The VMAs are fun fashion Christmas. None of the seriousness of the Oscars, all of the celeb power. And despite all of the weirdness of the last few months, they're actually back, IRL this year.
VMAs 2020 red carpet looks
1 of 11Sofia Carson
Sofia Carson's ruffled gown by Giambattista Valli certainly wins the showstopper award of the night.
2 of 11Nicole Richie
Nicole Richie presented an award in this stunning mini dress with train.
3 of 11Madison Beer
Madison Beer made us all hanker for the days of the LBD (remember when parties were a thing?) in this Mugler dress.
4 of 11Lady Gaga
The awards were Lady Gaga's night with the singer picking up five awards. She also owned the red carpet in this space-inspired outfit.
5 of 11Bella Hadid
Bella Hadid rolled out the v. Famous model version of a nice top and trousers for this year's awards, and looked amazing
6 of 11Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus wore a sheer Mugler dress for her first live performance of 'Midnight Sky'
7 of 11Joey King
Joey King wore a floral Versace mini dress.
8 of 11Jaden Smith
We weren't really expecting Jaden Smith to inspire us to start thinking about winter knits this evening, but there you go
9 of 11Bebe Rexha
Cycling shorts on the red carpet? Definitely not the strangest thing to happen in 2020.
10 of 11Machine Gun Kelly
Machine Gun Kelly reminds us (again) that pink, and red carpet dressing, isn't just for girls.
11 of 11Doja Cat
We're loving this fringed Versace dress.
This makes this year's VMA red carpet one of the first proper celeb events in about six months, and the stars who got involved did not disappoint, from Lady Gaga's space-inspired outfit to Sofia Carson's showstopper. And a special shout out to the guys - Jaden Smith's bright knits and Machine Gun Kelly's all pink ensemble deserve a special mention.