The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards are less than a week away and what better way to get pumped for the event than to sit in judgment of past shows' fashion flops? Something about this awards show in particular inspires celebrities to don the wildest and most eccentric of get-ups, leaving us average joes with a delightful red carpet mosh pit of feathers, leather, lycra and plenty of skin for our own personal enjoyment. In preparation for the upcoming show, click through the gallery and reflect on some of the most notorious (and glorious) fashion train wrecks ever to grace the VMA's red carpet.