VMAs 2023: The Best Dressed Celebrities from This Year's Red Carpet

Emily Ratajkowski at the 2023 VMAs

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ICYMI, the 2023 Video Music Awards were last night, and stars galore (many of whom we've spotted at New York Fashion Week) descended upon Newark, New Jersey's Prudential Center to celebrate one of music's most fun—and visually exciting—nights. The VMAs are notorious for being full of bold fashion risks, and last night's red carpet was full of plenty of those—but there were also plenty of classic glamour moments, leaving something for every taste. Scroll on to see all the best dressed celebrities from the 2023 VMAs.

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Selena Gomez

Selena Gomez wears a scarlet floral Oscar de la Renta gown on the 2023 VMAs red carpet

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Always a style icon on and off the red carpet, the "Single Soon" singer wore a beaded floral Oscar de la Renta gown in a stunning (and very on-trend) scarlet shade.

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Olivia Rodrigo

Olivia Rodrigo wears a sparkly silver Ludovic de Saint Sernin gown on the 2023 VMAs red carpet

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Just days after the release of her album Guts, the musician continued her streak of incredible fashion moments in a custom Swarovski crystal gown by Ludovic de Saint Sernin.

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Megan Thee Stallion

Megan Thee Stallion wears a sheer black Brandon Blackwood gown with piping and silver jewelry to the 2023 VMAs

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Playing into the sheer trend that's currently dominating the New York Fashion Week runways, the musician and champion Hot Girl arrived on the hot pink carpet in a black, corset-inspired Brandon Blackwood gown—then stole the show again later in the evening when she performed "Bongos" with Cardi B.

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Sabrina Carpenter

Sabrina Carpenter wears a Vera Wang dress with corseted bodice and sheer overlay to the 2023 VMAs

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The Emails I Can't Send artist (and current opener for the Latin American leg of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour) had a modern angelic aura in this custom Vera Wang look, which features a sparkly corseted bodice and a sheer white overlay.

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Chloe Bailey

Chloe Bailey wears a textured blue Roberto Cavalli look on the 2023 VMAs red carpet

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Nominated this year for best R&B video, the music artist turned heads in a textured blue Roberto Cavalli gown on the red carpet before presenting an award alongside sister Halle Bailey.

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Dove Cameron

Dove Cameron wears a custom black sequined Coach gown on the 2023 VMAs red carpet

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Before taking home the night's Video for Good award for "Breakfast," the star claimed her spot on countless best-dressed lists when she walked the carpet in this custom black sequined number by Coach.

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Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift wears a black Versace gown with asymmetrical gold buttons to the 2023 VMAs

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It's Taylor Swift's year, and we're all living in it. The pop megastar has had countless viral looks lately, and when she hit the 2023 VMAs pink carpet, she continued the streak in an asymmetrical black Versace gown with gold buttons, plus tons of layered necklaces.

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Ice Spice

Ice Spice wears a sheer white gown with lace-up detailing at the 2023 VMAs

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Proving that sheer clothing just may have been the theme of the night, the Best New Artist winner embraced the trend in a white gown with lace-up detailing and matching fingerless gloves.

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Shakira

Shakira wears a gold Versace gown with side cutouts on the 2023 VMAs red carpet

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Arguably the star of the night, the 2023 Video Vanguard winner stunned in a shimmering gold Versace gown with side cutouts.

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Coco Jones

Coco Jones wears a leather Moschino belt bandeau and maxi skirt to the 2023 VMAs

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Quickly proving herself to be a fashion favorite after strong showings at the likes of NYFW and Cannes Film Festival, the musician served edgy glamour in a two-piece leather Moschino set featuring a belt bandeau top and maxi skirt.

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Måneskin

Maneskin walks the 2023 VMAs red carpet in all-black Rick Owens looks

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The Italian glam rock band looked ultra-cool in matching all-black Rick Owens looks—plus, as big beauty fans, we have to give a shoutout to the dramatic extensions moments here.

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Emily Ratajkowski

Emily Ratajkowski wears a sheer green Jean Paul Gaultier dress with an abstract patterned orange skirt to the 2023 VMAs

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The VMAs are one of the best awards shows to have fun with fashion, and the model did just that in this vintage Jean Paul Gaultier moment, which featured a sheer green top and an abstract patterned skirt. She paired the gown with a sparkly Fendi bag.

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Doja Cat

Doja Cat wears a webbed white gown by Monse on the 2023 VMAs red carpet

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The always-stylish music artist—whose latest album, Scarlet, is out next week—took an avant-garde approach to the night's sheer trend in this webbed white gown by Monse.

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