The Best Oscars After-Party Trends

Finding the perfect

Oscars

red carpet look can be challenging enough without adding an after-party change to the mix.

But the Academy Awards is one of those few occasions that calls for a double feature on the fashion front. The best alternatives to awards show attire underscored multiple key fashion trends. Several of the running themes of the evening drew upon a directional approach to color—or lack thereof. A number of stars demonstrated that a monochromatic palette in black or white can be just as convincing as those on the primary side of the shade spectrum. Others doubled up in a mix of metallics and fringe; much like the mark of a winning Oscars wardrobe, why settle for just one statement piece when you can have several? Here, we highlight the four trends that dominated the after-parties.

White Hot

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A quick change needn’t break the bank, as demonstrated by Rooney Mara in H&M Conscious Collection. Naomie Harris also let her hair down, so to speak, with a breezy goddess gown in a minimalist palette. Michelle Dockery in Roland Mouret and Ruth Negga in Oscar de la Renta followed suit with smattering embellishments for a different visual element.

Dark Romance

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Dakota Johnson and Priyanka Chopra doubled down on plunging necklines and pitch-perfect black, in Gucci and Michael Kors, respectively. Hannah Bronfman took the drama one step further in a transparent Off-White allover lace look, and Lily Collins rolled both elements into one feathered and embellished Elie Saab Couture confection.

Painterly Colors

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Several mastered the art of approachable primary colors: Sarah Paulson slipped into a velvety citron style from Ronald van der Kemp, Brie Larson in Ralph & Russo, and Kate Bosworth in J. Mendel took a shining to jewel tones. Bold color knows no bounds or age, as evidenced by Olivia Munn and Isabelle Huppert. Munn, 36, wrapped up in a high-neck Giambattista Valli gown, while Huppert, 63, opted for a see-through Armani blouse and matching skirt instead.

Fringe Benefits

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Leave it to Katy Perry to pull out all the sartorial stops. The singer dazzled in Jean Paul Gaultier’s glittering fringe flapper dress in metallic bronze. Thandie Newton hit a similar note in a silver Schiaparelli Couture slip that boasted fringed and beaded sculptural shoulders.

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