Latex and triplets sex videomesh and denim, oh my! Welcome to MTV's Video Music Awards -- an event that's both a celebration of pop culture and a competition for who can pull off the most outrageous outfits.
SEE ALSO: Nicki Minaj blamed a baby for her album sales, and Twitter thinks it's hilariousSave your evening gowns for the Grammys -- this year's VMA stars strutted down the pink carpet in vintage throwbacks and in Amber Rose's case, latex lingerie complete with a mask and whip.
Here are 2018's wildest VMA looks.
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Grace VanderWaal
Grace VanderWaal looks all kinds of vintage. Credit: Rob Kim/Getty Images for MTV Bethany Meyers and Nico Tortorella
Can someone explain what's going on here? Credit: Matthew Eisman/getty images Noah Cyrus and Lil Xan
Noah Cyrus and Lil Xan are bringing us back to the early 2000s. Credit: Paul Zimmerman/getty images Amber Rose
Life goal: have as much fun as Amber Rose does is literally every situation. Credit: Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for MTV Tana Mongeau
60's mod meet Renaissance princess. Credit: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images King Princess
Our denim queen. Credit: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images DJ Khaled, Asahd Khaled, and Nicole Tuck
These coordinated family outfits really can't get any cuter. Credit: John Shearer/Getty Images for MTV Bobby Lytes
Party in the front. Credit: Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for MTV 
Political statement in the back. Credit: Paul Zimmerman/getty images Chloe x Halle
Chloe x Halle look otherworldly. Credit: Matthew Eisman/getty images Gucci Mane and Keyshia Ka'Oir
Apparently Gucci Mane is wearing the same jacket that Sufjan Stevens wore to the Grammys. Credit: Jeff Kravitz/getty images Lily Barrios
Is that a Snapchat filter? Credit: Mike Coppola/Getty Images for MTV PRETTYMUCH
Not everyone in PRETTYMUCH has mastered Dele Alli challenge. Credit: Paul Zimmerman/getty images Tyga
Be the cowboy. Credit: Paul Zimmerman/getty images Scott Regowsky
What a set. Credit: Paul zimmerman/getty images Algee Smith
There's just a lot going on here. Credit: Nicholas Hun/Getty Images for MTV Lucas Goodman and Jillian Hervey
Those SHOES! That HAIR! The SHIRT! Credit: Jamie mccarthy/Getty Images