Charli XCX’s Sheer Mesh Crop Sparks a Wardrobe Malfunction on the VMA Carpet

Charli XCX led the Brits onto the 2026 MTV VMAs carpet — and left a little more of herself on the timeline than the dress code asked for.

On Sunday night at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater, the 34-year-old hit arrivals in a tiny black Saint Laurent mesh crop with a sheer chest cut-out and a matching long velvet skirt that left her abs on full display. Chunkysilver rings. Straight dark layers. Brat energy locked. Then, while posing for cameras, she endured an awkward wardrobe malfunction — a nip slip the Daily Mail flagged as the night’s most meme-ready mishap. She looked unfazed. Soft Scoop raunch only — Facebook-safe, still too much for the office Slack.

Later she joined Madonna for a surprise Danceteria performance on a stage set up as a urinal (yes, really), while fans argued about lip-sync in the replies. Raye glowed in plunging silver Georges Hobeika beadwork beside her in the Brit pack, and Emma Bunton made a rare solo VMA appearance nearly three decades after the Spice Girls first stormed the show.

The VMAs carpet was a sheer-off: Chloe Bailey’s mirrored translucent gown, Teyana Taylor’s plunging feathered Zuhair Murad, Lisa’s sheer red Attico column. Charli’s mesh crop just added a live malfunction to the highlight reel.

Scoop’s verdict? Mesh: intentional. Slip: not so much. Charli XCX still walked off like the malfunction was part of the bit.