Sabrina Carpenter earned her dual degree in fashion and pop history at last night’s MTV Video Music Awards in New York City. After showing up to the Biggest Night in Music in a lace Valentino number, Carpenter changed into a trio of vintage Bob Mackie designs throughout the evening—two of which had connections to a pair of legendary pop divas, no less.
Following three VMA wins, Carpenter capped off her evening at Studio 54 after-party in peak 1970s style. The singer slipped into an archival Mackie number that the American designer crafted for Cher’s The Cher Show performance with Tina Turner in 1975. The bold piece features a black body suit overlayed with strips of mirrored, blue-and-pink fringe. Carpenter styled her signature blonde hair in tight ’70s curls and sported mascara on he