The Best, Worst, and Craziest Looks on the VMAs Red Carpet
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Between Kanye West announcing his 2020 presidential candidacy and Nicki Minaj calling out Miley Cyrus, the 2015 VMAs involved enough made-for-Twitter moments to eclipse any conversation about the red carpet. But it’s not as if the red carpet was boring — this was the year, after all, that MTV asked Jeremy Scott, who knows a thing or two about spectacle, to redesign the show’s signature Moon Man trophy. Scott might be exactly the man to represent the show’s nexus of high fashion and high absurdity, the place on the Venn diagram where Hailee Steinfeld’s sophisticated Stella McCartney pantsuit overlaps with Miley Cyrus’s vagina chandelier.
For your after-the-show pleasure, we’ve rounded up the best, worst, and most flat-out silly looks from last night’s arrivals. Find them all in the slideshow below.
Most Securely Imprisoned Nipples Miley Cyrus's Atelier Versace jumpsuit put her boobs behind bars, making it the very opposite of a Free the Nipp...
Most Securely Imprisoned Nipples Miley Cyrus's Atelier Versace jumpsuit put her boobs behind bars, making it the very opposite of a Free the Nipple statement.
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Most Riot Grrrl Amber Rose and ensemble envoked the feminist punk movement's trope of reclaiming words like bitch and slut by wearing them proudl...
Most Riot Grrrl Amber Rose and ensemble envoked the feminist punk movement's trope of reclaiming words like bitch and slut by wearing them proudly on their bodies. (Here's Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill doing roughly the same thing in a time before Twitter.)
Photo: Steve Granitz/2015 Steve Granitz
Most Emo His fans might not like it, but Justin Bieber's scene-kid new haircut clearly says something about his current sensitive mood: He went o...
Most Emo His fans might not like it, but Justin Bieber's scene-kid new haircut clearly says something about his current sensitive mood: He went on to cry during his performance. And who doesn't love a rebel in a leather jacket who's not afraid to shed a few tears?
Photo: Steve Granitz/2015 Steve Granitz
Shiniest Athleisure Suit Taylor Swift didn't travel far outside of her comfort zone with this sporty, iridescent two-piece ensemble, which looked...
Shiniest Athleisure Suit Taylor Swift didn't travel far outside of her comfort zone with this sporty, iridescent two-piece ensemble, which looked stretchy enough for SoulCyle (and added yet more fuel to the rumors that she does not, in fact, have a belly button).
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Snooziest Compared to what came later (Her beplumed opening performance! That “Miley, what’s good?” moment!) no one will be talking about this go...
Snooziest Compared to what came later (Her beplumed opening performance! That “Miley, what’s good?” moment!) no one will be talking about this gold chain-mail column tomorrow morning.
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Most Cagey In an Atelier Versace gown and Eva Fehren jewelry, the artist formerly known as Twigs indulged in her penchant for goth-tinged fashion...
Most Cagey In an Atelier Versace gown and Eva Fehren jewelry, the artist formerly known as Twigs indulged in her penchant for goth-tinged fashion in a big way. With a cagelike detail and a sheer-paneled skirt, it was one of her most memorable looks yet.
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Most Unfair Kim's the one who's pregnant, so why does Kanye get to wear the comfy maternity sweats? Photo: Steve Granitz/2015 Steve Granitz
Most Surprisingly Fashion-y Emily Ratajkowski looks like a legitimate Fashion Person in an Altuzarra top, skirt, and thigh-high boots. Photo: St...
Most Surprisingly Fashion-y Emily Ratajkowski looks like a legitimate Fashion Person in an Altuzarra top, skirt, and thigh-high boots. Photo: Steve Granitz/2015 Steve Granitz
Least Surprisingly Fashion-y Hailee Steinfeld's clean-lined cream Stella McCartney two-piece, mystical orb clutch, and gold choker thicker than W...
Least Surprisingly Fashion-y Hailee Steinfeld's clean-lined cream Stella McCartney two-piece, mystical orb clutch, and gold choker thicker than Wonder Woman’s bracelets — the actress turned pop star pulled out another page from her sophisticated playbook.
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Best Denim-on-Denim Couple Think Britney and Justin (or Katy and Riff Raff), with a “Farmer in the Dell” twist. Pharrell, always allergic to red-...
Best Denim-on-Denim Couple Think Britney and Justin (or Katy and Riff Raff), with a “Farmer in the Dell” twist. Pharrell, always allergic to red-carpet status quo, opted for a T-shirt and double denim, while his wife, Helen Lasichanh, matched him in a denim shirt and overalls — a way to do couples coordination without being overly cute about it.
Photo: Steve Granitz/2015 Steve Granitz
Most Hedi Slimane The Saint Laurent designer's glam-rock vision got a VMAs airing on Cara Delevingne. Her thigh-grazing, star-spangled minidress ...
Most Hedi Slimane The Saint Laurent designer's glam-rock vision got a VMAs airing on Cara Delevingne. Her thigh-grazing, star-spangled minidress was a nice call-out to the evening's rock 'n' roll roots.
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Least VMAs-Ready Selena Gomez, in Calvin Klein Collection, and Demi Lovato, in Nicolas Jebran, may no longer be BFFs, but their style seems very ...
Least VMAs-Ready Selena Gomez, in Calvin Klein Collection, and Demi Lovato, in Nicolas Jebran, may no longer be BFFs, but their style seems very much in synch. Gomez’s covered-up black gown and Lovato’s boxy V-neck (Twitter unkindly compared it to a tire) felt too stuffy for the occasion. Guys, you have fun, sexy summer songs out — dress like it!
Sunniest Say what you will about Gigi Hadid's tan, but yellow suits her. She practically glows in this pantsless Emilia Wickstead number. Photo:...
Sunniest Say what you will about Gigi Hadid's tan, but yellow suits her. She practically glows in this pantsless Emilia Wickstead number. Photo: Jason Merritt/2015 Getty Images
Best “Advanced Style” Miley Think it doesn’t get more outrageous than Miley Cyrus? Meet geriatric sensation Baddie Winkle, who showed up wearing ...
Best “Advanced Style” Miley Think it doesn’t get more outrageous than Miley Cyrus? Meet geriatric sensation Baddie Winkle, who showed up wearing a sequined dress of unknown origin, a Muppets-meets-Schiaparelli coat, and a smile bigger than any of the jaded teen stars in attendance could muster.
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Worst Motocross Inspiration In head-to-toe Versace leather, Jonas gave us uncomfortable flashbacks to Tom Cruise’s look at the War of the Worlds ...
Worst Motocross Inspiration In head-to-toe Versace leather, Jonas gave us uncomfortable flashbacks to Tom Cruise’s look at the War of the Worlds premiere. Are we supposed to believe he actually rode a motorcycle to the awards?
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Best Test Pattern From Moon Men to Moschino, Jeremy Scott can do it all — and that includes designing himself a snazzy rainbow tux and tails, in ...
Best Test Pattern From Moon Men to Moschino, Jeremy Scott can do it all — and that includes designing himself a snazzy rainbow tux and tails, in his signature test-pattern print. Wearing it over a bare chest gave the whole thing shades of Tom Ford, too.
Photo: John Shearer/2015 John Shearer
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