- Machine Gun Kelly attended the 2022 American Music Awards in Los Angeles, California, on Sunday.
- He wore a custom Dolce & Gabbana suit that was purple and covered in silver spikes.
Machine Gun Kelly found fashion inspiration in the most unlikely place: under the sea.
The "Mainstream Sellout" musician, whose real name is Colson Baker, attended the American Music Awards in Los Angeles, California, on Sunday, and walked the red carpet in a custom Dolce & Gabbana suit.
Both his blazer and trousers were made from a royal-purple fabric, and both pieces were covered in long, silver spikes.
On Instagram, the artist used an ocean pun to joke that he wanted to look like a sea urchin.
Underneath a side-by-side photo, he wrote: "Do you guys sea what I was goin for."
Kelly also revealed on Instagram that he got dressed in the American Music Awards parking lot.
He shared a video clip of himself sliding out of a car outside the show, all while wearing his underwear and attempting to put his purple pants on.
"I was late," he wrote across the video, adding a running emoji.
Despite his larger-than-life outfit, Kelly was only given one seat at the event.
In a TikTok video posted by the American Music Awards, he's seen sitting next to Lionel Richie, who seemingly had to lean away from the suit to avoid being poked.
@amas Please take your seat! Who do you spot in the #AMAs ♬ original sound - AMAs
Adam H. Ballheim styled Kelly for the awards show and said on his Instagram story that the spiked suit was actually inspired by 18th-century armor and sculptural art.