short black spaghetti strap dress Sparkly while playful ruffles create a whimsical and flattering effect ZAPAKA Women Sexy Black Homecoming

Her 2010 Video Music Awards look remains a topic of discussion 15 years later

According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Christian Dior was the first to name the early evening frock a cocktail dress in the late 1940s, and in doing so allowed magazines, department stores, and rival Parisian and American designers to promote fashion with cocktail-specific terminology. Diors New Look collection, which included dresses and blazer sets with cinched waistlines and voluminous skirts, defined a generation of style more versatile than ever before

She wore this flashy pink fringe outfit to the MTV Movie Awards in 1990

But dont confuse those adjectives for boring - or uninspired