Lifestyle Style The Most Standout Style at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards These stars hit all the fashion high notes -- and prove that skin is definitely in By Brittany Talarico Brittany Talarico Brittany Talarico is PEOPLE's Deputy Style Director, where she oversees the brand's digital Style and Beauty coverage. This includes running lead on the Met Gala, which is among PEOPLE.com's top-trafficked red carpet events every year, interviewing the industry's top influencers (including all the Kardashian-Jenners), and breaking A-list celeb news (a New Jersey shore native, it is no surprise that her favorite interview ever was with Bruce Springsteen). Brittany is a style contributor to People Every Day Podcast and has represented the brand on national TV programs including Good Morning America and The CW's two TV specials on the British Royals. She joined PEOPLE from Cosmopolitan in 2013, where she was an Associate Editor. People Editorial Guidelines Published on August 20, 2018 08:18 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos 01 of 33 KYLIE JENNER Jamie McCarthy/Getty looks like the billionaire boss that she is in a white blazer dress paired with matching Olgana Paris AW18 L’Engageante heels and a sleek updo. 02 of 33 JENNIFER LOPEZ proves once again she's the Queen of the VMAs red carpet in a silver chain mail gown with ruching and a sky-high slit, plus hip-bone grazing extensions, metallic platforms, a crystal-coverd clutch, lots of bling and smoky makeup. 03 of 33 CARDI B Matt Baron/REX/Shutterstock makes her post-baby return to the carpet in a curve-hugging, fuschia velvet Nicolas Jebran dress with a high-slit, plus $4 million emerald earrings, matching heels and a fresh pixie hairstyle. 04 of 33 BLAKE LIVELY Matt Baron/REX/Shutterstock skips all the skin-baring and continues on her high-fashion suit streak in a white three-piece design with dramatic flare pants, plus over $2.5 million and 60 carats of Lorraine Schwartz white diamonds. 05 of 33 PETE DAVIDSON AND ARIANA GRANDE Nicholas Hunt/Getty make their red carpet couple debut in style with Davidson sticking to his athleisure vibe in sweats and Adidas sneakers and Grande staying true to her love of mini dresses and over-the-knee boots (she did, however, skip her signature ponytail). 06 of 33 CAMILA CABELLO Nicholas Hunt/Getty looks more Oscars than VMAs in her blue-and-white, strapless Oscar de la Renta ball gown, teamed with a bright red lip, Chopard jewelry and silver heels. 07 of 33 TIFFANY HADDISH in a sheer black-and-white printed gown and statement hoops. 08 of 33 KARLIE KLOSS looks like a pop-star supermodel in a glittering gunmetal gown with a double slit. 09 of 33 SHAY MITCHELL Nicholas Hunt/Getty wears an orange embroidered Nicolas Jebran mini dress, sky-high heels and a chic slicked-back hairstyle. 10 of 33 TEYANA TAYLOR brings her abs to the red carpet in a white bra top teamed with what appear to be athleisure chaps, plus chunky sneakers and a bright red lip. 11 of 33 IGGY AZALEA in a black-and-white geometric print leather mini dress, over-the-knee embellished boots and gold cross earrings. 12 of 33 ANNA KENDRICK Matt Baron/REX/Shutterstock in a sparkly feather-embellished mini dress and bow-embellished heels. 13 of 33 OLIVIA MUNN Matt Baron/REX/Shutterstock in a sexy purple sequin David Koma dress, Loriblu heels, Kismet necklaces plus more jewelry by Anita Ko, and Yeprem and Kavant Sharart. 14 of 33 ASHANTI Matt Baron/REX/Shutterstock goes for sparkle and a double slit in her sexy-meets-romantic gown paired with sleek silver heels. 15 of 33 MADDIE ZIEGLER Matt Baron/REX/Shutterstock in a pink satin two-piece and glittering pumps. 16 of 33 MILLIE BOBBY BROWN Nicholas Hunt/Getty in a mature black jumpsuit with bows at the sleeves and a cutout waist. 17 of 33 WINNIE HARLOW Matt Baron/REX/Shutterstock wears a long sleeve nude Zuhair Murad gown covered in silver beading teamed with metallic strappy sandals. 18 of 33 RITA ORA Jamie McCarthy/Getty teams her sheer black, underwear-flashing gown with over 200 carats of Lorraine Schwartz jewelry. 19 of 33 HEIDI MONTAG Matt Baron/REX/Shutterstock in a silver chainmail mini dress, ankle-strap pumps and side-swept beach waves. 20 of 33 AMBER ROSE Nicholas Hunt/Getty in a red hot latex look she describes as "intergalatic space slut," fishnet stockings, over-the-knee boots and a whip. 21 of 33 AUDRINA PATRDIGE Matt Baron/REX/Shutterstock in a one-shoulder, silver fringe beaded mini, strappy silver pumps and a textured ponytail. 22 of 33 NICKY HILTON Matt Baron/REX/Shutterstock in a tiered, off-the-shoulder, black-and-white mini dress covered in sequins, plus white bow-embellished pumps and a crystal-covered bag. 23 of 33 NICOLE "SNOOKI" POLIZZI Jamie McCarthy/Getty brings a taste of the Jersey Shore to the Big Apple in a multicolor sequin jumpsuit and big hair. 24 of 33 JASMINE SANDERS Matt Baron/REX/Shutterstock lives up to her Golden Barbie moniker in a metallic mini with a keyhole neckline, teamed with a dark bordeaux lip, silver clutch and pumps and chic top knot. 25 of 33 SHANINA SHAIK Matt Baron/REX/Shutterstock dares to bare in a low-cut, sheer beaded jumpsuit worn with only high-cut briefs underneath, plus diamond drop earrings. 26 of 33 GUCCI MANE AND KEYSHIA KA'OIR Jamie McCarthy/Getty prove that a couple that slays the style game together stays together in a striped dinner jacket, bowtie and trousers on him and a sheer, beaded, feathered jumpsuit (that's giving off major Cher vibes) on her. 27 of 33 SOFIA CARSON Matt Baron/REX/Shutterstock in a multicolor tulle gown and sleek updo. 28 of 33 DASCHA POLANCO Nicholas Hunt/Getty got the sheer memo in a revealing see-through dress covered in beading and lace. 29 of 33 BEBE REXHA Matt Baron/REX/Shutterstock wears an asymmetrical sequin gown with large stomach cutout and high-slit, plus 75 carats of Lorraine Schwartz white diamonds including mega mesh diamond earrings and mesh diamond rings. 30 of 33 SHAWN MENDES Jamie McCarthy/Getty in a two-tone, impeccably tailored suit and sleek black boots. 31 of 33 MADISON BEER Matt Baron/REX/Shutterstock in a '70s-inpsired white pinted suit featuring a low-cut, belted blazer and flare pants. 32 of 33 SABRINA CARPENTER in a white high-slit gown with one sleeve and cutout style bodice. 33 of 33 NOAH CYRUS skips the heels in favor of white sneakers which she teams with gold trousers and a matching bikini-like bra top.