11 Fabulous Fashion Moments From Oscars Night You (Probably) Missed

A well dressed bump, tennis balls, breast plates and Bottega Veneta

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by Laura Antonia Jordan |
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Contrary to what you have seen, Will Smith, Chris Rock and Timothée Chalamet’s bare chestweren’t in fact that only attendees at Sunday night’s Oscars. These are the fabulous fashion moments you might have missed and which definitely deserve some attention.

A good night for vintage

Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons
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For Sienna Miller and Emily Ratajkowski, it was vintage Armani Privé couture at the Vanity Fair after party; for Kourtney Kardashian, a 1980s Mugler gown for the ceremony. One of the best dressed of the night was Kirsten Dunst (attending with her husband Jesse Plemons, both of them nominated for their roles in The Power of the Dog) a ruffled Christian Lacroix gown from the designer's AW02 couture collection. Sublime!

Beyoncé aces literal dressing

Beyoncé
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Has Beyoncé been taking cues from Kate Middleton? Like her, she seems to be a fan of literal dressing. Queen Bey opened the show with a performance of Be Alive, her nominated song from King Richard, in a feathered tennis ball yellow David Koma dress. She continued to ace the athletic theme like a champ in a joyful yellow Valentino haute couture look and a jewel encrusted Judith Lieber tennis ball bag.

Real men wear two scrunchies

Jason Momoa
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Jason Momoa + hair accessories = yes, please. This time he went for double scrunchie action: a pink one in his plaited hair, a black one on his wrist. A useful friend to have on the night when it gets late and you want to tie your hair up.

Queen Jada!

Jada Pinkett Smith
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With all the hoo-ha surrounding her husband, the fact that Jada Pinkett Smith looked absolutely A.MA.ZING has got lost. So a moment please for her Jean Paul Gaultier by Glenn Martens couture gown.

Wish you were her

Jake Gyllenhaal and Jeanne Cadieu
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Jealousy is unattractive, but we’ll admit to feeling more than a little envious of model Jeanne Cadieu. Why? No, nothing to do with that man she’s standing next to but that brilliant Loewe SS22 breastplate dress she’s wearing. An inspired, unexpected, interesting choice. Top marks.

New new Bottega, baby

Sarah Paulson
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Matthieu Blazy only showed his first collection for Bottega Veneta at the end of last month, but it’s already making waves on the red carpet. Wearing new new BV on the night were Uma Thurman (in the quiet style hit of the night: the white shirt), Sarah Paulson (in one of the swishy fringed skirts) and Kodi Smit-McPhee (in a powder blue suit).

Be more Moreno

Rita Moreno and Ariana DeBose
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In 1961 Rita Moreno picked up the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Anita in West Side Story; on Sunday night Ariana DeBose took home the same award. And Moreno was there to cheer on her successor, serving major glamour at 90 in a Carolina Herrera gown and feathered headdress. The lesson? Fabulous doesn’t have a sell-by date.

Zoë and Jessie rethink pink (and go a bit Gwynnie)

Zoë Kravitz
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Having, almost exclusively, gone for severe, sassy black looks for her The Batman press and premiere tour Zoë Kravitz was feeling in a sweeter mood for the Oscars. Wearing a candy pink Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello dress on the red carpet, she put her own cool girl twist on that Gwyneth Paltrow 1999 Ralph Lauren dress. Also putting a fresh spin on the princess pink gown was Jessie Buckley - who has emerged as one of the most interesting red carpet dressers of the past year - in custom Erdem, styled by Rose Forde.

Jessie Buckley
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The best bump in the biz

Rihanna
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The owner of the world’s best dressed bump, HRH Rihanna, was out and about at Jay Z’s after party. Continuing to rewrite the rules of maternity dressing, she went for a sheer Valentino couture look.

The couple who dress together...

Kristen Stewart and Dylan Meyer
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At a normal Oscars, Kristen Stewart’s Chanel short-shorts and unbuttoned shirt would have stolen the show. Alas that wasn’t to be. But her, and her fiancé Dylan Meyer’s coordinated takes on the new-twist tux deserve, nay demand, their moment in the limelight. Anything boys can do, girls can do better?

Who are you calling invisible?

Jessica Chastain and the Vanity Fair party
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The women of Hollywood have long lamented feeling ‘invisible’ over 30 (the stats back them up). But the 40-and-over queens made their leading lady status known on the red carpet. See Best Actress winner Jessica Chastain (45) in two glorious Gucci gowns (one for the ceremony, one for the Vanity Fair party), Olivia Colman (48) in goddess-worthy metallic Dior, Maggie Gyllenhaal (44) in sculptural Schiaparelli, Pénélope Cruz (47) in a Chanel big black dress and Nicole Kidman – 54 and the most memed person of the night – looking utterly resplendent in Armani.

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Ariana DeBose wearing Valentine Haute Couture1 of 39
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Ariana DeBose wearing Valentine Haute Couture

Zendaya wearing Valentino2 of 39
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Zendaya wearing Valentino

Zou00eb Kravitz wearing Saint Laurent3 of 39
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Zoë Kravitz wearing Saint Laurent

Nicole Kidman wearing  Armani Privu00e94 of 39
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Nicole Kidman wearing Armani Privé

Jessica Chastain wearing Gucci5 of 39
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Jessica Chastain wearing Gucci

Kristen Stewart wearing Channel6 of 39
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Kristen Stewart wearing Channel

Jennifer Garner wearing Brandon Maxwell7 of 39
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Jennifer Garner wearing Brandon Maxwell

Tiffany Haddish wearing Dolce & Gabbana8 of 39
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Tiffany Haddish wearing Dolce & Gabbana

Amy Schumer wearing Oscar de la Renta9 of 39
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Amy Schumer wearing Oscar de la Renta

Kirsten Dunst wearing Christian Lacroix10 of 39
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Kirsten Dunst wearing Christian Lacroix

Rita Moreno11 of 39
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Rita Moreno

Saniyya Sidney wearing Armani Privu00e912 of 39
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Saniyya Sidney wearing Armani Privé

Lily James wearing Atelier Versace13 of 39
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Lily James wearing Atelier Versace

Tracee Ellis Ross wearing Carolina Herrera14 of 39
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Tracee Ellis Ross wearing Carolina Herrera

Olivia Coleman15 of 39
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Olivia Coleman

Jessie Buckley wearing Erdem16 of 39
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Jessie Buckley wearing Erdem

Judi Dench17 of 39
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Judi Dench

Naomi Scott wearing Fendi Couture18 of 39
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Naomi Scott wearing Fendi Couture

Serena Williams wearing Gucci19 of 39
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Serena Williams wearing Gucci

Venus Williams wearing Elie Saab20 of 39
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Venus Williams wearing Elie Saab

Penelope Cruz wearing Chanel21 of 39
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Penelope Cruz wearing Chanel

Maggie Gyllenhaal wearing Schiaparelli22 of 39
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Maggie Gyllenhaal wearing Schiaparelli

Jada Pinkett Smith wearing Jean-Paul Gaultier23 of 39
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Jada Pinkett Smith wearing Jean-Paul Gaultier

Mila Kunis wearing Zuhair Murad24 of 39

Mila Kunis wearing Zuhair Murad

Maya Rudolph wearing Valentino25 of 39
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Maya Rudolph wearing Valentino

Rachel Zegler wearing Dior26 of 39
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Rachel Zegler wearing Dior

Queen Latifah27 of 39
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Queen Latifah

Billie Eilish28 of 39
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Billie Eilish

H.E.R. wearing Carolina Herrera29 of 39
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H.E.R. wearing Carolina Herrera

Caitriona Balfe wearing Louis Vuitton30 of 39
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Caitriona Balfe wearing Louis Vuitton

Uma Thurman wearing Bottega Veneta31 of 39
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Uma Thurman wearing Bottega Veneta

Megan Thee Stallion wearing Gurav Gupta32 of 39
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Megan Thee Stallion wearing Gurav Gupta

Cynthia Erivo wearing Louis Vuitton33 of 39
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Cynthia Erivo wearing Louis Vuitton

Ava DuVernay34 of 39
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Ava DuVernay

Elliot Page35 of 39
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Elliot Page

Timothee Chalamet wearing Louis Vuitton36 of 39
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Timothee Chalamet wearing Louis Vuitton

Marlee Matlin37 of 39
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Marlee Matlin

Lupita Nyong'o wearing Prada38 of 39
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Lupita Nyong'o wearing Prada

Laverne Cox wearing August Getty39 of 39
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Laverne Cox wearing August Getty

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