Eccentric Ensembles Steal the Show
Anya Taylor-Joy and Julia Fox captivated attendees with their bold, circus-inspired outfits at the Vanity Fair Oscar party after the 98th Academy Awards in Los Angeles.
The 29-year-old actress donned a sleek black bodysuit paired with sheer black tights, an ornate headpiece, and pointed heels, accentuating her slender frame. She accessorized with diamond rings, a pendant necklace, and dangling earrings, striking sultry poses for photographers.
Julia Fox, 36, embraced a harlequin theme in a striking dress featuring a black-and-white patterned corset with exaggerated shoulders, a full white skirt, and beaded detailing. She styled her hair in space buns, sported bleached eyebrows, and added emerald-and-diamond earrings, delivering intense stares to the cameras.
The duo posed together on the red carpet, creating a dramatic spectacle amid other star-studded arrivals.
Fashion as Performance Art
Julia Fox views fashion as a storytelling medium. She has stated, ‘Fashion, for me, has always been about telling stories. It’s an art form, it’s self-expression, it’s playing characters… And my outfits have always been the moment. It would be nice to eventually do a retrospective of all my looks, so I hope all these designers are keeping them safe for when I have my own exhibition at the Met.’
Anya Taylor-Joy shares a similar perspective on red carpet style, describing it as performance art. In 2023, she remarked, ‘I grew up such a tomboy… I never paid attention to clothes until I realized that it was a form of performance art for me—specifically, on the red carpet. I love drama. I love theatricality. I love leaning into a theme… We approach it not as, “We’re going to be wearing some clothes to this.” We create… It’s bizarre that [red carpets are] a huge part of my normal life, but it’s not normal life at all… I have so much more fun thinking of it as—we dress up for this, we feed into the fantasy of it a little bit. Then I get to embody a character.’
Oscars Night Highlights
One Battle After Another capped the 2026 awards season with the Best Picture win at the Dolby Theatre. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, the film, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and others including Teyana Taylor, secured six awards, outshining competitors like Bugonia, F1, Frankenstein, Hamnet, Marty Supreme, The Secret Agent, Sentimental Value, Sinners, and Train Dreams.
The Leonardo DiCaprio-led black comedy action-thriller follows ex-revolutionaries reuniting to rescue a comrade’s daughter as an old enemy resurfaces after 16 years.
Michael B. Jordan, 39, claimed Best Actor for Sinners, directed by Ryan Coogler, edging out Timothée Chalamet. Jessie Buckley, 36, won Best Actress for Hamnet.
