Taylor Momsen rocks gothic bralette and leather skirt at 2025 VMAs red carpet moment

Taylor Momsen, the actor-turned-rockstar, captured the spotlight at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards showcasing her bold, gothic-style appearance. She wore a black bralette paired with a leather maxi skirt, accompanied by platform black boots, a low-slung studded belt, and chunky silver pendant jewelry. Dramatic smoky eye and nude lip complemented the edgy vibe, perfectly retaining her punk-rock aesthetic.

From Childhood Bullying to Musical Beginnings

Momsen went through relentless teasing when she was just seven years old, following the appearance as 'Cindy Lou Who' in How the Grinch Stole Christmas. She expressed in a Podcrushed podcast by Penn Badgley that, "First of all, The Grinch changed my life in a multitude of ways — one of them being I was made fun of relentlessly. Every time I would start a new school or go somewhere else, I don't even think the kids knew my name. I was just Grinch Girl."

She mentioned that the teasing persisted as she switched schools, until middle school, when she finally formed her own friend group. It was then that she made her first band, named 'Garage Band', where she started singing, playing guitar, and writing songs.

Gothic Style in Red Carpet Moment

At the VMAs in Elmont, New York, Momsen in a black bikini top and low-waisted leather pants, showcasing her punk-rock persona. The bleach-blonde hair and signature heavy smoky eye look complemented the edgy aesthetic vibe.

Although this was her first MTV VMA presence, Momsen and her band, The Pretty Reckless, was earlier photographed at MTV's European Music Awards in 2010. In those pictures, she wore a similar black bra top, portraying that her signature style has remained unchanged.

Fitness and Strength

On the red carpet, Momsen expressed her daily fitness routine, which now includes boxing too. “Boxing is my new obsession at the moment,” she said to Page Six. “I secretly want to be ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer,’ so I’m like, well, I’ll just try to do that in real life.”

FAQs:

Q1. Who is Taylor Momsen?
Taylor Momsen is an actor-turned-rockstar, lead singer of "The Pretty Reckless" rock band.

Q2. What role did she play as a child?
She played ‘Cindy Lou Who’ in How the Grinch Stole Christmas.