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Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry, Lorde, and Demi Lovato Rock the MTV VMAs Red Carpet

Quiet, Please

From skin-tight suits to fairytale gowns, the stars hit MTV's VMAs red carpet on Sunday night. The more colorful won the night.

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Farewell dress-down grunge, and away to princess-dreamland in this lavender feathery creation.

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Excellent lace bodysuit by Zuhair Murad, and black sequined harem pants. Harem pants can go so wrong. These do not.

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This is how to wear a skinny white suit, and this is how to wear a black figure-hugging dress.

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The inner prepster may never be quelled in this red jersey and khakis, and retro white sneakers.

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Jeremy Scott is a fellow Young and The Restless fan, and so he'd have to do something terrible for us to disapprove. He doesn't here, decked out in a gold biker jacket, with snake-skin patterned trousers AND GOLD BOOTS.

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Casual power dressing.

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Liza Minnelli, if you wondered where your pop-to-the-deli-for-milk housecoat was, Leto has stolen it.

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Pink, stretchy, stunning--this is what rock award red carpet outfits should be.

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The family that dresses together looks lovely together.

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Sometimes only a beautifully cut, shiny suit will do.

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She said she was likely to pee herself while presenting, which will not look good with this stunning white dress.

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There is a lot to be said for a shirt and pair of trousers, and a very toned male pop star. He looks nicely wizened too.

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The best male look of the evening, bringing to mind the coolest children's TV presenter ever. Green, blue, orange, plus multi-colored sneaks. *lipsmack* Bravo.

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If commanding the red carpet isn't enough, and you'd like to bring entire audiences to stunned quiet, invest in barely-there Moschino and Sophia Webster shoes.

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There is a lot going on here: a jersey dress, mesh, and various things climbing around. It is supposed to be edgy and whimsical. It looks a bit chilly.

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Umm, if you ever feel the need to wear a sheer, revealing, silver flared halter-suit that harks back to Studio 54 and 50 years hence at the same time--look no further than this. Brilliant.

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Should you ever find yourself on the red carpet, get the best-ever red dress, and screw the handbag. Get a birdcage. A red birdcage. OK? Good.

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All is right with this simple, sophisticated short red and sparkly dress

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This stunning shirt-dress comes with patterning, paneling, and sheer, more intricately patterned stockings and boots or are they stocking-boots? Whatever, let's call it Regency Space Age.

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Sparkles, black, lace, f-off boots... perfect.

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The name sounds a lot more threatening than this peacockishly tailored urban sailor boy look.

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Trans servicepeople, the bravest and best and rightly celebrated and honored on the red carpet.

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Repeat: the sweat-shirt plus big boots, worn with glasses perched halfway down one's nose is most excellent.

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