01of 25Whitney Houston & Apollonia Kotero (1986)Ron Galella Collection/GettyThe motto of 1986 was clearly, “Go big or go home!“02of 25Cher (1988)Ron Galella Collection via GettyThere’s something quintessentially ’80s about Cher’s look.03of 25New Kids on the Block (1990)Ron Galella Collection via GettyThe New Kids on the Carpet have woah-oh-oh-oh-oh: the right stuff.04of 25Mariah Carey (1992)Ron Galella Collection via GettyThe singer accessorized her rhinestone mini-dress with iridescent stockings.05of 25Dr. Dre & TLC (1994)Ron Galella Collection/GettyWe’d say this look isoveralla great one.06of 25Shania Twain (1996)Ron Galella Collection via GettyWho doesn’t love an all-leather outfit?07of 25Boyz II Men (1998)Ron Galella Collection via GettyThe boy band kept it uniform in navy outfits.08of 25Mariah Carey (2000)Mirek Towski/DMI/The LIFE Picture Collection via GettyThe diva started off the millennium in a bold way with this dress.09of 25Faith Hill (2001)Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagicThe bell bottoms! The choppy bob! The belly chain! Faith Hill really went for it with this 2001 look.10of 25Destiny’s Child (2001)Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagicThrowback to the days where being a girl group meant you dressed in coordinating (but not entirely the same) outfits!11of 25Britney Spears & Justin Timberlake (2001)Frank Trapper/Corbis/GettyThe matching denim dress and tuxedo seen ‘round the world.12of 25Britney Spears (2001)Frank Micelotta/ABC/GettyAnd Spears didn’t stop matching just because she wasn’t standing next to her boyfriend. She stepped out on stage to host the awards in this slinky number!13of 25Lenny Kravitz (2002)SGranitz/WireImage2002 or 1972? It doesn’t matter to this rocker.14of 25Jessica Simpson (2004)KMazur/WireImageWhen she was still aNewlywed, Simpson wowed on the carpet with a down-to-there jumpsuit with a rather dramatic back.15of 25Kristen Bell (2009)GettyWe love Bell’s silver two-piece!16of 25Nicki Minaj (2010)Steve Granitz/WireImageWhen Minaj hit the carpet in 2010, she was anything but bland.17of 25Taylor Swift (2011)VALERIE MACON/AFP via GettySwift’s star was still skyrocketing in 2011, when she wore this golden gown.18of 25Nicki Minaj (2011)Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagicIt’s not easy being green … or pink!19of 25Lady Gaga (2013)Barry King/FilmMagicAn entrance fit for a princess … well, Princess of Pop!20of 25Zendaya (2014)David Livingston/GettyThe actress channeled the early 2000s in a silk suit and crop top.21of 25Gwen Stefani (2015)Kurt Krieger/Corbis via GettyStefani looked somehow both classic and modern in a sheer, black, high-necked gown.22of 25Jennifer Lopez (2015)Michael Tran/FilmMagicLopez wore a whopping 10 outfits when she hosted the show in 2015, including this barely there naked dress …23of 25Jennifer Lopez (2015)Kurt Krieger/Corbis via Getty… and this cut-out gown, which showed off her abs.24of 25Z LaLa (2016)Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagicThe Armenian singer’s hair defied gravity on the 2016 red carpet.25of 25Cardi B (2018)John Rasimus / Barcroft Media via GettyCardi Brocked up to the 2018 American Music Awards looking like Mother Nature. What can we say? She likes it like that!
01of 25Whitney Houston & Apollonia Kotero (1986)Ron Galella Collection/GettyThe motto of 1986 was clearly, “Go big or go home!”
01of 25
Whitney Houston & Apollonia Kotero (1986)
Ron Galella Collection/Getty
The motto of 1986 was clearly, “Go big or go home!”
02of 25Cher (1988)Ron Galella Collection via GettyThere’s something quintessentially ’80s about Cher’s look.
02of 25
Cher (1988)
Ron Galella Collection via Getty
There’s something quintessentially ’80s about Cher’s look.
03of 25New Kids on the Block (1990)Ron Galella Collection via GettyThe New Kids on the Carpet have woah-oh-oh-oh-oh: the right stuff.
03of 25
New Kids on the Block (1990)
The New Kids on the Carpet have woah-oh-oh-oh-oh: the right stuff.
04of 25Mariah Carey (1992)Ron Galella Collection via GettyThe singer accessorized her rhinestone mini-dress with iridescent stockings.
04of 25
Mariah Carey (1992)
The singer accessorized her rhinestone mini-dress with iridescent stockings.
05of 25Dr. Dre & TLC (1994)Ron Galella Collection/GettyWe’d say this look isoveralla great one.
05of 25
Dr. Dre & TLC (1994)
We’d say this look isoveralla great one.
06of 25Shania Twain (1996)Ron Galella Collection via GettyWho doesn’t love an all-leather outfit?
06of 25
Shania Twain (1996)
Who doesn’t love an all-leather outfit?
07of 25Boyz II Men (1998)Ron Galella Collection via GettyThe boy band kept it uniform in navy outfits.
07of 25
Boyz II Men (1998)
The boy band kept it uniform in navy outfits.
08of 25Mariah Carey (2000)Mirek Towski/DMI/The LIFE Picture Collection via GettyThe diva started off the millennium in a bold way with this dress.
08of 25
Mariah Carey (2000)
Mirek Towski/DMI/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty
The diva started off the millennium in a bold way with this dress.
09of 25Faith Hill (2001)Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagicThe bell bottoms! The choppy bob! The belly chain! Faith Hill really went for it with this 2001 look.
09of 25
Faith Hill (2001)
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
The bell bottoms! The choppy bob! The belly chain! Faith Hill really went for it with this 2001 look.
10of 25Destiny’s Child (2001)Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagicThrowback to the days where being a girl group meant you dressed in coordinating (but not entirely the same) outfits!
10of 25
Destiny’s Child (2001)
Throwback to the days where being a girl group meant you dressed in coordinating (but not entirely the same) outfits!
11of 25Britney Spears & Justin Timberlake (2001)Frank Trapper/Corbis/GettyThe matching denim dress and tuxedo seen ‘round the world.
11of 25
Britney Spears & Justin Timberlake (2001)
Frank Trapper/Corbis/Getty
The matching denim dress and tuxedo seen ‘round the world.
12of 25Britney Spears (2001)Frank Micelotta/ABC/GettyAnd Spears didn’t stop matching just because she wasn’t standing next to her boyfriend. She stepped out on stage to host the awards in this slinky number!
12of 25
Britney Spears (2001)
Frank Micelotta/ABC/Getty
And Spears didn’t stop matching just because she wasn’t standing next to her boyfriend. She stepped out on stage to host the awards in this slinky number!
13of 25Lenny Kravitz (2002)SGranitz/WireImage2002 or 1972? It doesn’t matter to this rocker.
13of 25
Lenny Kravitz (2002)
SGranitz/WireImage
2002 or 1972? It doesn’t matter to this rocker.
14of 25Jessica Simpson (2004)KMazur/WireImageWhen she was still aNewlywed, Simpson wowed on the carpet with a down-to-there jumpsuit with a rather dramatic back.
14of 25
Jessica Simpson (2004)
KMazur/WireImage
When she was still aNewlywed, Simpson wowed on the carpet with a down-to-there jumpsuit with a rather dramatic back.
15of 25Kristen Bell (2009)GettyWe love Bell’s silver two-piece!
15of 25
Kristen Bell (2009)
Getty
We love Bell’s silver two-piece!
16of 25Nicki Minaj (2010)Steve Granitz/WireImageWhen Minaj hit the carpet in 2010, she was anything but bland.
16of 25
Nicki Minaj (2010)
Steve Granitz/WireImage
When Minaj hit the carpet in 2010, she was anything but bland.
17of 25Taylor Swift (2011)VALERIE MACON/AFP via GettySwift’s star was still skyrocketing in 2011, when she wore this golden gown.
17of 25
Taylor Swift (2011)
VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty
Swift’s star was still skyrocketing in 2011, when she wore this golden gown.
18of 25Nicki Minaj (2011)Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagicIt’s not easy being green … or pink!
18of 25
Nicki Minaj (2011)
Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic
It’s not easy being green … or pink!
19of 25Lady Gaga (2013)Barry King/FilmMagicAn entrance fit for a princess … well, Princess of Pop!
19of 25
Lady Gaga (2013)
Barry King/FilmMagic
An entrance fit for a princess … well, Princess of Pop!
20of 25Zendaya (2014)David Livingston/GettyThe actress channeled the early 2000s in a silk suit and crop top.
20of 25
Zendaya (2014)
David Livingston/Getty
The actress channeled the early 2000s in a silk suit and crop top.
21of 25Gwen Stefani (2015)Kurt Krieger/Corbis via GettyStefani looked somehow both classic and modern in a sheer, black, high-necked gown.
21of 25
Gwen Stefani (2015)
Kurt Krieger/Corbis via Getty
Stefani looked somehow both classic and modern in a sheer, black, high-necked gown.
22of 25Jennifer Lopez (2015)Michael Tran/FilmMagicLopez wore a whopping 10 outfits when she hosted the show in 2015, including this barely there naked dress …
22of 25
Jennifer Lopez (2015)
Michael Tran/FilmMagic
Lopez wore a whopping 10 outfits when she hosted the show in 2015, including this barely there naked dress …
23of 25Jennifer Lopez (2015)Kurt Krieger/Corbis via Getty… and this cut-out gown, which showed off her abs.
23of 25
… and this cut-out gown, which showed off her abs.
24of 25Z LaLa (2016)Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagicThe Armenian singer’s hair defied gravity on the 2016 red carpet.
24of 25
Z LaLa (2016)
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
The Armenian singer’s hair defied gravity on the 2016 red carpet.
25of 25Cardi B (2018)John Rasimus / Barcroft Media via GettyCardi Brocked up to the 2018 American Music Awards looking like Mother Nature. What can we say? She likes it like that!
25of 25
Cardi B (2018)
John Rasimus / Barcroft Media via Getty
Cardi Brocked up to the 2018 American Music Awards looking like Mother Nature. What can we say? She likes it like that!
source: people.com
