Lil' Kim

The man with the prettiest hair doesn't have all the luck, apparently.

Celebrities who attended last night's ceremony seemed really confused on dress code--was it prom (looking at you, Jersey Shore cast)? the Oscars? a fancy rave?--but whatever they wore, it was at least entertaining to look at. From the totally tame to the nearly-nude, here's every look from last night's VMA ceremony.

"It was the funniest thing in the world to see a customer buying a shampoo, a toothpaste, and a dildo. Where else are you going to find that?" Nowhere except the famous Ricky's NYC. We talked to the real life Ricky about how he started the quirky beauty store chain and what's up with that toothpaste tube logo.

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Alexander Wang makes bank, Lil Kim performs at the Opening Ceremony Rager and Carine Roitfeld has a ball.

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This information might come as a surprise to the folks over at Vogue Italia, but rappers have been vocal about their love for high-end fashion labels for years. And the love affair continues. On Nicki Minaj's latest album, Pink Friday 2: Roman Reloaded the bewigged rapstress shouts out Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour: When I'm sitting with Anna, I'm really sitting with Anna / Ain't a metaphor punchline, I'm really sitting with Anna / Front row at Oscar de la Renta, posture / Ain't a b*tch that could do it, not even my imposter And even more recently, fashion fanatic Kanye West boasted about his fashion exploits on his new track "Theraflu", from dinner with Anna Wintour to racing go karts with Anja Rubik:

New York Fashion Week, everyone is tired and no one is sure what day it actually is. That said, today proved to be an awesome one for us. We saw Yoko Ono, Lil' Kim, Nicki Minaj, Ricky Martin, Tyson Beckford (yum), and all in one day. Oh yeah, and some truly inspiring clothes from Proenza Schouler and Marchesa, among others. Check out all our pictures in today's gallery!

Lil' Kim is Coming for You, Nicki: Lil' Kim tweeted a "Christmas gift" to her fans; a promo shot for what we are assuming is her upcoming album. The Queen B is dressed in black panties and a turtleneck with large, furry pom poms on the sleeves, and of course, the chest area, so her boobs stay nice and toasty. {Lil' Kim Twitter} Don't Go Shopping in Australia: 44% of Australians report the sales staff in their country is rude and pushy, while another 22% say they are lazy. We're guessing they do a lot of online shopping down under. {WWD (Subscription Required)} Crystal Renn and Alana Zimmer Pose as Clowns for Vogue Russia: The models are Circus Chic in the January issue of the Fashion Bible. Who knew hula hoops and Cirque du Soleil makeup could be so fierce? Right.Tyra Banks did. {Styleite}

When it comes to fashion, the VMA's are the sartorial equivalent of a madhouse--people walk around with all sorts of crazy going on! In honor of this Sunday's coming awards show--and the guaranteed crazy fashion--we count down our favorite fashion snafus from the VMA's colorful (and scandalously skimpy!) history.

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The battle between Queens-bred lady rappers Nicki Minaj and Lil' Kim has been raging almost since Minaj hit the scene. And the bigger Minaj gets, so too, does Lil' Kim's ire. Kim has been throwing jabs at Minaj for a while, peeved that Minaj hadn't payed the Queen Bee enough "homage." To be sure, much of Minaj's early style--namely the Barbie fascination and the colored wigs-- was clearly inspired by Kim. Minaj even cribbed Kim's Hardcore LP cover in one of the images she used on her Sucka Free mixtape. For the most part, Minaj has kept quiet in response to Kim's repeated baiting of her in the press, but recently she reached her limit.