Kylie Jenner, Vanessa Hudgens and More Looks From the Vanity Fair Oscars Party

If the Oscars red carpet has increasingly become the effective style ego of the fashion/Hollywood marketing machine, then the after-party attire has become its id: a moment for experimentation, self-expression and risk-taking.

Consider Emma Stone, shucking off her Louis Vuitton strapless peplum gown, so tight it split at the zipper, for a fragile paillette-spangled chiffon number straight from the brand’s Paris runway that looked loosened up, in all meanings of that word.

Vanessa Hudgens, upping the pregnancy reveal stakes, traded her turtleneck Vera Wang for a sheer Alberta Ferretti dress.

Anya Taylor-Joy, swapped her scalloped and beaded Dior for a short, black velvet number complete with beaded skullcap from Miss Sohee, a relatively unknown brand.