2022 VMAs FASHION ROAST (why are red carpets so boring now?) 

Such a missed opportunity for the brands dressing the women from BLACKPINK. They should use their ambassadors to make a big statement, do custom pieces for them rather than something we've already seen on the runway, and yet here we are. When I was at KCD Paris, Olivier Rousteing created custom pieces for Rihanna's iHeartRadio appearance and she still ended up wearing Ulyanna Sergeenko.

Something I love about Lizzo is her approach to oversized clothing. Larger people are constantly being told not to wear oversized clothing as it will make them look ‘bigger’- Lizzo defiantly takes up space. Loved her Met Gala look for the same reason.

Agree with the Taylor dress, looks nice on her, the cool thing about how she uses fashion is to communicate and leave Easter eggs to her fans. People are speculating it references her infamous moment with Kanye at the VMAs (now 13 years ago! 13 is her favorite number), where she wore a very similar dress. It also could be a reference to her Look what you made me do music video, which was a response from Taylor about the incident that she controlled by putting in her music rather than talking to the press. One of the many ways fashion (and the ways it can be used and leveraged to communicate) is so, so fun

sabrina’s stylist has been killing it lately, i’m obsessed with her recent red carpet and every day looks

lil nas x's outfit is cute but i think it's just completely overshadowed by that gorgeous gold version that iman wore to the 2021 met

Mostly boring, but your commentary was extra spicy today and I'm here for it! I'm waiting for you to one day scream, like Mommy Dearest, "I said no more belts on dresses EVER!"

Taylor is also referencing her own dress from 2009 when she was interrupted by Kanye and a scene from a music video where she sings about the aftermath of that incident and she's buried in a bathtub of diamonds and crystals. The fans picked up the clues so fast, which is what she's known for. Queen of easter eggs.

it seems to me that whenever kpop idols are invited to american award shows they always try to not impose on anyone and i hate that. But i feel like this may be a cultural thing. I wish they would all throw this sentiment out the window and just go for it, but they never do. Its sad cause they (bts,blackpink,...) would look so freaking good, like the visuals *chefs kiss*

“I appreciate Lil Nas X, he very rarely does wrong in my life.” I agree.

Taylor’s dress reminds me of the dress she used also at the VMAS, when Kanye West interrumpt Taylor’s speech.

"It fits her. Great. A dress should." Nobody does snark like Luke and I am here for it. Love you Luke!💕

Lizzo’s look reminded me of something geological- maybe magma-like & absolutely stunning. The dark lipstick complemented the look perfectly 🖤

The thing about Anitta's dress is also the color. We're in the middle of elections here in Brazil and the left party fighting out Brazilian Trump (president Bolsonaro) uses the red color as a symbol...at the same day of the VMAs the TV was broadcasting a live debate between the politicians. That's why she said in her IG that was the "heart of Brazil"

Ok - I lol'd at your reaction to Jack Harlow's look. Also, I love Lizzo's look and was so glad you enjoyed it, too. As a plus-size woman myself, I often feel like clothes sold to bigger people are frequently big oversized sacks that telegraph to the wearer than you need to hide your body. I love it how LIzzo's look turns that on its head by being so glamorous and calling attention to her rather than deflecting attention.

TayTay's team really did nail the noodlellusion for her. That mesh panel blended babyyyy🔥

I didn’t even realize the VMAs were still a thing. Award shows are so dry now

I'm so tired of these 'iconic' brands doing ABSOLUTELY FUCKING NOTHING with K-pop stars. Blackpink looks boring as hell. I'm not even a fan of that group, but they are beautiful girls and successful idols, you would think that these designers would put a litter EFFORT into dressing them! Anyone remember how crazy the 2nd Gen Kpop fashion was? Like Jeremy Scott going the extra mile for 2NE1 every. single. year. because he was a huge fan and friends with CL? WHERE DID THAT ENERGY GO?

Took the words straight out of my mouth thank you. VMAS should be FUN, where are the LOOKS why are ppl just doing "pretty" what has happened with fashion

What I love about Taylor’s red carpet looks is that it’s never over the top, she’s always going for a shorter piece (Oscar de la renta, Julien McDonald, Versace, Balmain etc). I mean like she’s TSWIFT, her showing up is already the biggest statement. Taylor is really tall, and often times longer and bigger dresses do weigh her down a bit, a shorter piece often shows off her amazing legs and proportions her so well! What I love the most is the Pat Mcgarth makeup with rhinestones and the classy Swift red lip!! And the biggest surprise was that she part her hair down the middle (very rare for her) and the slit back bun, a really nice hairstyle on her!

I loved this Taylor look and liked how it references a couple of other things from her, like the Kanye VMA moment & the Look What You Made Me Do video with the red lip and the diamonds

Taylor’s dress is amazing

Can I just say this years red carpet backdrop is heinous and clashing with every outfit

I wanted more from BLACKPINK, this was their US debut at a major award show and they all wore un-memorable black ensembles... I would've loved a Pink Venom MV inspired group look while incorporating their respected brands. Overall, it was too simple, hopefully they serve next time.

I don’t understand why these brands do this nonsense to K-pop idols. They’re used to reach a young audience but at award shows dressed them in the most basic leftover clothes.

Taylor looks amazing in that dress!! She might have wore that dress as an easteregg or a reference to her mv for look what you made me do and make up & dress was slay tbh

The thing is, fashion spent so long just trying to be shocking, that we're all burned out. Honestly, it's all been done. It's not that its actually boring, it's just that we've seen it all.

I am a fashion school dropout and adore couture! I agree with everything you said and love your taste! I liked Taylor Swift's dress and would have loved to have seen it either above the knee, or below the knee or long. Totally love Lizzo!

"Of course there is a god-damn belt" Dead. Thank you for the midnight laugh! Cheers!

Nikki looked so cute when she accepted her award in that pink mini

Ugh I love Taylor’s look. If it were longer that would’ve been stunning.

The Hermes suit?? It looked so good on the runway genuinely how did they decide to mess it up so bad 😭

Let's not forget Cher's black feather Bob Mackie 1986 Oscar ensemble when we're looking at Lil Nas X.

You are the light at the end of all award show red carpets babe ♥️🎉

I agree with your best and worst picks. That sleeping bag couture was horrendous.

Taylor definitely has a slip underneath, you can see it at the very bottom, a slight crease on the left thigh and the hem of the slip on the right thigh.

sorry to say this but Blackpink’s fits on red carpets been always mediocre and bland they really need good stylists

I don’t know how I came across your videos, because I don’t know anything about fashion. But I am so glad I did! I feel like I’m going to fashion school. I just smoke and watch your videos. I laugh out loud and I learn something new every time. Keep up the amazing work!!

For Jack Harlow, I think one part of the problem could have been if Hermès didn’t want to have the pants tailored. If it was the same runway sample, as I imagine it was, the model would be at least three inches taller than Jack. It is easier to tailor a wool pant in a non-destructive manner than leather.

i like taylor's dress but her hairstylist does her so dirty

“Ok plastic lover” should replace ‘Ok boomer’ immediately 🙃

The sheer number of random fashion trivia you dole out in all your videos/social media is just impressive. Thank you

i'm so tired of those mugler catsuits 😭

"Because of course there's a goddamn belt." HA!

Oh goodness your reaction vs. the Rugirls who did the red carpet pre-show has me dying 💀💀💀 Serviceable across the board

I would love it if you did reviews of old award shows...like 90's VMAs or something...

I am so glad you liked Lizzo. When I saw it I thought she looked beautiful and was much more interesting than most of the people on the red carpet. Yet I saw quite a few negative comments. And it was just like, are we even looking at the same look?

Lizzo's look is an example of the entire glam team working together and having a VISION and executing.... instead of hair and make-up showing up the day of and just doing WHATEVER

listen I don't know much about tailoring and all but I too was disproportionately upset by Jack Harlow's suit - GIRL EVEN ~ I ~ KNOW NOT TO BUTTON THE 2ND BUTTON!!!!

I don't want to compare blackpink to the spice girls but the thing is...nothing is memorable about blackpink during that vma's while you can still remember until today what ginger spice wore (and probably the rest of them) back in the day because it was so iconic. Pop stars are supposed to set the trend, not to blend or fit in...and that's what Blackpink is doing imo.

I agree Blackpink looked underwhelming and they missed an opportunity. They are known for colourful looks in their video and yet here we see them looking sombre and it didn't suit their energy which is more fun. Bad stylist decisions.

If kpop idols would even wear half the outfits they wear in their MVs, they would make a fashion impact in the world...sadly they dont

Luke loves Taylor Swift’s look. My life is complete

I love Sabrina's dress because it's one of the most Moschino-y things Moschino has done in a long time. You can always tell true, classic Moschino if you can imagine Fran Fine wearing it.

Wake up babe haute Le mode posted a fashion roast!!!!!

when i saw jisoo in this outfit i immediately thought luke will have things to say about that belt

I’m so freaking dumb. I was staring at Kerri Colby’s crotch, trying to figure out how they made it fit so weird. The way it looked so square. Took me more than a minute to understand that Luke had censored it. 🤦‍♀️

Roast with a capital R, thank you!! I needed this today and I love your knowledge of fashion! Hope red carpets will get better

Why are the VMAs still a thing?? I thought MTV hasn’t had any programming related to the music since the early 2000s

I was suprised how much i liked lil nas's look, and i love lizzos outfit. Can we stop the contest to see how little we can leave to the imagination.

I now hate belts because of Luke 😭😭

Blinks are going to have my head for this opinion....BUT I was COMPLETELY underwhelmed with their outfits. Yes the girls look beautiful, however, there wasn’t anything special or memorable about these looks.

I gotta give it to you - this was one of my favorite videos you’ve ever put out! The analysis was intriguing and made sense, the subtle shade sartorially well-deserved. Just a random hype comment for you ❤️🙏🏼 thank you for putting out such TOP-TIER content.

loved sabrina's look, hers was so charming and elegant in a fun way!

For blackpinks first American award show red carpet I was pretty disappointed with how plain their looks were they all still look amazing though!

I will now remember what these people wore at the VMAs because of your commentary. Whether the review was good or negative you make the images memorable. Great job.

blackpink originally planned to wear pink but since they thought the carpet would be red, they decided to wear black- and the "red" carpet turned out to be black 😭😭(from jisoo)

There’s a behind the scenes Oscar de La renta video that shows Taylor’s garment more closely and unbelievably those jewels are attached to a very thin gossamer type skin coloured fabric ! If you look closely there is a flesh coloured string at the waist and neck keeping it all together - unbelievably delicate and beautiful. She also altered the design to be a bit more modest at the neckline than the original & it sits shorter on her but that may be due to her height relative to the model’s.

Red carpets became boring because of commercialization. The focus is very much on the money than the artistry in the garmets and/or their presentation. It might be a biased and faulty view, but celebrities just wear brands for the pricey pricetag and not because the garmet fits their artistic sense nor because they appreciate the designer/creators

So happy to see this one! As they were on the red carpet I wondered what you were thinking!! Love your reactions and agree! Thank you!!!

Honestly, I would love a video filled with your favorite red carpet fashion moments 👀 Show them how it’s done

I love Blackpink but I agree with you. I However, if you look at how celeb dress for red carpet in Korea (or in Asia), the style is either minimalistic or classy. Blackpink’s member outfit is considered quite extravagant for Asian standard and style. I know that this is a VMAs in USA but If they are to dress more I think they would not feel comfortable and would not feel as themselves.

"I would do really 𝘣𝘢𝘥 things to the [Hermès] leather set" Love the feelings you felt today, I honestly felt them too with this roast and review

k pop groups really confuse me because even the outfits they wear for videos and concept teasers are 1000x better like why would you ever want to tone it down for a carpet? like thats the time and place to go all out.

Blackpink should have worn the pink outfits from their Pink venom Promo photos. Way more interesting🙄🙄🙄. Look them up if you haven’t seen them

Taylor may have outshone all the other attendees at the VMAs this year, however there may be other solid contenders who are seemingly fit to be under the category of ‘best dressed.’ The VMAs is pretty much a big deal to everyone, including people who may not consider themselves music enthusiasts, but decided to tune in and see what these celebrities, singers, songwriters, producers, etc. are going to be masquerading at the event. It’s good to see Blackpink as more of a universal girl group instead of being a K-pop all-girl ensemble. They just have so much to offer to the table. Their agency, YG Entertainment, may have treated the girls unfairly, and we all know for a fact that they, as a girl group, deserve so much better in terms of opportunities, etc. Anyway, I’m so intrigued by analysis like this. It’s like giving so much depth to fashion without exaggerating too much. Fashion is commonplace, and yet people are doing absolutely what it takes to really step up their game and be known for who they are through the outfits they wear even at special events.

We need Gaga back on the carpet for a moment

Soooooo yawn. It was more like local cable awards than VMAs. Agree on Lizzo and Taylor though.

It’s kind of a shame that Blackpink was stuck wearing the clothing from the fashion houses they rep. I would have loved to see them take on some more daring designs from smaller Korean labels. For example, Bridal Kong always does a knockout job styling Rosie. And if they did go with international brands, it would have been fun to see more references to their videos, like Jennie’s red lace Alaia bodysuit and dress combo from the Pink Venom video, or Lisa’s Thai clothing from the later parts of the Lalisa MV, etc. The outfits wouldn’t need to be duplicates, but having them be close enough for fans to pick up the references would have been a lot of fun. Either that or they could have done some Born Pink fashion spoilers.

Imo even though most of the looks were something we’ve already seen, these looks were a lot better compared to the ones we’ve seen in the recent past.

Could you do Maneskin as well? I think that they stayed true to their brand. I love your content

Lizzo reminded me soo much or Ursula, like a sassy, dramatic villainess...i'm so here for it

Ok but for the record: Anitta wore that dress to represent “the heart of brazil” the vmas occurred at the same time as a big important presidential debate in Brazil and red is the official color related to Lula the most prominent candidate running against far-right bolsonaro. It was most certainly a political statement

Chloe Fineman should use that dress as her new comforter after the awards.

I could listen to you talk about things I know nothing about all day

Taylor dressed up like Look What You Made Me Do music video on purpose It's a jab at Kanye and Kim Also she's releasing her new album on Kim's birthday 😂

Anitta dressed herself in red to show support for our leftist candidate Lula, she even said that in an interview, so I think the reason she didn't went over the border was just to have red be her colour both on the runway and performance.

I wasn't really wowed by Lil Nas X, it just feels like the look has been done. Maybe if the crinoline was shaped more like panniers, that could have provided something new, but the black rendition of a gold look feels like something that's already so familiar

ok but what about Maneskin??? Victoria is such a bisexual panic

Blackpink said they wore black cause the thought the carpet was red😂💗

The sarcasm cracks me up every damn time 🤣 and also DISGRAZIA 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 oh my god

Just a little more information on the Anitta outfit, she called it “the heart of Brazil” and publicly stated the relationship between her dress and the elections to come in October in Brazil. It is a red look that aligns with the color of the political party and candidate she’s been showing support and, by calling it the heart of Brazil she is referencing not only the political party but maybe (in my point of view) herself (because in a way she is such a big part of our country’s culture and represents so many Brazilians). I personally don’t support the same political view that she does, but I still think it was a good way to speak up on this very current and important theme on Brazil. I’m not sure if her intentions were that deep or if she just made a joke about the color of the dress but I’d like to think there’s a backstory to most of these outfits.

I need blackpink’a stylist or brands to step it up like even when Rose went to the met gala she was in an out of the runway look that she had already worn. Like they’re all gorgeous and are impactful artists but their carpet looks are meh 😭

The Anitta look is also political btw by it being all red (let's not forget cultural relevancy of fashion choices...because fashion IS political) this was a very important moment for her, given she represented Brazil on the world stage and won best latin on top of it. It's very important to take into account the impact of her choice 🙏🏼

That Marc Jacobs look is SO GOOD. Oh wow. Beautiful! Genius!

To summarize the vmas this year “It fits”

You are absolutely right on the first dress. I remember it on the runway but not at the VMAs

Blackpink's stylists and makeup artists are literally boring. They need to get fired. Like ASAP.

I am, once again, asking for a video explaining house tropes and codes from some of the main brands we see - I would LOVE something more substantial to explain the references of each brand, maybe with a bit of history, because I am simply in love with the way you explain things!!!

How are you gonna talk about the VMA fashion without covering Nicki's D&G & Cavalli looks? It was basically her show lol

Taylor to me looks like she just stepped out of the bathtub which was in the LWYMMD music video and that’s a very cool Easter egg imo