Just as fashion fatigue was beginning to set in on Day Five of New York Fashion Week, the MTV Video Music Awards descended on the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., to shake things up. The VMAs are notoriously the most wild and adventurous red carpet, with a few good fashion moments tucked in between all the chaos.
Those moments included Saweetie and Lil Nas X in fresh off the runway Area and Palomo Spain, respectively; Dove Cameron in black slinky Coach; Taylor Swift in a safety pin-reminiscent Versace gown; Shakira in golden Versace; Annita in major Schiaparelli; Karol G in Ashi Studio; Selena Gomez in Oscar de la Renta, and Olivia Rodrigo in Ludovic de Saint Sernin.
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They can’t all be winners, though, and as is typical with the VMAs, some looks went awry. Chase Stokes wins points for being the dashing number-one fan of his girlfriend Kelsea Ballerini, but his red long suit jacket number left us wanting more. NSYNC showed up looking like various shades of blueberry sherbet in their coordinating suits.
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Emily Ratajkowski, Yung Miami, Rita Ora and Doja Cat also found themselves on the worst dressed list.
Shakira was the night’s big honoree, taking home the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. Ice Spice won best new artist, while it was a big night for her seatmate, Swift, who won video of the year, song of the year, best pop video, among others, bringing home a total of nine wins. And of course, the reunion of NSYNC was one of the most talked about moments of the night. But best dressed, they were not.
Click through the gallery above to see the night’s worst dressed.