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Every Single Look From the 2019 MTV VMAs Red Carpet

Author

Ava Arnold

Updated on March 29, 2026

Red-carpet style tends to be categorized as glamorous, elegant, and filled with pretty dresses. That’s enough for some, but the MTV VMAs is in a category all its own. It’s the place where Lil’ Kim made a singular purple pasty iconic. It’s where Britney Spears paid homage to Madonna’s “Like a Virgin,” only to be honored herself years later when Katy Perry walked the carpet in a formal denim gown. Also: Lady Gaga’s meat dress.

To suggest that the 2019 MTV VMAs red carpet had a boundary-pushing reputation to live up to would be an understatement. Thankfully Cardi B, Billie Eilish, Lizzo, Taylor Swift, and Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott herself were all on tonight’s guest list, providing no shortage of daring and wildly different (because we can appreciate a beaded suit and a high-low princess gown in equal measure) red-carpet interpretations to stan. Below, peruse all the outfits that will be added to MTV VMA history after tonight.