Jared Leto sparkled down the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards red carpet on Sunday.
The actor and 30 Seconds to Mars singer arrived with his band wearing a blue and green sequin Gucci cape over a high collar shirt patterned with flowers. People online went nuts for Leto’s enchanting look, comparing him to a magician:
He promised the band’s performance later in the evening would employ some never-before seen “new technology,” but demurred when asked to explain exactly what that might mean.
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