Saweetie’s full skirt and bra top were paired with long matching gloves.
Justin Bieber, in clunky platform Crocs and a baggy Balenciaga gray suit a few sizes too big, wore a fuchsia beanie on his head as walked with his wife, Hailey, in white Saint Laurent.
Haddish stunned in a fitted one-shoulder gown, and Carrie Underwood went full ballgown with sparkle in the top with sash and a full skirt of sunset orange.
Olivia Rodrigo waved and smiled in a black sheath gown from Vivienne Westwood, who included purple sparkle trim worn with rocker chokers.
“Olivia Rodrigo in her black opera gloves and black sheath floor length was giving me Morticia Addams in a totally hip way.
More power to all of them — and to Louis Vuitton — for that,” said Jonathan Evans, Esquire’s style director.
Sofia Carson wore an elegant Grecian gown from Valentino with a long sheer cape that swept over the carpet as she walked.
Megan Thee Stallion went in another direction in an animal print dress with an oh-so-high slit from Roberto Cavalli.
Don’t be surprised to see this dress trickle down in many knockoffs soon to come,” she said.
Cheri Moon of the 1 Tribe Collective children’s group went all out in full gold, complete with a huge architectural collar.
Black Coffee, the DJ from South Africa, paid homage to his friend Virgil Abloh, wearing a pair of the late designer’s sneakers before his win for dance/electronic music album.
The evening’s host, Trevor Noah, looked the part in Gucci, both on the red carpet and on stage, Evans said.
“He showed us all that the fashion house can do toned-down tailoring with the best of them, a fact we’d all do well not to forget,” he said.
Evans called white suits for the men a “cool microtrend for the evening,” including on Black Coffee and Esona Maphumulo, both in Amiri.
“We saw them on BTS, Giveon, Walshy Fire, not to mention Lil Nas X.
“Jack Antonoff, Jared Leto, Joh Legend, Diplo.