You Probably Forgot About These Celebrities' First BET Awards Looks
The BET Awards are this Sunday, so naturally, we've been busy with our favorite pre–award show activity: looking at throwback red carpet photos. This time, we were searching for what celebrities wore for their very first appearances at the BET Awards, and our efforts were rewarded with some prime early aughts looks. Scroll down to see what everyone from Solange Knowles to Christina Aguilera wore around this time over 15 years ago.
She's a vision.
Our Bomber Dress Pick
Well, this is classic.
Our Strappy LBD Pick
Very 2000s.
Our Statement Skirt Pick
Never mad at a belly chain.
Our Belly Bling Pick
Into the tube top.
Our Tube Top Pick
She came to get noticed.
Our Leopard Dress Pick
That guy in the back has mad respect for her cane.
Our Bra Top Pick
If we had to guess, we'd say Tina Knowles was behind these 'fits.
Our Sheer Pick
Stay tuned for our coverage this Sunday!
Kat Collings has over 15 years of experience in the editorial fashion space, largely in digital publishing. She currently leads the vision for editorial content at WhoWhatWear.com as the site's editor in chief, having risen through the editorial ranks after joining the company in 2012. Collings is a Digiday Future Leader Awards nominee, was named Buzzfeed's best fashion Instagram accounts of the year, and is a member of the CFDA Awards Fashion Guild. Prior to Who What Wear, Collings worked on styling projects for brands such as Vogue, Teen Vogue, Lucky, and Oliver Peoples. She graduated from UCLA with a BA in communications and calls Los Angeles home.
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