They say that nothing good happens after dark — but the after-hours attire worn by the industry’s most style-savvy celebrities at the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party proves that’s when the real fun begins.

The sophistication and opulence found on the Oscars red carpet earlier in the evening was exchanged for an array of daring ensembles at this exclusive event, where stars bared a little (or a lot) more skin and let loose. Sheer, off-the-shoulder, and figure-hugging fashions were aplenty at this star-studded gathering of Hollywood’s elite, where celebrities like Hunter Schafer and Halle Bailey walked the red carpet. May we be so bold as to say that these looks wow-ed us more than the main event? 

Scroll on for 15 of the best Vanity Fair Oscar Party red carpet looks of the night and all the details on the designer labels they’re wearing.