The Best Oscars Afterparty Looks

“Well, that was pink,” we said as the 2025 Academy Awards red carpet concluded. But maybe all that flesh (color — it’s not that kind of affair) was to reflect the mood in LA, which seemed to have lightened considerably compared to earlier this winter when other ceremonies were toned down in deference of wildfire recovery.

Indeed, the atmosphere inside the Dolby Theatre was respectful but jovial, and we can only imagine spirits further lifted as the stars left for greener, even more celebratory pastures: the afterparties, the foremost being Vanity Fair’s event-within-an-event. More fun to be had means more big-deal frocks to be seen — preferably accessorized with a security-guarded drop necklace and an armful of miniature golden statuettes for the late arrivals — and the celebrities didn’t hold back at the conclusion of the 2025 back-slapping season.

Take in all the on-the-fly fashion transformations that happened after (and technically before — that’s how much of a to-do it is) Conan’s last joke landed, and see the best in late late celebrity style ahead.