Billy Porter
All the headlines I saw for this look, when I was searching for a designer credit, were like BILLY PORTER IS DRESSED AS THE MOONMAN and I was like, now I can't make my crack about how Billy Porter showed up dressed like the Moon Man. (Also I learned that I guess they're calling it a Moon Person now. And have been since 2018? Where....have I been.) ANYWAY he looks great in this suit, no matter what jokes I might have wanted to make.
Halle Bailey (in Monôt) and Chloe Bailey (in Marni)
Halle Bailey is a dish, obviously, but this new trend of Boob Suspenders has me shaking in my boots because it WILL go wrong for someone. Here, she basically looks like a babe who might have put her dress on backward. I love that Chloe Bailey is wearing Marni, because we rarely see that line on the red carpet, but I'd be lying if I didn't say that I DID think of the Iconic Jiffy Pop Popcorn Experience when I saw this.
Chloe Bailey in Marni
I do love that the inside is lined in gold. (And if wedges are back, that's good news for those of us who never got rid of our wedges.)
Leslie Grace in Oscar de la Renta
This is a PARTY DRESS and exactly what you'd want to wear if, say, you were starting a very glam cabaret show in Vegas after years of success in Hollywood musicals. This is NOT a complaint! That's a high bar!
24kGoldn
You could also wear these fringe-y pants at that cabaret and that's also not a complaint! Let's all start dressing like Glamorous Stars Making a Mint Playing The Flamingo in 1973. I promise it will be fun.
Paris Hilton in The Blonds
This seems....right. (I do want to know that I love that the VMAs are using a little Moon Person sticker for people's marks on the step-and-repeat and not just some masking tape. That's admirable attention to detail.)
Saweetie in Valentino
She looks SUPERB in this. Very glam, very old Hollywood. What a babe!
Latto
This is likewise very dishy on her, but I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that I think she has one of the best smiles.
Anitta in Miss Sohee
She looks a little underwhelmed by this and I suspect this look didn't quite turn out as envisioned, although I do enjoy the idea of a formal gown where your bodice MIGHT be made out of fancy sea shells. It's very Ariel The Mermaid.
Machine Gun Kelly in D&G
Despite the fact that this is Ugh D&G (that's my shorthand now), this is also a very cool look on him, objectively speaking. Also: Apparently, Conor McGregor tried to fight him (???) as he entered the venue and I have A LOT of questions, including why Conor McGregor was at this event. (I guess he was a presenter. But this man has a LONG "controversies" section of his Wiki.)
