2018 VMAs: All The Looks You Need To See From The Red Carpet

The MTV Video Music Awards had everything from stunning gowns to kooky ensembles.

Everyone knows award shows are just an excuse for celebrities to get dressed up and show off a variety of looks on the red carpet. The MTV Video Music Awards are no exception.

The award show, which took place Monday night at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, had everything from stunning gowns to kooky ensembles, which is part of what makes this carpet so fun.

Cardi B, who is opening the show, shut down Radio City in a custom fuchsia gown from Nicolas Jebran with a thigh-high split. She paired the look with matching heels, a pixie cut and over $4 million worth of Lorraine Schwartz jewelry (including 100-carat emerald earrings and a few 45-carat rings).

Shawn Mendes set the standard for men walking the red carpet, showing up in a bold blue-and-green blazer and matching blue pants.

Of course ― given that this is the VMAs ― there were also plenty of wild and wacky outfits on the carpet.

Check out all the looks below:

Cardi B
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Pete Davison and Ariana Grande
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Kylie Jenner
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin via Getty Images
Jennifer Lopez
Jamie McCarthy via Getty Images
Nicki Minaj
Mike Coppola via Getty Images
Amber Rose
Jamie McCarthy via Getty Images
Anna Kendrick
Mike Coppola via Getty Images
Shawn Mendes
Kevin Mazur via Getty Images
Camila Cabello
Nicholas Hunt via Getty Images
Blake Lively
Jamie McCarthy via Getty Images
Bethany Meyers and Nico Tortorella
Matthew Eisman via Getty Images
Teyana Taylor
Jamie McCarthy via Getty Images
Blac Chyna
ANGELA WEISS via Getty Images
Millie Bobby Brown
Kevin Mazur via Getty Images
Dascha Polanco
ANGELA WEISS via Getty Images
SZA
Nicholas Hunt via Getty Images
Iggy Azalea
Nicholas Hunt via Getty Images
Winnie Harlow
Nicholas Hunt via Getty Images
Shay Mitchell
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Christian Combs
John Shearer via Getty Images
Olivia Munn
Nicholas Hunt via Getty Images
Tiffany Haddish
Jamie McCarthy via Getty Images
Chloe X Halle
Nicholas Hunt via Getty Images
Kim Petras
Jamie McCarthy via Getty Images
Grace VanderWaal
Matthew Eisman via Getty Images
Chantel Jeffries
ANGELA WEISS via Getty Images
Tana Mongeau
Mike Coppola via Getty Images
Quavo and Offset of Migos
Jamie McCarthy via Getty Images
Vinny Guadagnino and Pauly D
Nicholas Hunt via Getty Images
Frankie Grande
Jamie McCarthy via Getty Images
Sophie and Farrah Abraham
Jamie McCarthy via Getty Images
G-Eazy
Nicholas Hunt via Getty Images
Amandla Stenberg
Nicholas Hunt via Getty Images
Lil Xan and Noah Cyrus
Mike Coppola via Getty Images
Lilliana Vazquez
Nicholas Hunt via Getty Images
Shanina Shaik
Jeff Kravitz via Getty Images
Liam Payne
Jamie McCarthy via Getty Images
Sophie Kasaei
Paul Zimmerman via Getty Images
Keegan-Michael Key and Elisa Pugliese
Nicholas Hunt via Getty Images
Nicky Hilton Rothschild
Nicholas Hunt via Getty Images
Heidi Pratt
Mike Coppola via Getty Images
NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 20: Heidi Pratt attends the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall on August 20, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for MTV)
Emery Kelly, Ricky Garcia and Liam Attridge of Forever in Your Mind
Paul Zimmerman via Getty Images
Tessa Brooks
Nicholas Hunt via Getty Images
Nyle DiMarco
Paul Zimmerman via Getty Images
Deena Cortese
Nicholas Hunt via Getty Images
Kyle
Nicholas Hunt via Getty Images
Amara La Negra
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Chanel West Coast
Jeff Kravitz via Getty Images
Gucci Mane and Keyshia Ka'Oir
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Bryce Vine
Mike Coppola via Getty Images
Jenni 'JWOWW' Farley
Kevin Mazur via Getty Images
Jasmine Sanders
ANGELA WEISS via Getty Images
Jessie Reyez
Nicholas Hunt via Getty Images
PRETTYMUCH
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Madison Beer
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Rose Bertram
ANGELA WEISS via Getty Images
Asher Angel
Nicholas Hunt via Getty Images
DJ Cassidy
John Shearer via Getty Images
Sofia Carson
Jamie McCarthy via Getty Images
Lil Pump
Jamie McCarthy via Getty Images

This story has been updated with new information about Cardi B’s look.

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