This year’s BET Awards were last night, and as so many of my favorite Black TV personalities, musicians, and actors walked the red carpet in Los Angeles, we were blessed with a plethora of knockout looks. The BET Awards don’t have your average red carpet. It’s a time to have fun with your look and take a step outside of the typical “long dress and heels” red carpet ensemble. Every year, I look forward to seeing the BET red carpet, and 2023 certainly did not disappoint. We all know the red carpet is just supposed to be the warm-up for the main event, but I’m a fashion editor, so as far as I’m concerned, it is the main event. We saw looks reminiscent of a ’90s R&B group, full-on couture moments, and lots of skin-baring silhouettes. 

Naturally, I started to take note of which celebs made my best dressed list, and 12 of them rose to the top. Keep scrolling to take a peek at the best looks from this year’s BET Awards.

WHO: Stella Quaresma, Renée Downer, and Jorja Douglas of Flo 

WEAR: custom Patrycja Pagas dresses 

WHO: Demi Singleton

WEAR: Miu Miu dress

WHO: JT of City Girls

WEAR: Jean Paul Gaultier F/W 22 Couture dress

WHO: Coco Jones 

WEAR: LaQuan Smith S/S 23 dress; Hanut Singh jewelry

WHO: KJ Smith 

WEAR: Harbison Studio outfit

WHO: Latto 

WEAR: Mônot dress; Neil Lane jewelry

WHO: Madisin Rian

WEAR: Han Kjøbenhavn F/W 22 outfit

WHO: Ice Spice

WEAR: Dolce & Gabbana dress

WHO: Akira Akbar

WEAR: Rodarte Pre-Fall 23 dress; Paris Texas shoes

WHO: Ari Fletcher

WEAR: The Attico dress

WHO: Victoria Monét

WEAR: Patrycja Pagas outfit

WHO: Flo Milli

WEAR: Ferragamo dress

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