the best red carpet looks from MTV's Video Music Awards 2024 Taylor Swift attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS arena in Elmont New York on September 11th 2024 MTV's Video Music Awards VMAs were pushed back a day to avoid clashing with the US presidential debate between Donald Trump and kamla Harris so all eyes were on New York's UBS Arena Wednesday night the annual award show has a reputation for outlandish style dating back to 1984 when when Madonna wore a wedding dress to perform Like a Virgin at the very first bmas almost 40 years ago to the day and several attendees appeared to pay homage to the Queen of Pop on this year's red carpet Addison Ray and anid both opted for bold takes on Bridal Weare with the latters Dolce and Gabbana look completed with a veil and stiletto heels artist of the year nominee Sabrina Carpenter meanwhile arrived in a strapless vintage Bob Macky gown originally worn by Madonna to the 1991 Oscars there were several other fashion Throwbacks on a Nostalgia heavy night from House's archive Versace gown which was last worn by Elizabeth Hurley in 1996 to gloral as Lisa Left Eye Lopez inspired hairdo Taylor Swift appeared to channel the iconic yellow pla look worn by the character Sher Horowitz in '90s hit clueless in an edgier iteration by Dior social media users meanwhile joke that Lil Naz X's bold helmeted outfit was also a reference to another 1990s icon the Pink Ranger this year's red carpet was in fact black and many stars arrived in suitably Dark Shades and Goth inspired looks Suki Waterhouse and Margaret quali indul and gabana and Chanel respectively were among those opting for elegant and in their cases feathery black gowns singer Benson Boon wor a lacy see through black top with embellished Footwear elsewhere award host Megan the stallions eye catching take on the little black dress featured a corseted bodice and a skirt that flared out above and below the knee rather than the waist Chappelle own nominated as Best New Artist went full goth Glam in a floor length White Project gown with a cross pendant and long nails emerging from fingerless chain mail gloves see below for some of the red carpet's best looks