At the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, which took place on Sunday, August 25, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, Taylor Swift looked amazing on the red carpet.

After finishing her Los Angeles shows, the 23-year-old performer took a plane to New York to present at the award event with her best friend Selena Gomez.Additionally, Taylor is a nominee for two show awards, including Best Female Video and Video of the Year.

The MTV Video Music Awards are well-known—or infamous, depending on your point of view—for serving as the inspiration for some of the most extravagant and wild red carpet looks in history.Highlights from preceding years included Lil Kim’s purple nipple pasty, Lady Gaga’s raw meat outfit, and Rose McGowan’s chainmail attire that exposed her buttocks. There were several striking ensembles in the Sunday, August 25, 2013 exhibition, however there were no dresses constructed entirely of food.Taylor Swift Rocks a Retro Look at the MTV VMAs

2013 MTV VMAs: Red Carpet ImagesAt an awards show, Taylor Swift enters (yet another!) veiled barb.Miley Cyrus, for instance, looked beautiful and mature in a plunging Herve Leger by Max Azria gown and golden hair à la Marilyn Monroe, while Taylor Swift walked the red carpet at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center in black leggings and an off-the-shoulder crop top studded with a plethora of bright stones. Conversely, Katy Perry made a fun statement in a leopard-print dress by Emanuel Ungaro featuring gold accents and a thigh-high slit.