Tinashe in Ugh D&G
No pearl clutching here over this from me. It's the VMAs. It's like the number one awards show at which you are encouraged to flip the bird on the red carpet. Also, what better way to show off those rings!
Tinashe in Ugh D&G
Man, the early aughts are BACK; this has massive Xtina Dirrrty energy. (And ergo is totally apt for this event.)
Simone Biles
Simone looks fantastic!
Alicia Keys in Louis Vuitton
She, honestly, looks adorable in this, but -- while I'm not surprised she didn't -- I almost wish she'd worn the entire runway look. But I guess it's not the VMAs if SOMEONE isn't wearing a catsuit.
Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz
This photo has a big Mom And Dad Are Excited to Be Out of The House!!! energy.
Shawn Mendes in Mans
Trust me, I get it. But I also think these trousers could have accomplished it if they had been just a teeeeeeeeny bit less voluminous. Not NOT voluminous, just a tiny teeny bit less overwhelming. But I'm not mad that people are dressing like 80s Richard Gere now. (I also sort of think these shoes might not totally work?)
Tommy Lee and Brittany Furlan
Yes, that's THE Tommy Lee. Youngs, you had no idea that kind of work we all had to put in to see people's sex tapes before the internet! Anyway: He looks like Tommy Lee, and I wish I had her trousers to use as glamorous PJs.
Brandon Thomas Lee and Tommy Lee
If you want to feel elderly, that is Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson's eldest child. I will forever love Pammy for naming her children Brandon and Dylan, in a time period where that was DEFINITELY not NOT intentional. (I hope Pam, who is a complicated person, is okay. She makes ill-advised man choices sometimes. Remember when there was a rumor that she was dating Putin? Not like his cousin Alex Putin, THE ACTUAL PUTIN. Anyway she's married to her bodyguard now. She's also not at this event!) I like Brandon's pants. Brandon Walsh would NEVER.
Dove Cameron in Zeynep Arçay
I can't believe that I'm about to type this about a boob tube, but this outfit is really good.
Ed Sheeran in Versace
Remember when Ed Sheeran would roll into these things in like old jeans and a ratty henley? He's trying! Let us, as Moira Rose would say, celebrate that.
Madison Beer in vintage D&G
She, admittedly, does look great in this vintage Ugh D&G -- previously worn by Beyonce (I mean not this literal dress, presumably, but maybe?). I also hope she got a snap of herself with Megan Fox, given that she looks like she could be her little sister.