There were more interesting things to gawk at the VMA’s than Kanye‘s epic Swift diss—like the red carpet fashions. Allow me to recap for those of you who weren’t there to ogle music’s fiercest fashionistas in person…

Some would call it fashion suicide to arrive at an award show wearing the same outfit as another celeb. Not so for P!nk and Shakira. P!nk relied on her peek-a-boo tattoos as subtle, rocker-chic accessories, and Shakira worked it in a pair of knee high heels that would have made a lesser female trip over her petite feet. It goes to show, it’s not the dress that makes the diva, but the diva that makes the dress.