nuanced, and original take on sexuality and provocation—the bodysuit was a disappointment. There was no finesse or thoughtfulness in that costume. Its sole purpose was to show off her figure: to her peers, to her fans, to her estranged husband Marc Anthony, who performed separately … to herself. It spoke of insecurity rather than control, defensiveness instead of dynamism."