When the stars turn out on the red carpet for the MTV Video Music Awards, it's their time to be adventurous in fashion. The dress code is sharp, sexy and with an edge.

The VMA's is the music event known for its controversies, from Kanye West gatecrashing Taylor Swift's moment in 2009 to Madonna kissing Britney Spears in 2003.

British boy band One Direction were the big winners at last night's awards, which took place at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles. They edged out Rihanna to take home three prizes to crown their arrival on the U.S. pop scene just six months ago.

On the red carpet there was an overarching theme of ethereal silvers and whites - Rihanna as a Greek goddess in a draped white gown, Taylor Swift in a sharp white suit and British girlband the Saturday's co-ordinating in pale shades.