All the Structural Gowns, Jumpsuits and Battle-Ready Outfits at the MTV VMAs
EntertainmentThe MTV Video Music Awards happened on Sunday night (they did) and no one made any bold fashion statements on the red carpet, but there were some pretty gowns, fresh suit twists and a lot of gladiator getups.
Paris Jackson wore nicely cobbled-together separates, courtesy of Dior. It’s hard to pull off an embroidered corset plus short-shorts plus sheer skirt but this is sweet, detailed and, best of all, interesting for the VMAs. Yara Shahidi glowed in a glossy Grecian gown the color of gorgeous melted gold and everything about this is right, including the black belt, the draping and shoulder detail. Kesha went for the layered-cake effect and while the tulle is effectively dramatic, there seems to be a disconnect with the top half, like she’s about to parachute out of there.
Katy Perry chose a good compelling ivory mermaid slash museum-piece gown; the cropped hair still feels off to me. Vanessa Hudgens’s dress is what Satan’s daughter would wear to her Sweet 16, makeup included. Not a bad look, just incredibly red. Much has been said about Nicki Minaj’s Pepto pink latex catsuit as far as the camel toe. This is exactly what I would expect her to wear to the VMAs.
Jack Antonoff is construction worker chic. Drake Bell is in all black and super sheeny. Khalid wore an appropriately fresh and casual color pop. Ed Sheeran is about to pick up an extra lightbulb at Home Depot because his bulb just blew out but he’s stopping at the VMAs on the way there.
Lorde wore Monique Lhullier feathers and looked at the camera in a demurely threatening way.
Cardi B went against expectations in a cool Christian Siriano choker-jumpsuit that’s both sharp and sexy. Mel B’s divorce-statement gown reads: “You will never own me.” In case you haven’t noticed, Lil Mama has had a total about-face style reinvention and you need to check her Instagram. Yes, she’s carrying a bird cage and it’s wild and silly and great.
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