The MTV Video Music Awards have a rich history of outlandish — and, at times, outright bizarre — fashion. Even without Lady Gaga’s meat dress or Britney Spears’ python, the annual ceremony is guaranteed to deliver over-the-top styling, playful accessories and tributes to icons of VMAs past.

Sunday night was no exception. From underwear-baring sheer gowns to throwbacks from the fashion archives, the event’s red carpet was, this year, fun and risqué in equal measure.

Here are some of the most memorable looks from New York’s UBS Arena.

FKA Twigs’ illusion braids

FKA twigs attends the VMAs in Elmont, New York. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

A close-up on the singer's hairstyle. Roy Rochlin/Getty Images

Wearing headphones to block out the red-carpet din would not have been entirel

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