The wildest VMA outfits on the pink carpet

Latex and mesh and denim, oh my! Welcome to MTV's Video Music Awards — an event that's both a celebration of pop culture and a competition for who can pull off the most outrageous outfits. 

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Save your evening gowns for the Grammys — this year's VMA stars strutted down the pink carpet in vintage throwbacks and in Amber Rose's case, latex lingerie complete with a mask and whip. 

Here are 2018's wildest VMA looks. 

Grace VanderWaal 

Grace VanderWaal looks all kinds of vintage.
Grace VanderWaal looks all kinds of vintage.

Image: Rob Kim/Getty Images for MTV


Bethany Meyers and Nico Tortorella 

Can someone explain what's going on here?
Can someone explain what's going on here?

Image: Matthew Eisman/getty images


Noah Cyrus and Lil Xan

Noah Cyrus and Lil Xan are bringing us back to the early 2000s.
Noah Cyrus and Lil Xan are bringing us back to the early 2000s.

Image: Paul Zimmerman/getty images


Amber Rose

Life goal: have as much fun as Amber Rose does is literally every situation.
Life goal: have as much fun as Amber Rose does is literally every situation.

Image: Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for MTV


Tana Mongeau 

60's mod meet Renaissance princess.
60's mod meet Renaissance princess.

Image: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images


King Princess

Our denim queen.
Our denim queen.

Image: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images


DJ Khaled, Asahd Khaled, and Nicole Tuck

These coordinated family outfits really can't get any cuter.
These coordinated family outfits really can't get any cuter.

Image: John Shearer/Getty Images for MTV


Bobby Lytes

Party in the front.
Party in the front.

Image: Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for MTV

Political statement in the back.
Political statement in the back.

Image: Paul Zimmerman/getty images

Chloe x Halle

Chloe x Halle look otherworldly.
Chloe x Halle look otherworldly.

Image: Matthew Eisman/getty images


Gucci Mane and Keyshia Ka'Oir

Apparently Gucci Mane is wearing the same jacket that Sufjan Stevens wore to the Grammys.
Apparently Gucci Mane is wearing the same jacket that Sufjan Stevens wore to the Grammys.

Image: Jeff Kravitz/getty images


Lily Barrios

Is that a Snapchat filter?
Is that a Snapchat filter?

Image: Mike Coppola/Getty Images for MTV


PRETTYMUCH

Not everyone in PRETTYMUCH has mastered Dele Alli challenge.
Not everyone in PRETTYMUCH has mastered Dele Alli challenge.

Image: Paul Zimmerman/getty images


Tyga

Be the cowboy.
Be the cowboy.

Image: Paul Zimmerman/getty images


Scott Regowsky

What a set.
What a set.

Image: Paul zimmerman/getty images


Algee Smith

There's just a lot going on here.
There's just a lot going on here.

Image: Nicholas Hun/Getty Images for MTV


Lucas Goodman and Jillian Hervey

Those SHOES! That HAIR! The SHIRT!
Those SHOES! That HAIR! The SHIRT!

Image: Jamie mccarthy/Getty Images