If you thought the babeular trend was going to come to a stop after the announcement of the last award at the Oscars, you’d be kidding yourself. Since we’ve given you our two cents of last night’s sartorial game on the red carpet, we’re turing the attention on the just as anticipated hottest after party of the year, presented by Vanity Fair.
Changing out of their prom dresses, A-list stars did not hold back on flaunting their bods in party-ready looks. There were a couple of cases that come to mind. Fresh Oscar winners Brie Larson and Alicia Vikander both swapped their Disney-worthy dresses for dancing appropriate getups (Larson in a dusty-pink velvet Monse dress, Vikander in a sparkly long-sleeved Louis Vuitton) gown. Mind you, both outfits paired rather nicely with their accessories of the night (read: gold Oscar statue).
The LBD proved to be the fail-proof outfit of choice for celebs with plenty of them donning the look in various versions. While we were sad to not see Jennifer Lawrence’s Dior gown get much play on television last night, we have to say she totally slayed it in her two-piece Alexander Wang gown. And while Emily Ratajkowski looked smokin’ hot in a Steven Khalil number, the crop-top loving Taylor Swift skipped out on the stomach-baring dress this time, and instead dropped jaws in an Alexandre Vauthier, complete with plunging neckline and statement gold choker.
There was no shortage of shimmer at last night as well, with Selena Gomez sparkling her way through in a Louis Vuitton form-fitting gown, Kate Hudson giving us some serious leg action in Maria Lucia Hohan and Anne Hathaway glowing in Naeem Khan.
From naked dresses (courtesy of Diane Kruger and Gwen Stefani) to off-the-shoulder masterpieces (see: Kate Bosworth), here are the best Oscar 2016 party looks that didn’t make it on Primetime television.
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Photography by Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic
Photography by Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic
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Oscars 2016 after party Amy Adams
Amy Adams in Atelier Versace with a Tyler Alexandra clutch at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
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Oscars 2016 after party Alicia Vikander
Alicia Vikander in Louis Vuitton at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
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Oscars 2016 after party Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift in Alexandre Vauthier at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
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Oscars 2016 after party Sofia Vergara
Sofia Vergara in Mark Zunino with Lorraine Schwartz jewellery at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
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Oscars 2016 after party Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez in Louis Vuitton with a Tod’s clutch at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
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Oscars 2016 after party Kate Bosworth
Kate Bosworth in Ralph & Russo at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
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Oscars 2016 after party Lorde
Lorde in custom Monique Lhuillier with Mikimoto jewellery at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
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Oscars 2016 after party Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga in custom Brandon Maxwell with Lorraine Schwartz jewellery at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
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Oscars 2016 after party Kerry Washington
Kerry Washington in Atelier Versace at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
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Oscars 2016 after party Kate Hudson
Kate Hudson in Maria Lucia Hohan at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
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Oscars 2016 after party Jessica Alba
Jessica Alba in Roberto Cavalli at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
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Oscars 2016 after party Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Lawrence in Alexander Wang at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
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Oscars 2016 after party Jasmine Tookes
Jasmine Tookes with Bavna diamond earrings and Pasquale Bruni diamond rings at the 24th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation’s Oscar Viewing Party
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Oscars 2016 after party Hilary Swank
Hilary Swank in Michael Kors at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
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Oscars 2016after party Hailee Steinfeld
Hailee Steinfeld in Elie Saab with Brian Atwood heels at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
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Oscars 2016 after party Gwen Stefani
Gwen Stefani in Yanina Couture and Blake Shelton at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
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Oscars 2016 after party Freida Pinto
Freida Pinto in Atelier Versace at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
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Oscars 2016 after party Naomi Campbell
Naomi Campbell in Atelier Versace at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
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Oscars 2016 after party Emma Roberts
Emma Roberts in Safiyaa with Kotur clutch at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
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Oscars 2016 after party Emily Ratajkowski
Emily Ratajkowski with a Tyler Alexandra clutch at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
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Oscars 2016 after party Elizabeth Banks
Elizabeth Banks in Ralph & Russo at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
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Oscars 2016 after party Diane Kruger
Diane Kruger in Reem Acra at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
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Oscars 2016 after party Demi Lovato
Demi Lovato in Dolce & Gabbana dress with Christian Louboutin heels and Neil Lane jewellery at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
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Oscars 2016 after party Brie Larson
Brie Larson in Monse at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
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Oscars 2016 after party Anne Hathaway
Anne Hathaway in Naeem Khan at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
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Oscars 2016 after party Emilia Clarke
Emilia Clark in Miu Miu at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
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Oscars 2016 after party Heidi Klum
Heidi Klum in Atelier Versace at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
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Oscars 2016 after party Lily Donaldson
Lily Donaldson in Saint Laurent with Forevermark Diamonds jewellery at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
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Oscars 2016 after party Martha Hunt
Martha Hunt in Armani Privé with Forevermark Diamonds jewellery at the 24th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation’s Oscar Viewing Party.