Best and worst dressed at the MTV VMAs

There was a LOT of flesh on show at the MTV VMAs — but Ice T’s wife Coco’s eye-popping display was hardest to ignore.

Taylor Swift dominated the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards, taking home the coveted Video of the Year award.

The ceremony airs live on Foxtel channel MTV from 10am today.

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Hosted by US comedian Sebastian Maniscalco, the ceremony featured performances from Taylor Swift, the Jonas Brothers, new couple Shawn Mendes and Camilla Cabello, and this year’s Video Vanguard award winner Missy Elliott.

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Before that: the red carpet. The MTV VMAs rarely disappoints when it comes to extreme celeb fashions … check out this year’s cream of the crop.

Rapper Ice T’s wife Coco Austin turned heads in this very sheer dress:

Coco Austin. Picture: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for MTV

Ice-T watches on. Picture: Charles Sykes/Invision/AP

Ice-T and Coco Austin. Picture: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for MTV

Hello to singer Quin, who clearly decided a thigh-high split just wouldn’t do and instead opted for a hip-high split on her dress — apparently without underwear, too. Let’s hope it’s not windy:

Quin (L) and 6LACK. Picture: Getty

Supermodel sisters Bella and Gigi Hadid wore head-to-toe nude shades:

Gigi (left) and Bella Hadid. Picture: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for MTV

Bella and Gigi Hadid. Picture: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty

Bella Hadid. Picture: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

Nikita Dragun brought her pets along:

Nikita Dragun. Picture: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for MTV

Superstar Taylor Swift released her colourful new album Lover last week — and she’s bringing the colour to the red carpet with this oh-so-80s look:

Taylor Swift. Picture: Jamie McCarthy/Getty

Look kinda familiar though? Weirdly, it’s a dead ringer for an outfit she wore to another major award show only weeks ago — here she is at the Teen Choice awards on August 11:

Taylor at the Teen Choice Awards. Picture: Rich Fury/Getty

Monica (yes, that Monica, of The Boy Is Mine fame) — this dress is so jarring it circles back around to being good again. Top marks.

Monica. Picture: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

What’s in that giant bag? Did fashion designer Marc Jacobs and husband Charly Defrancesco come straight from their weekly shop?

Marc Jacobs (R) and husband Charly "Char" Defrancesco. Picture: Johannes EISELE / AFP

Is... is Brazilian model Adriana Lima wearing her bathers underneath that sheer dress?

Adriana Lima. Picture: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty

Reality TV personality Tana Mongeau channelled one of the most iconic VMAs moments ever — Britney’s 2001 snake-handling Slave 4 U performance:

Tana Mongeau. Picture: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

Britney at the 2001 VMAs.

Former Fifth Harmony star Normani, who just released one of the music videos of the year with Motivation, looks every inch the pop star — she’s performing tonight:

Normani. Picture: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty

Singer MariahLynn knows there’s not much point opting for a dress with bold cut-outs in the back if you don’t spend half your time on the red carpet waggling your butt at the world:

US musician Mariahlynn arrives for the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on August 26, 2019. (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP)

Supermodel Heidi Klum looks dazzling in a shiny black minidress:

Heidi Klum. Picture: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty

Reggaeton artist Bad Bunny is taking no chances this flu season:

Bad Bunnies wear muzzles. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

Australian YouTuber Tammy Hembrow is giving us early noughties MTV with this outfit:

Tammy Hembrow. Picture: AFP

Actual queen Lizzo is channelling vintage Liz Taylor bombshell in this rich red number — emblazoned with the word ‘SIREN’, in case you needed telling:

Lizzo. Picture: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty

Rapper Justina Valetine also went with a slogan-printed dress — she’s a ‘NASTY WOMAN’:

Justina Valentine. Picture: Dia Dipasupil/Getty

Shawn Mendes walked the red carpet without duet-and-possibly-sex-partner Camilla Cabello:

Shawn Mendes. Picture: Getty

Here’s Camila, in a daring white cutaway dress:

Camila Cabello. Picture: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty

Brazilian Instagrammer Hugo Gloss stuck to a head-to-toe checked theme:

Hugo Gloss. Picture: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for MTV

Swedish singer Zara Larsson is giving us Little Bo Peep vibes — where are the sheep?

Zara Larsson. Picture: Getty Images/AFP

Award show or royal wedding? Picture: Getty

Singer Bebe Rexha’s dress feels... stiff? Costumey? About six inches too short? Circle appropriate.

Bebe Rexha. Picture: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

Sweet But Psycho singer Ava Max’s music sounds like Lady Gaga circa 2010 — and she’s biting her style too:

Ava Max. Picture: Getty

Here’s US radio personality Nessa in a figure-hugging ruched nude dress:

Nessa. Getty Images/AFP

Rapper Megan Thee Stallion looks ready for battle in studded thigh-high boots:

Megan Thee Stallion. Picture: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for MTV)

And here’s Megan again after a quick red carpet costume change:

Megan Thee Stallion after a quick change. Picture: Noam Galai/Getty

Jersey Shore star Snooki probably has a lifetime invite to all these MTV events, doesn’t she?

Snooki. Picture: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

Here’s Prince Derek Doll serving Maleficent vibes (no, we don’t know who he is either):

Prince Derek Doll. Picture: Jamie McCarthy/Getty