The MTV Video Music Awards are a night when celebrities and audiences gather to celebrate the music industry's best talent. This year, Sabrina Carpenter leaned into that concept, channeling not one but two pop legends through her costuming.
The "Espresso" singer first arrived to the 2024 awards show wearing an archival sequin gown from celeb-favorite Bob Mackie, styled by Jared Ellner. The designer has been responsible for some of music's most iconic looks in history, having dressed stars like Tina Turner, Diana Ross, and, most famously, Cher. Carpenter's dress, specifically, is a relic from Madonna—the singer wore the glimmering gown on her 1991 Vanity Fair cover and again to the Academy Awards that year.
