Red carpet fashion can be tricky, with most starlets choosing sex over style.
But Selena Gomez can do both, as she proved with the daring dress she wore to sashay down the red carpet at the MTV VMAs in New York on Sunday evening.
The 21-year-old looked ravishing in a dark blue Atelier Versace gown, which was - barely - held together with silver clasps.
Stylish and sexy: Selena Gomez, 21, wore a daring Atelier Versace dress to the MTV Video Music Awards in Brooklyn on Sunday
The hooks artfully left open, Selena wowed onlookers by revealing a risqué sheer black bustier beneath.
Continuing the theme, even her shoes left little to the imagination - the upper being see-through, with just a black triangle on the toe.
The former Disney star perfectly complemented her dress perfectly with a slick of dark red lipstick and matching nails.
Best supporting dress? Selena clasps her award for Best Pop Video
Revealing her wild side: The former Disney star showed off her figure in the daring gown
Long emerald-green earrings were the only jewellery the Wizards of Waverly Place actress chose to accessorise with.
Not wanting to overshadow the dress, her hair had been minimally styled in a straight waterfall over one shoulder.
Selena appeared to have taken inspiration from another famous Versace dress - the famous 'safety pin' dress worn by Elizabeth Hurley to the 1994 premiere of Four Weddings and a Funeral.
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Perfect look: Selena complimented her ensemble wonderfully with just a slick of dark red lipstick and matching nails
All grown up! The seductive starlet looked a million miles away from her first role as Gianna on Barney & Friends, which she starred in from the age of 11
Young talent: Selena cosied up to 23-year-old Taylor Swift, who looked older than her years in a plunging black dress
What's the gossip? Taylor was careful to hide what she was saying as she leaned in to whisper something to Selena
Inside the event, Gomez cosied up to the We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together singer Taylor Swift, who looked older than her 23 years in a plunging black dress and smart up 'do.
Scooping up the award for Best Pop Video with Come & Get Me, the songstress beat out hot competition from Miley Cyrus, Bruno Mars and Justin Timberlake.
The video showed the pop princess in various idyllic scenes, including a flower filled meadow and a mountain range.
The envy of teenage girls everywhere, Selena received her moonman award from Brit band One Direction.
Lucky girl! Selena won the award for Best Pop Video and got to collect her moonman award from heartthrob British band One Direction
Famous friends: An overjoyed Selena hugged Taylor when she realised she had won the award for Best Pop video
Come & Get It is the lead single of Gomez's 2013 album, Stars Dance.
Although she looked remarkably fresh-faced at the awards show, she is currently in the middle of a 56 city world tour for the album.
Having just played at various cities in Canada, the starlet will have a few days of rest before jetting to Copenhagen on August 30 to kick off the European leg of her tour.
Glowing: The friends smile and pose for the cameras as they bask in the success of the evening
Look familiar? Selena may have taken her inspiration from another famous Versace gown - the famous 'safety pin' dress worn by Elizabeth Hurley to the premier of Four Weddings And A Funeral in 1994