Rita Ora maybe be having the best year ever. From her role in Fifty Shades of Grey to her DKNY perfume collaboration and her ascendant status as red-carpet royalty (with fashion ad campaigns to prove it) the British singer is constantly in the spotlight. Now, we have an exclusive look at Ora shooting her DKNY MYNY fragrance campaign.

In the clip below, Ora wears her signature red lips and platinum blonde bob as she poses all over N.Y.C. “It’s just such an energetic city. You never know what to expect,” she says. “Pretty much like my life, really.”

We also caught up with the Brit to find out more about her collaboration with DKNY. And as it turns out, she loves the new scent so much she’s been inspired to sing about it. “There’s a song on my new album called ‘Smell Good.’ I’m not even joking,” she tells PEOPLE, adding that her loyalty to the brand goes way back to her first-ever perfume: “DKNY Women. I wore it from 13 to 16 years old.”

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The 23-year-old star also shared some insight on the rest of her beauty routine, like her commitment to being red-lipped almost all the time. “When I was 13, I saw Gwen Stefani bouncing around on TV, and I was like ‘Who is that? That’s what I want to do.'”

For more of our exclusive interview with Ora, pick up the new issue of PEOPLE on newsstands Friday. What do you think of her latest brand collaboration? Are you excited to try the DKNY MYNY fragrance?

–Brittany Talarico, with reporting by Andrea Lavinthal

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When a red carpet swings from sedate and sophisticated to whatever this is, as the VMAs does, it’s hard to predict any trends. One thing we can almost always guarantee, however, is daringly bare outfits — it’s just a matter of how stars will show off their killer bods. And in 2014, the skin delivery method of choice was via sky-high slits.

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From left, above, check out Katy Perry‘s leggy tribute to Britney Spears (courtesy Versace), Jennifer Lopez‘s super-risky silver number (one false move on the dance floor and that’s suddenly a cape, Rita Ora’s blazing-hot (and daringly bare) Donna Karan Atelier silk charmeuse gown, Kylie Jenner’s black boudoir robe-style dress and Demi Lovato‘s red-hot draped and plunging look.

Showing off your assets is an easy way to get people talking at the VMAs, so the question is, who got you talking the most?

Vote and tell us your thoughts below!

–Alex Apatoff

London Fashion Week wrapped up today, but before we bid adieu to the bold prints and sportswear-style looks we’ve been seeing from the runways and front rows, we’re ready to reflect on some of the most noteworthy beauty looks rocked on some of the biggest celebs at your favorite shows.

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First up is Brit “It Girl” Alexa Chung, who’s been no stranger to the front row this week. And to mix it up, Chung chose to tap into her inner schoolgirl, plaiting her hair into a pink-ribboned pair of pigtails for the Topshop Unique show on Sunday. Although this do is totally new for the star (she usually opts for loose hair and her signature blunt bangs), we’re totally digging it. Call it a schoolgirl crush, but Chung may be on to something here. What do you think? Could pigtails be making a comeback?

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We also caught Drew Barrymore (who’s rocking a new, darker hue these days) at the Stella McCartney Green Collection reveal on Sunday. The star’s brunette locks pair well with her fresh-faced makeup look — a bold, glossy red lip, a hint of blush and a bare eye. Although we’d much prefer Barrymore with a touch of mascara to make her eyes pop, we think her minimal makeup works. Are you loving her mostly fresh-faced?

And finally, we have Rita Ora, who always keeps us guessing — but we couldn’t have predicted her unusual do at the Marchesa show. Ora wore a top knot in the center of her head, and then pulled the extra hair from the knot to the front to create faux bangs. The star Instagrammed the updo with the caption: “What you mean you can’t turn a knot into a fringe? @chrisappleton1 he can lol! #hometimeselfie.” We applaud the singer for trying something totally new, but paired with a smokey eye and a rich berry lip, we think the look is a little much. What do you think?

From Rita Ora’s fashion and beauty campaigns, to her role in Fifty Shades of Grey to her unique red carpet style, it’s hard to keep our eyes off the singer/actress/professional risk-taker. And one of the main reasons Ora’s got our attention? Her ever-changing hair! Ora’s pro Chris Appleton, the mane man behind her major bob moment, talked to PEOPLE about some of the singer’s most talked-about styles. When it comes to her creating her head-turning looks, he says, “it’s always a feeling we go with. We never have a long time to get ready. We have a discussion and then it’s like, ‘OK, we need to hurry up!'”

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For the singer’s first Grammys in January 2014, the duo decided a “Marilyn Monroe” moment was in order. When Ora initially burst on the scene, “she was known for curls, but since she can pull off so many looks, from cool to glam, we created this sophisticated [version],” explains Appleton.

Another homage to Old Hollywood came nearly three months later at the MTV Movie Awards, where the star, fresh from Coachella, traded cornrows for loose curls. Says Appleton, “This was a real hot moment, just beautiful. At Coachella we’d done braids with waves gelled onto her face. Then we drove to L.A. and I saw the dress and she said, ‘I want to be sexy,’ so, out went the plaits and in went the waves.”

For MET Ball in May, they gave her a slicked bob with a shiny twist: a gold streak of glitter down the parting of her hair. “We’re working on looks that are fresh with just a little detail, it doesn’t have to be loud,” says Appleton. “Because the dress was gold and there was a lot going on, her hair had to be really simple.”

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It’s no secret that one of Ora’s beauty inspirations is Gwen Stefani, so for Fashion Rocks in September, the pair paid tribute to the singer’s early style. “This was a little bit edgy, but Rita’s not afraid to stand out in a crowd,” says Appleton, adding, “the dress was black and simple and we thought, ‘we could kill it with slicked back hair!’ But it evolved into this mohawk bun punk moment.”

As for Ora’s other geometric bun at the American Music Awards in November, Appleton reveals, “this was probably one of the most craziest times we’ve ever had together! After a 15-hour flight from Dubai to L.A., we’re still on the plane and we get a phone call saying Rita has to be on the red carpet in an hour. So, I ended up doing her hair in the car on the way.” To complement her bold yellow dress they chose a a classic top-knot “with a kick of difference,” that being the sharp angle of the ends of her hair, cut — in the car — to look resemble an origami shape. Even wilder was that Ora’s hair had been blue just a day earlier! Luckily the color was wash out, but “it was a mental moment,” Appleton recalls.

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Lastly, for a KIIS FM Jingle Ball performance, the singer not only brightened up her blond hair, but added some killer fringe as well. “The shape of her bangs had this almost Cleopatra vibe, but obviously the platinum gave it a different feel,” Appleton says. “We cut them up and just rocked it.”

If one thing’s consistent with Ora, it’s her blonde color. “That’s her thing. I think that’s the one thing we tend to keep, and if it does change, it will literally be for a few days. It would be a color that rinses out, we always go back to the blonde,” says Appleton.

As for the best thing about working with the singer? “Rita’s so edgy, she’s not really afraid of changing or doing something different. I think that’s why people like her. She’s not fake. You’re always thinking, ‘What’s she gonna do next?'”

Which of Rita’s looks do you like the most?

–Jackie Fields

Rita Ora hit the Oscars in a gorgeous slate-blue gown that fit her so perfectly it looked like it was made just for her. Spoiler: It was!

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The singer stole the show in a custom Marchesa couture fishtail number. Gold crystal embroidery details added a pop of sparkle to the creation. And the creators behind the look shared the dress sketch with PEOPLE.

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“Rita Ora has always been known for her bold fashion choices,” the designers told PEOPLE. “This gown’s strong architectural lines and sculptural draping are perfect for her adventurous style.”

Ora paired the gorgeous strapless gown with dazzling Lorraine Schwartz earrings, a slicked-back do and dramatic cat eyeliner to round out her look for the star-studded night. And her look was so glam (and pricy!) that she she had her own bodyguard for the night!

“I will have a bodyguard following me around and then as soon as it’s done, it’s like, ‘Take my soul away,’ ” Rita said on the carpet. “In the dress world for Rita Ora, there are two things you have to do: what hasn’t anybody done [and] what could I do to make myself feel as sexy as possible. I’m really lucky to be in a position where I have an amazing team who can design custom from real incredible designers like Vera Wang and Marchesa and so forth.”

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What do you think of the star’s custom-made gown? Could it be one of your favorite looks of the night? Sound off below!

–Sarah Kinonen

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Then after the show, it’s the afterparty … and the afterparty dresses. (Sorry, but who can resist an R. Kelly lyric?) Some of the biggest stars pulled major gown switches before hitting the red carpet at post-Oscars soirees. Below, some of the the best — and boldest — changes. And make sure to click here for all the afterparty Oscars looks you didn’t see!

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Rita Ora
The singer went from a mega Marchesa moment to a mega skin-baring moment. She narrowly avoided a wardrobe malfunction at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in a one-shoulder sheer-paneled Donna Karan Atelier gown featuring a chiffon train — and a great view of her toned right butt cheek.

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Jennifer Lopez
You didn’t think the star would go the whole night without wearing some plunging, sheer Zuhair Murad Couture design, did you? Lopez changed out of her peach princess Elie Saab confection and into something more Jenny from the Block for the Vanity Fair Oscar Party — white fur stole included.

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Emma Stone
It’s possible that the actress was a flapper in a past life, because she pulls off a drop waist sparkly shift incredibly well. But is her red number (worn to the Vanity Fair Oscars party) better than her chartreuse Elie Saab design from the red carpet? Tough call.

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Lupita Nyong’o
Wearing a dress covered in more than 6,000 pearls (like her custom Calvin Klein collection design) might get a bit tiresome, so Nyong’o decided to change into a glittering, strapless champagne design for the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, which also looks pretty heavy.

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Jessica Chastain
We’re not used to seeing a high-low silhouette on the star, but she decided to go for a shorter look, switching from her cleavage-loving custom Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci gown to a flouncy white embellished look at the Vanity Fair Oscar party.

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Which outfit change was your favorite? Do you wish any stars kept their Oscars dress on? Share your thoughts below.

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–Brittany Talarico

As a team, Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott are among the most formidable fashion photographers in the world. So for a party that they’re throwing in honor of Madonna, you would want to wear your fashionable finest, of course. And you just have to hope that someone else’s “best” is different than yours. However, it appears that Kim Kardashian and Rita Ora had very similar ideas (the horror!).

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The two FOJ (friends of Jay Z) arrived in near-identical numbers consisting of skintight, skin-tone latex. Key differences: the necklines (Kim’s was a turtleneck, while Rita’s had a turtleneck and a chest cutout) the styling (Kim added a fur and wore strappy sandals, while Rita went bare-armed and chose nude pumps) and, um, the hair color?

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Though both ladies are confident in their own style (and Kim’s no stranger to a latex dress), we can’t help but notice they didn’t pose cheek to cheek like the last set of red carpet twinners we noticed. But the real question is: Are we sure this dress is putty colored and not, say, blue and black?

So what do you think: Who wore her skintight latex dress best?

–Alex Apatoff

Music award shows always bring out the best and the boldest in skin-baring trends. And at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday in Las Vegas, the gowns were so sexy, that stars had no choice but to leave their undergarments at home.

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Rita Ora hit the carpet in one of the most provocative looks of the evening, a white Fausto Puglisi gown with gold hardware (which she accessorized with Jennifer Fisher jewels). And not only did the design feature a completely cutout stomach, it also had crazy slits and back cutouts for maximum exposure at every angle.

Ora revealed that she had to skip underwear altogether to pull off the look.

“I didn’t really think that far ahead, so I’m just going to have to pray to the Lord that we’re going to be okay,” she told E!’s Giuliana Rancic on the red carpet, adding, “I’m going to keep my legs crossed. You need to take risks, and I think me being a crazy, fashion lover, I needed to do something. It’s good, though. I like it. I like taking a few risks once in a while.”

Trailing right behind Rita in the sexy gown department, Jennifer Lopez gave fans a peek of what kind of style they can expect from her upcoming Vegas residency, wearing a glittering sheer-stomach Charbel Zoe couture gown, a look very similar to the see-through sequin stunner she wore to perform on the American Idol finale. Oh, and then there’s the crazy sheer design she wore to the Met Gala. (She’s the queen of the naked dress!)

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Taraji P. Henson wore a mega cutout Alexandre Vauthier gown (you’ve seen it before on Miley Cyrus), and the dress would make Cookie Lyon (her kickass Empire character) very proud. And lastly, Iggy Azalea selected a skintight sheer-paneled skirt and matching crop top that left little to the imagination (and probably required some double-sided tape to stay in place).

Whose look is your favorite? What do you think of the “naked gown” trend?

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–Brittany Talarico

The last time we got our bandana out of a drawer was color war at our summer camp. And the last time we tied a small, jaunty scarf around our neck was, well, never, since none of us are flight attendants. But now, after seeing a handful of celebs, including Kiernan Shipka, Rita Ora and Vanessa Hudgens sport the statement accessory, we’re starting to think this unique look has staying power.

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Shipka first tried the trend with a black patterned Coach bandana worn around her neck (very Wild Wild West!) during the Coach and Friends of the High Line event in N.Y.C. on Tuesday. And because the scarf was a statement on its own, she kept the rest of the ensemble simple, teaming the neckwear with a black-and-gray shift dress and black chunky platform sandals (also by Coach). Leave it to the perennial style star to make a could-be-silly look very sophisitcated and chic.

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Ora recently jumped on the bandana bandwagon, sporting a delicate red, white and blue silk scarf tied around her neck during a recent trip to London. The singer-slash-actress kept the eclectic look going with denim-on-denim, a long black skirt wrapped around her jeans and a pair of platform heeled booties. Oh, and we can’t forget that starry eye makeup!

And finally, Hudgens opts for a simple, Parisian-inspired look in a LWD (little white dress), matching sneakers and her blue-and-white bandana. While the other stars added the statement piece on to their already-accessorized outfits, the actress demonstrates how the scarf is worn as the statement piece.

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Cara Delevingne and Selena Gomez have also both been seen with the Western-motif piece tied around their necks, making this a major trend we can’t ignore. What do you think of the statement accessory? Would you wear a bandana around your neck? Share below!

–Sarah Kinonen
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It wouldn’t be an award show without last-minute star hair switch-ups! Lucy Hale debuted a much longer mane, while Rita Ora went pink, on the Teen Choice Awards blue carpet Sunday night.

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The Pretty Little Liars star showed off a super-long set of extensions, styled in a sleek ponytail, which she paired with a black-and blue embroidered mini.

Celeb hair stylist (and Hale’s close friend) Kristin Ess was the mastermind behind the chic style, who gave fans a sneak peek of the look before the actress headed to the award show’s blue carpet.

“always a mane event w @lucyhale 💕🐴 #teenchoice,” Ess captioned the snapshot on Instagram.

Before going long, Hale wore her bronde strands in a chic, shoulder-grazing bob.

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And Ora, who is a fan of experimenting with her signature platinum locks, showed off a longer, pinker style to pair with her red-hot suit and Bulgari jewels during the award show.

The singer is now rocking one of summer’s hottest hair trends — pastel strands — with her brand-new baby pink hue. And since she loves switching up her hair style (sometimes every other day!), we don’t doubt she’ll change up her tresses again before heading on tour.

What do you think of Lucy’s super-long do? Do you prefer the star with short or long hair? Share below!

–Sarah Kinonen
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How does one celebrate a brand-new engagement? With a brand-haircut, obviously. Just ask Julianne Hough.

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The Dancing With the Stars judge showed off her newly-trimmed bob just one day after announcing the happy news of her engagement to hockey player Brooks Laich. (Clearly, nothing goes better with a massive rock than a fresh cut.)

Celeb hair stylist Riawna Capri, of Nine Zero One Salon, was the stylist behind “The Julianne,” and shared the reveal snapshot on Instagram: “Guess who? (Cuz it’s so hard😂) Clue: Fresh off tour with a fresh fiancé #901girl #iceicebaby 🎨 #thejulianne ✂️,” Capri said.

Before the minor mane change, Hough was rocking a grown-out “lob” for much of her Move Live Tour with her older brother Derek Hough.

But because Hollywood hair never rests, we’ve got more to show you: Rita Ora, who recently went pink for the Teen Choice Awards, showed off a pink, purple and blue ombré dye job on Instagram Wednesday.

The colorful mane mix-up is in celebration of her new tour, Body On Me, and it’s got us thinking: Is multicolor hair Hollywood’s newest craze? As you recall, Britney Spears showed off her mermaid strands at the TCAs, Georgia May Jagger’s got a colorful head of hair and Debby Ryan set the trend with her two-tone dye job. We can only imagine who’s next.

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And lastly, KeKe Palmer is continuing to have fun with her hair, this time with a voluminous new look. The actress-slash-singer showed off a full head of curls via Insta on Monday.

The style, which appears to be for her new show, Scream Queens, comes shortly after her sleek, banged do at the TCAs Sunday. And prior to her longer styles, Palmer experimented with a super-short pixie.

What do you think of these mane makeovers? What do you think of the recent rainbow hair trend? Share below!

–Sarah Kinonen
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It’s been exactly a year since Rita Ora wore her favorite-ever dress on a red carpet — the high-slit Donna Karan Atelier dress she wore to the VMAS in 2014 — and in the interim, she’s become a red carpet staple. Now, she’s sharing everything she’s learned from her many, many high-fashion looks with PEOPLE.

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Even celebs can get starstruck.
She wore another memorable red gown (a 2004 Yves Saint Laurent with a cheongsam-inspired collar) to the Met Gala in May. And the gown’s designer, Tom Ford, also happened to be her date for the evening — leaving her awestruck. “The most amazing designer, that I find literally an inspiration for life, is when I went to the Met Gala with Tom Ford as a date,” she said. “I just thought to myself, ‘I’m literally walking in with the god.’ Now we’re really good friends and I love him.”

She has enough red carpet experience now to know what will stress her out.
Though her sunshine-yellow Zac Posen at the 2014 American Music Awards was a critical hit, she admits that yellow is her least favorite color to wear to an event. And she’s personally partial to music awards shows over all (she told PEOPLE from the set of a VMA promo, which will appear on MTV the weekend of August 22 and 23 as part of MTV’s VMA Brunch). “My favorite red carpets to get dressed up for are music ward shows … I think it’s the most stress-free,” she says. “Doing other award shows — like when I did the Oscars — I was so stressed out. It’s not specifically my world, so you feel more pressure.”

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Her ever-changing hair is as high-maintenance as it looks.
Ora doesn’t keep the same hairstyle — or even color — for more than a few days, which is understandably hard on her locks. “I put treatments in every single night — literally,” Ora says. Aside from that, her routine is remarkably low-key; her must-have products are “face cream, eye makeup remover and lip balm.”

Just try to rush her before a red carpet.
“It takes me a good three and a half to four hours [to get ready] because I like to have breaks, eat a bit of food, have a freak out and then I calm down again,” Ora says of her event prep routine, which actually starts 24 hours in advance. “I have a good sleep the night before, I get my face mask, I kind of get ready; I do all the obvious stuff.”

One thing that requires no effort at all: Choosing her red lip.
She has access to every beauty product under the sun, but her desert island pick is a no-brainer: ‘Rita Red’ by Rimmel!

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Are you excited to see her on the VMAs red carpet next week? Share below!

–Nicole Sands

Kanye, we’re going to let you finish that presidency speech, but cat eye makeup was one of the biggest show-stealers of the night. No but really, if the MTV Video Music Awards had an unofficial beauty look, it was definitely some sort of take on the style. Check out five stars who pulled it off — dare we say it — purr-fectly. (Sorry, had to. It’s late you guys!)

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First up, Taylor Swift went for a striking, futuristic twist on her signature classic cat eye — with sharp lines drawn all the way to the inner corners of her eyes. (Note the pretty pop of metallic in there.) She also eschewed her usual red lipstick for clear, glossy lips.

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Nicki Minaj’s blunt-cut bangs perfectly framed her voluminous lashes and dark black liner. She kept the rest of her makeup pared-down.

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Meanwhile Hailee Steinfeld, who’s never one to play it safe when it comes her beauty or fashion game, teamed her dramatic winged liner with brilliantly disheveled brows.

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Demi Lovato looked cool for the summer (and fall and winter, pretty much all the time) with wispy lashes, sculpted arches and a hint of blush to match her cutout mini.

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And finally, Rita Ora opted for a sultry, smoky version of the trend, also sticking to neutral lipstick so as not to compete with her eye makeup.

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Who do you think rocked the look the best? Sound off in the comments below.

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Now that we’ve gone over the best and boldest outfits and the standout makeup trend from the MTV Video Music Awards, let’s talk hair. From Vanessa Hudgens‘s boho braid to Gigi Hadid’s slicked-back style, we’re taking a closer look at some of the most noteworthy mane moments of the VMAs.

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When Chrissy Teigen first made her red carpet appearance Sunday night in a completely sheer Marchesa design, we didn’t realize her loose side-swept updo was actually an intricate braid. Cue our surprise when she turned around and gave us this stunning view from the side.

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Inspired by “Brigitte Bardot mixed with a Bond girl,” celebrity hair stylist Jennifer Yepez gave Gigi Hadid a voluminous, slicked-back do to pair with the supermodel’s freshly bronzed skin (she just got back from vacay, FYI!) and her canary yellow Emilia Wickstead ensemble. To get the look, Yepez teased very little at the crown to create an undone style rather than a “coiffed look,” then she used a ghd Air Hairdryer and Platinum flat iron to lock the look into place.

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Britney Spears styled her hair into a high braided ponytail, revealing just a hint of her mermaid-inspired blue and purple highlights in the mix.

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For her first hairstyle of the night, the Bad Blood singer stepped out on the red carpet with her girl squad wearing this low knotted ponytail, which she teamed with a metallic sequined houndstooth crop top and pant set and an even cooler graphic cat eye liner look. She soon ditched the knotted style for her signature fringe for a surprise performance with Nicki Minaj.

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Hudgens channeled her inner boho babe with a sweet crown braid, complete with a few dainty floral accessories placed in the plait. The rest of the star’s extensions were given a soft wave to perfectly pair with her floral appliqué Naeem Khan gown and sultry shimmery eye shadow.

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And lastly, Rita Ora, who is back to her signature blonde hue, rocked an intricately knotted half-up, half-down do, courtesy of her hair stylist Chris Appleton, who used Matrix StyleLink products. It’s easily one of the sleekest styles of the night.

Which star hairstyle was your favorite? Sound off below!

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Jennifer Lopez may have skipped this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, but she was certainly on the red carpet in spirit. The biggest fashion trend of the night was super-sexy black cutout dresses — a.k.a. a look the queen of all things sheer, tight and low-cut pioneered. We can imagine her wearing pretty much any of these skin-baring looks, worn by everyone from Chrissy Teigen to FKA twigs. So, whose look are you loving most?

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Teigen’s high-neck Marchesa gown may look covered-up at first glance, until you realize, oh, she doesn’t have anything on under there. And wait until you see it from all angles. Meanwhile, Lily Aldridge (a.k.a. Frostbyte in Taylor Swift’s Video of the Year-winning “Bad Blood” video) went the sleek-and-sexy route in her seriously low-cut Alexandre Vauthier Couture dress.

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Rita Ora (in custom Vera Wang) also dared to go low-cut, but she went for a fluffy feathered skirt (with thigh-high slit, of course) to make the look even more party-ready. Nominee FKA twigs (a.k.a. Robert Pattinson’s lady love) wore arguably the most J.Lo-y dress of the night, choosing an Atelier Versace dress that was essentially just a few shaping seams with some strategically placed fabric bits on top.

Were you into this VMAs fashion trend? Whose sexy black dress are you digging the most? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

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Another day, another Love magazine Advent calendar reveal! Over the weekend, Rita Ora made her Love debut — and this one pays homage to one seriously “grool” movie, starring Lindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams, circa 2004.

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In the festive clip, directed by Sam Faulkner, Ora dances to the “Jingle Bell Rock” choreographed number from Mean Girls (like you have in your basement every year since the movie came out, let’s be real), while wearing a patent leather matching red crop top set, topped with a Santa hat and strappy heels.

But just like in Mean Girls, the song and dance goes awry when the singer makes a wrong step and hits the boombox, causing the music to uncontrollably skip. Ora saves her Gretchen Weiners flub with a Cady Heron moment, belting out the lyrics to save the day. She then finishes the song with a smile — and a brief panty flash. (It wouldn’t be the Love advent calendar without someone’s undies on display.)

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Ora joins fellow Love magazine advent calendar stars (including Alessandra Ambrosio, Miranda Kerr, Emily Ratajkowski, Kris and Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid) in one star-studded, super-naked month of dancing and singing.

We can’t wait to see who else made the calendar cut for tomorrow’s reveal, but until then, we’ll just be sitting here refreshing the Christmas-y clip. (It’s never too late to get your Mean Girls choreography on point.)

Are you following along with Love magazine’s Advent calendar? Which day has been your favorite? Share below!

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Showing up to a party wearing the same dress as someone else is one thing. But when you’re Rita Ora and you show up to the Atelier Versace fashion show in Paris wearing the exact same skin-baring ensembles as one of the biggest supermodels in the world, Joan Smalls, it’s a whole different catwalk, so to speak.

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On Sunday, Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week kicked things off with the always skin-heavy Versace show. The night brought out a number of huge stars both on and off the catwalk, including Alexander Wang, Gigi Hadid (cheered on by former stepdad David Foster) and Rita Ora, who gave a masterclass in how not to indecently expose yourself while wearing this barely-there dress from the designer’s latest collection. The neon orange look is more cutouts than material, with various asymmetrical pieces of fabric woven together and held on the body thanks to a few crucial interwoven ropes, finished off with heels to match.

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And yes, you are seeing double because a mere few minutes later that same bungee-cord, body-clinging dress (right down to the matching shoes) came down the Parisian runway worn by Joan Smalls. It just makes sense Ora is so on-trend she’s wearing looks that no one’s even had a chance to see yet. Hopefully, Donatella Versace was kind enough to provide each lady with a different, much more danceable ensemble for the after-party.

What do you think of Rita Ora’s haute couture look? Who do you think wore it better? Would you wear this look?

–Emily Kirkpatrick

We love bringing you the best star coat inspiration every week in this gallery. But sometimes that’s not enough, and celebs manage to marvel us even more with their impeccable outerwear style. Over the past week, bright, fire engine red coats have been popping up everywhere. Below, the stars who did the trend right. (Warning: They will make you want to retire your puffer for the season.)

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Natalie Portman attended an N.Y.C. screening of A Tale of Love and Darkness in a gorgeous scalloped hem Christian Dior, which was the statement piece of her outfit. She teamed the look with matching earrings and black boots. (Now, we’re praying to the fashion faceoff gods that Princess Kate will step out in this coat too.)

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Rita Ora brought a whole new meaning to airport chic in her crimson Atelier Versace coat in Paris. In fact, the singer wore some shade of red for almost her whole time at Couture Week.

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Reese Witherspoon may be in L.A., but the 60-degree temps are the perfect excuse to whip out some chic outerwear like her crimson Draper James Coat. Over at the Sundance Film Festival, Elisabeth Moss wore a Kate Spade toggle coat with her front-button skirt and black tights. And rounding out red hot toppers, Monica Bellucci’s chic moto style.

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–Brittany Talarico

Rita Ora‘s got nothing to hide in the latest issue of French magazine Lui.

No, seriously — the pop star takes on a “clothing is overrated” mentality and appears topless on the cover of the magazine.

On the racy cover, Ora flashes a huge, red-lipped smile while wearing a tiny leather miniskirt and holding open her shirt.

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The “Poison” singer shows even more skin inside the magazine, posing completely nude at a piano and in a sheer shirt and thong in other images, all of which were shot by photographer Terry Richardson.

Ora bared almost as much skin last Sunday at the Atelier Versace couture fashion show in Paris, where the singer wore the same risqué dress that supermodel Joan Smalls premiered on the show’s runway, cementing her status as a high-fashion style star.

What do you think of Ora’s racy magazine cover? Can you get behind the “less is more” trend?

— Andrea Park
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Celebs have been stepping out in insanely enviable outerwear all season long (see 105 of the best coats here). But most of their pieces either take impeccable matching skills, a sizable wardrobe budget or are reserved for supermodels only. That is, until the teddy bear trend arrived thanks to Kate Hudson, Suki Waterhouse and Rita Ora stepping out in hooded, fuzzy finds.

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Ora wore the most oversize version of the bunch in a long tan fur coat with deep side pockets and full hood, putting a high-fashion spin on the look. Whereas Waterhouse’s short hooded peacoat is a perfect topper to a casual sweatpants, thanks to its terry cloth robe vibe. However, she sported hers before hitting the red carpet at the Pride and Prejudice and Zombies European premiere in London over a totally glam gown.

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Hudson wore her Dawn Levy faux fur in between press appearance for her Kung Fu Panda 3 promo tour. First she paired the winter-ready piece (it comes with a removable head scarf and mufflers) with a spring-ready outfit (ribbed sweater, purple pants and lilac pumps) and then styled it with standard blue jeans and sneakers.

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Even if Punxsutawney Phil says spring’s coming early, it may help comfort your winter blues if you have a new fuzzy piece of your own. Which is why we found three options all under $130 and in similar shades to the stars’ favorites that you can buy right now. From left to right: Story Of Lola hooded fluffy faux fur coat, $89; Jessica Simpson hooded faux fur coat, $99.90; Kenneth Cole teddy bear faux fur hooded coat, $129.90.

What are your thoughts on the outerwear trend? Buying one for yourself? Share with us in the comments below!

— Colleen Kratofil