THE BEST-DRESSED STARS FROM THE VANITY FAIR OSCAR PARTY 2026

editor RAZ MARTINEZ

The Vanity Fair Oscar Party moved this year. From Beverly Hills to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and with that came a different feeling. A new address. A new energy. And the fashion matched all of it.

Schiaparelli set the tone for me. A black bodice flowing into a gold fringed skirt. It was complete. Harris Reed answered with architecture. A sculptural corset, straps rising above the shoulders, a silhouette that belonged in a museum. Given where we were, that felt right.

The floor-length gowns carried the evening. Navy silk that moved with authority. A white dress that needed nothing added. A silver gown that held the light. Each one a decision, not an accident. Then the sheer dresses. A black one worn as a second act, swapped in after the ceremony with full intention. A lavender one with lace detailing, delicate but assured. Both said the same thing differently. The after-party is where the real dressing happens.

Vintage Valentino arrived and the room felt it. Some references do not need updating. A maximalist look closed the night, committed entirely and without hesitation. That energy has always belonged here. LACMA changed something about this year. Fashion surrounded by art asks more of itself. The looks delivered. Every one of them.

Ahead, see the best dressed at the 2026 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.

Quenlin Blackwell in Chanel via Getty Images

Rachel Sennott in Balenciaga via Getty Images

Jessica Alba in Tamara Ralph via Getty Images

Cara Delevingne in Thom Browne via Getty Images

Kiernan Shipka in Rodarte via Getty Images

Matt Bomer in Brioni via Getty Images 

Sarah Pidgeon in Calvin Klein via Getty Images 

Paul Anthony Kelly custom Brunello Cucinelli via Getty Images

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Amber Valleta in Brunello Cucinelli and Alok Lodha High Jewellery via Getty Images

Colman Domingo in Jacquemus via Getty Images 

Myha’La Herrold in Valentino via Getty Images

Sarah Paulson in Matieres Fecales via Getty Images 

Rita Ora in Tamara Ralph via Getty Images

Julia Fox in Viktor and Rolf via Getty Images 

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Kim Kardashian in Gucci via Getty Images 

Emma Chamberlain in Valentino via Getty Images

Hailey Bieber in Giorgio Armani via Getty Images 

Kendall Jenner in Chanel via Getty Images

Suki Waterhouse in Tamara Ralph via Getty Images

Robert Pattinson in Dior via Getty Images

Kristen Wiig in Monse via Getty Images

Simone Ashley in Tamara Ralph via Getty Images

Bella Hadid in Prada via Getty Images

Mia Goth in Dior via Getty Images

Teyana Taylor in Chanel via Getty Images

Anya Taylor-Joy in John Galliano via Getty Images

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Dua Lipa in Schiaparelli via Getty Images

Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams in Saint Laurent via Getty Images

Kylie Jenner in McQueen via Getty Images

Odessa A’Zion in Harris Reed via Getty Images

LaKeith Stanfield in Dior Men via Getty Images

Emily Ratajkowski in Connor Ives via Getty Images

Demi Moore in Balenciaga via Getty Images

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