The best fashion from the 2026 Vanity Fair Oscar Party red carpet, including Jessica Alba, Alessandra Ambrosio, Olivia Rodrigo, Sarah Paulson and Colman Domingo.
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After the show, it’s the afterparty.
Aside from the Governors Ball, the official post-Oscars celebration, the Vanity Fair Oscar Party is the hottest ticket in town. This year, the soirée moved from the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. In addition to changing venues, the outlet’s new global editorial director, Mark Guiducci, has made radical changes: slashing the guest list and banning outside media. Non-Vanity Fair photography hasn’t been allowed in years past, but reporters from other news organizations were still invited inside to observe.
One constant is that stars will deliver knockout looks. While A-listers don their most elegant looks for the Oscars red carpet, they save their daring and often barely-there dresses for the Vanity Fair party.
Here are some of the best dressed of the night, including Jessica Alba, Alessandra Ambrosio, Olivia Rodrigo, Sarah Paulson and Colman Domingo.
Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet
Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet share a sweet moment at the Vanity Fair party.
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Sister, sister!
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Kendall Jenner stuns in a baby blue Chanel corset gown.
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It’s couture, honey.
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Simone Ashley is a vision in a Tamara Ralph metallic column dress.
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Karol G wears a sculptural high-low dress.
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Damson Idris is dapper in a Prada navy double satin coat with a shearling collar.
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Karlie Kloss sparkles in Gucci.
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Suki Waterhouse and Robert Pattinson bring the drama.
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Mindy Kaling is lovely in Elie Saab.
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All hail the Queen!
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Alba Baptista and Chris Evans pose on the red carpet.
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The man of the hour has arrived!
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Taron Egerton was among the actors who opted for brown suits.
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Influencer Alix Earle sparkles in a beaded halter dress.
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Tracee Ellis Ross stuns in a black and white Marine Serre dress.
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Kaia Gerber looks radiant on the red carpet.
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Usher and Jennifer Goicoechea arrive at the party.
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Unlike most stars, Adrien Brody and Georgina Chapman didn’t change for the Vanity Fair soirée, post-Oscars.
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Matt Bomer isn’t afraid of color in custom Brioni on the Vanity Fair party red carpet.
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Noah Wyle kisses wife Sara Wells’ hand at the Vanity Fair party.
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Jane Fonda is statuesque at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
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Nikki Glaser is red hot in a form-fitting sequin dress.
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Myha’la Herrold wears a sheer lace dress.
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Sarah Paulson wears a sweater dress with a large tulle skirt.
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Emily Ratajkowski turns heads in a velvet dress with a plunging back.
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Corey Gamble and Kris Jenner hold hands on the red carpet.
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A pink mini dress is always a good idea.
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Colman Domingo, the best dressed man in Hollywood, rocks a Jacquemus pinstripe suit.
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“The White Lotus” star Patrick Schwarzenegger and his wife Abby Champion opt for black looks.
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Isla Fisher is on theme in a white satin dress.
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Alessandra Ambrosio turns heads in a sheer corset dress.
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Podcast host Jake Shane is hosting Vanity Fair’s Oscar Party livestream.
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Danny Ramirez is all smiles.
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Influencer Quenlin Blackwell arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
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Kiernan Shipka blossoms on the red carpet.
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Delaney Rowe looks sleek at the Vanity Fair party.
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Jessica Alba dazzles in Tamara Ralph on the Vanity Fair Oscar Party red carpet.
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Stylists Wayman Bannerman and Micah McDonald pose on the red carpet.
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Maane Khatchatourian is a deputy editor for Entertainment and Arts. Before joining The Times in 2022, she spent almost 10 years at Variety as a news editor. Her writing has also appeared in Entertainment Weekly, KCET.org and the Glendale News-Press. Born in Armenia and raised in Glendale, she studied communication, art history and sociocultural linguistics at UC Santa Barbara and journalism at Columbia University.
Jason Armond is a staff photographer at the Los Angeles Times. A native of North Carolina, he graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he received a bachelor’s in media and journalism. He was part of the team that was a finalist for the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in Breaking News Photography, and his work as a photographer and videographer has also been recognized by the Hearst Journalism Awards, the White House News Photographers Assn. and the North Carolina College Media Assn.
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