What 12 celebrities wore to their first MTV VMAs

Pre-Kanye Kim was a lot more bling than high fashion. This low-cut, metallic, floor-length gown with a sheer back and matching cuff is very true to form.

Beauty-wise, take note of the very smokey eye and lack of contouring, proving that, just like every other style icon, she's certainly had a fashion journey.

Britney is another superstar who has a very coloured VMA history. Do we even have to remind you of the Madonna snog and performing 'Slave 4 U' with an actual living python draped around her neck?

But at her first VMAs, Britney represented like the true nineties pop princess she is. Wearing metallic errything (including eyeshadow), she even made sure to add in a choker for good measure.

This is so early years-innocent-country girl Tay that its almost too much.

In 2008, Swift burst onto the scene with her long, blonde ringlets, neutral ballerina skirt, open-toed low-heeled sandals and long pendant necklace. Combine all this with a guitar and we wouldn't have it any other way.

It's very interesting to take a look back at Kanye's wardrobe given he has since become a respected New York Fashion Week designer.

In 2004, the year he released his incredible College Dropout album, Kanye chose to wear top-to-toe baby pink to the VMAs. Here for it.

Never fear, true to his hip hop legend status, there is a glimpse of rap bling under the very wide collar. The aviator sunglasses are also peak 2004 Yeezy.

The widely held belief that J.Lo simply does not age is further proven by this photo of her attending her first VMAS in 1998 - when she was 29.

We are here for the all-white getup, hat included, and reckon she was probably taking style tips from her boyfriend at the time: Puff Daddy.

Before Beyoncé ran the world all on her own, she did it with Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams as part of Destiny's Child. In 1999, they won their first VMA and accepted in studded leather outfits.

Bey wore a bardot-style long leather dress, Kelly in leather hot pants and knee-high boots and Michelle in leather trousers. All is right with the world.

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Ok, so Chrissy definitely benefits from only having attended her first VMAs more recently therefore avoiding some questionable outfit choices which her fellow celebs have had to endure.

Chrissy makes the list for looking so damn chic and for braving and pulling off the definitely-not-wearing-any-underwear vibe.

Ariana looks absolutely adorable and essentially like she's on her way to prom at her first VMA red carpet appearance in 2013.

A far cry from the high pony, bunny ears and knee high boots we now love her for, the singer kept it cute in a floral mini dress and pointed stilettos.

Side note: Shoutout to the side fringe which many of us were definitely still rocking in 2013.

While Drake is now very much a male style icon, in 2010 the Canadian rapper wore an oversized white blazer buttoned up once at the front.

His shoes are also looking so shiny, they're bordering on velvet. We're hoping it's just the lighting.