Although red carpets aren’t always red, the ones that are remembered are always full of outrageous ensembles. The Met Gala, which features a Kendall Jenner gown, is a show-stopper. The GRAMMY Awards ceremony gave birth to Jennifer Lopez’s legendary outfit. Miley Cyrus is inspired to let it all hang out at the MTV Video Music Awards. Join us as we look back at the top 5 most daring dresses worn by Hollywood’s most beautiful women.
1. Megan Fox
The Jennifer’s Body actress and her boyfriend Machine Gun Kelly, the singer of “Bloody Valentine,” made news at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards for their hot red carpet PDA and provocative red carpet wardrobe.
Fox sported a black cut-out Mugler dress, while MGK wore a black jacket to show off his chest tattoos. He completed his ensemble with black-and-white nails and a painted black tongue.
2. Kendall Jenner
Kendall Jenner stole the show at the 2017 Met Gala in an “almost nude dress,” as we described it. But there was a lot more to the model’s almost-naked ensemble than that.
85,000 crystals were used in the gown, which was designed by the Italian fashion firm La Perla. The crystals were strung into a single piece of “extremely strong, very stretchy, extremely thin” nylon string, according to La Perla creative director Julia Haart. The thread, combined with the gems, resulted in the Jenner gown. “That’s it,” Haart said, referring to her underpants. So, after further consideration, perhaps there wasn’t all that much more to that attention-getting gown after all.
3. Irina Shayk
Do you know how you dress up for a night out yet dress down to watch TV at home? So, what’s this? Irina Shayk, who appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, is just like you!
Shayk wore a simple white suit to Elton John’s annual Academy Awards viewing party on Oscar night in 2015, the same year she married actor Bradley Cooper. But later that night, when it came time for her to join a Vanity Fair after-party extravaganza, the stunning supermodel stepped up her game and wore this black, sheer, jaw-dropping gown.
4. Miley Cyrus
At the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards, the “Wrecking Ball” singer sported a series of provocative costumes. She also hosted, performed, and obliterated any lingering mental link between Hannah Montana and the crowd.
There was the “see-through PVC outfit with candy-colored dots,” according to Yahoo. There was an outfit that included a “crop top in the shape of eyeballs and a scarlet skirt that appeared like lips,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. And then there was this: a gleaming, silver mash-up of Hee Haw and Showgirls. The unique Atelier Versace creation was defined as a “jewelled apron and silver strap” by the New York Times.
5. Emily Ratajkowski
Emily Ratajkowski will not be body-shamed, as her social media posts and iconic topless selfie with Kim Kardashian West demonstrate. She will wear or not wear whatever she wants, with no regrets.
The gravity-defying dress she wore at a Harper’s Bazaar event in New York City in 2016 is one of the model-actress’s most iconic no-apologies ensembles. The Julien Macdonald gown had two straps that doubled as enough fabric to ward off the modesty police. Ratajkowski was ecstatic with the look — and the way it made her feel. She told Harper’s Bazaar, “It’s actually very comfortable and uncomplicated, and I feel amazing.” As per the Eton line.