Vanity Fair Party Was a Super P.T. Barnum Freak Show

And WTF?

Naomi Watts is 54. So please explain this.

OP mocked 2 out gay men. He will never be invited anywhere cool, nor has he ever been.

Oh honey. Little do you know the parties I've seen.

The faces! Ginormous.

I just burst out laughing when I saw R5.

Ohemmgee, Photo of Naomi at R2, she looks about 85

What a freak show

R1, the Tin Man, sans cap.

Vanity Fair indeed.

Here's the whole Mermaid Parade. Enjoy!

When did Cara get huge bolt ons? On the upside, she doesn't look sickly thin, she looks healthy.

It's not insanity

Says Vanity Fair

In fact

It's stylish to raise your skirts

And bob your hair!

Miss Rose Boobs

Kendall in a fish dress that is, in fact, stunning.

Jennifer Coolidge - If Dolly Parton, Morticia, and Jan Crouch had a baby.... I love her, but that hair!

This Loewe dress, though. I mean.

Thanks R11. I just wasted 5 minutes I will never get back. I would give Mindy Kaling, Gigi and Gabrielle Union amd Jennifer Connelly a B+ Everyone else looked a wreck. Can't believe Cate Blanchette was involved in this mess

Yeah, I watched it live, and thought; THIS is a Vanity Fair after party? Elton Johns after party was even worse. I guess I'm old and don't get it, lol. I just know, if I had access to stylists and ateliers to dress me, I wouldn't wear half the shit that I saw people wear to the Oscars and the after parties.

Judith Light looks very dim

Wow, R11. Everyone looked terrible except maybe Trevor Noah. I think it must have been bad lighting, calling attention to too much makeup. Even Lily James looked not great, and she is normally very attractive.

Jennifer Connelly looks straight up like a man.

Everyone looks so trashy!

Where is the glamor? The class?

Monica Lewinsky looks really good - I have not seen her in a long time

Lily James is getting a big, fat arse.

Why did Joe Jonas wear pajamas?

Bomer, fit, gorgeous and classy.

I am so sick of the whorey look of see-through dresses and what are basically haute couture pasties. It's not 'empowering' to be in public half-nude. Be a whore on your own time.

Riley looks quite natural and chic. Very pretty. Not hysterical.

I’m out of the loop so there are many don’t know but for me Monica Lewinsky is the surprise guest.

Never heard of Maitreyi Harakrishnan but I like her dress

Does Andrew Garfield work at Chess King now?

Uh oh, Ashley and Mary-Kate did Elizabeth Olsen's makeup

Donatella is fun and chic. At least she is wearing it and its not wearing her.

I felt like Olsen looks like a matronly white dame at a party in Cairo or Shanghai, 1930s.

Sharon Stone looks fabulous!

The light is not very flattering. Everyone looks hangover or like a wax figures

R36 There was video of her leaving and getting in a car with Austin Butler.

What a fucking bunch of sad sacks, no one is smiling, it's a damn party, folks!

Maybe Vanity Fair is not a cash cow anymore and everything is done on a shoestring. Who buys or reads it nowadays?

Kendall Jenner and Sharon Stone looked the best.

If you scroll down at OP's link you get to a link for "The Hottest Ticket in Town: 28 Years of Vanity Fair’s Oscar Party" with photos from the 90s. It's like another planet. Everyone looks good, effortlessly glamorous, healthy, natural. They're happy and having a great party and are genuinely friendly with each other. The clothes fit well and are properly tailored. Why is everyone such a serious, ugly, try hard mope these days? Why are the clothes so exaggerated and exhausting?

I love Sharon Stone's dress, but not the hideous yellow

I agree, R39. The lovely Regé-Jean Page was one of the welcome exceptions.

Jennifer Connelly amd Cate Blanchett are the same age. Let that sink in

Sharon is channeling Joan (Crawford) in that outfit. Not that it’s a bad thing.

“Move over, Rumer and Scout, the Haim girls are here!!!”

[Quote] What a fucking bunch of sad sacks, no one is smiling, it's a damn party, folks!

They all look better on the candid shots inside de party

Agree that Donatella looks good. The dress would be even better if the top was more opaque with the barest hint of sheerness.

Better I'm not so sure but they do look alive, even the dinosaurs.

Cocaine comes from nature; Ozempic was made in a lab. You can tell in the face.

Quite the shnoze on Paul

Sharon Stone has gorgeous bone structure. She looks beautiful with her hair pulled/slicked back.

"If we don't look into each other eyes it won't be gay to suck you off."

Danielle Deadwyler is serving some Flintstones realness in that get-up. She looks pretty cute and has the body to pull it off.

She looks like a prostitute.

Anyone hear how Glenn's feeling? ;)

Beautiful Matt inside.

Wow the BLOAT.

Glover's awful pant suit reveals and even worse cut out back.

So many people I grew up watching on screen, and they all look so old.

Time is cruel.

Bieber in crochet poncho (I like) flattering light. Grungy but he's handsome, isn't he.

It’s funny that the Jenner sisters are more tastefully dressed than most of the other women.

Holland Taylor looks like she just jumped out of an open casket.

[quote]When did Cara get huge bolt ons?

She doesn't have implants, R12, she's wearing a dress with a sheer [but visible] corset.

R64😂

R65: there’s silicone in them hills.

She's noticeably flatter in her Oscar gown.

New York Trans sensation Ziwe walks Emerald Realness (I like)

R68 She looks rested.

Someone tell Mindy Kaling she's not famous enough for anyone to care she had four wardrobe changes on Oscar night.

Why is Tracey Ellis Ross wearing a colonial style hat?

Childish Gambino looks ridiculous

Cate Blanchett is wearing drapes and her face is pulled so tight. Those lips are PURSED honey!

Cara's are shaped like LA implants.

Only clowns would play with those balloons.

If I were Holland Taylor, I'd jump back into my casket if I saw the vision at R69 coming towards me.

Spry John Waters

Sabrina. 54. I liked her White Lotus. Her dress is circusy but I like it.

Is that Jerri from Succession in R69?

If you say so, R73. Maybe she left the ceremony early, ditched the red gown, went to a plastic surgeon to get implants, and then went to the Vanity Fair party.

Decadence

Look at the top left breast in the other pic. But fuck it, what do I know of tits. I've been analyzing Hunter's Tits and other implants and feel I have a handle on this now.

Opulence!

Tumescence!

You rang, R82?

Cate Blanchett looks great, I love her outfit.

Debauchery

R84.Cate's outfit looks like two bedsheets. She is too classy a broad for this circus. Why was she there partying up with the likes of Cardi B?

Who did Monica Lewinsky have to blow to get an invite to that party?

Why can't people simply wear what they wore at the Oscars? How many wardrobe changes need to be done...

A decade or so ago the women would change into a party dress that was more comfortable than what they wore to the ceremony.

Now its all about being a brand ambassador or because they have contractual ties to a specific fashion line. And narcissism, of course.

^ They get free outfits for the night - why not wear it?

Just don't call it a costume change!

Riley looks haunted, poor thing. I’m actually shocked how wrinkly Naomi Watts is, polar opposite of Nicole Kidman as far as far as how they’re addressing the aging process. I think Jennifer Connelly is beautiful and Sharon Stone looks amazing.

John should be holding a cigarette, r75.

I prefer *this* Sabrina, r76...

I just scrolled through the whole thing and I'm sorry to say that Jennifer Connelly (who is normally beautiful) reminded me of a Holocaust survivor. That was the most shocking picture in the bunch.

Paul can't quite ever get his hair right

Chrissy Teigen has pretty much ruined her looks with stupid unnecessary plastic surgery. I know she’s pretty hated, but I think it’s sad. She was a very naturally good looking woman.

Hasn't Sam Smith taught you anything, R80? Corsets lift and enhance the bosom.

[quote]I just scrolled through the whole thing and I'm sorry to say that Jennifer Connelly (who is normally beautiful) reminded me of a Holocaust survivor. That was the most shocking picture in the bunch.

She looks dead behind the eyes.

Chrissy was "natural" in vibe, yet glamorous and beautiful.

Monica Lewinsky has been regularly invited for years.

Is that Paul Ruebens at r1?

R100 He wishes

Guess again.

Donald Glover is very attractive but he always dresses like an idiot

Donald is very sexy and handsome but he doesn't wear fashion well at all. He should stick to classic simple looks.

Sharon Stone looks amazing. I know it’s already been said but it nears being said again. Sienna Miller looks like she got that buccal fat procedure - she was looking great and now she looks weird. Also did her nose grow?

Sienna Miller normally looks beautiful too. I fault whoever did her makeup for this event. Just awful. Is everyone trying to look like a Kardashian now? Less is more. I predict that old trend is soon to return. Right after these women see these pictures.

Sienna - maybe too much badly done contouring? Hardly recognisable. It can't be easy being a yesteryear's It Girl surrounded by all the new ones.

Sharon Stone the rare bird - being a B list actress yet a global Major Movie Star and beauty, for decades.

Frank Sinatra Jr.

r40 Exactly. Vanity Fair is a walking corpse. There is no ad revenue. The brand is running on fumes.

Do they not have the dinner this year? Even last year they did. Since they opened up the event (you know they have staggered arrival times, right? So effectively there is a “vip section”) the dinner is where the “real” A listers (ie the over 55 yo stars ) go.

I think Brenda Leigh brought the Sharon Stone energy to the party...

Gandolfini's son Michael looked good.

What an eye opener in that Vanity Fair spread.

Some gawd-awful and some fun.

Olivia Wilde looks horrible. As do most of them. I agree Sharon Stone and Kendal Jenner look the best. I also like the dress Suki Whatever is wearing. Any pictures from the Madonna party?

For some reasons I thought Donatella had died. Guess not.

I like Shonda's full skirt but hate the lace stuff.

Ronan is getting Frank’s barrel chested build. Genes man.

VF '98

Regarding R17's pic: I guess the calla lilies are in bloom.

I am sick of the whole tits-out look. But many of these dresses were fine. Stone looked great. Jennifer Connelly is one of the most beautiful actresses ever but this was not a look that worked for her.

R108 it’s quite a feat isn’t it? She was front and center and the very first VF party - how many of the 90s VF party (which I agree looked so much more fun) staples are still there and relevant today?

Looking as good as she does doesn’t hurt either.

All those years of AMFAR work brought her a lot of cred, visibility and friends, I would guess.

R111, they always have a dinner. Usually the shlubs go. Everyone else is off to good after parties.

Robbie looked great.

R124 the C list actors and reality stars don’t have a prayer of going to the dinner. They're lucky to get the last time slot for this.

R119 < fake happier times

R126, obviously you've never been. Don't embarrass yourself.

In my glamorous 20s in the 80s we would go to the after dinner part of the Met Ball. Do they still do that? Quite a number of Social X-rays would stick around to dance and smoke with the cool "kids".

Fun fact - A24 screen tested Jon Hamm for The Whale.

They decided to go thinner.

Who is the woman sitting next to Patricia Clarkson in the group of women including Stone, Taylor and Paulson?

R131 Sienna Miller

Thanks. She looked familiar but I couldn't place here.

r1 the teenie tiny hands are the giveaway even though the face is unrecognizable

Lifts in his shoes, correct?

Was that bitch with the cloud obstructed view headdress there?

[quote]The light is not very flattering. Everyone looks hangover or like a wax figures

Especially Ronan Farrow. He looks exactly like a wax figure, even the way he's waving.

R136, maybe. Everyone in the 5 rows behind her cut that damn thing to shreds while waiting for valet.

Wow, Joe Jonas had done some serious coke before the picture was taken.

Kaia Gerber looks like a fembot, there's no there there.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't everyone use to attend the Academy Awards - not just those nominated and a bunch of B and C-list hopefuls?

Where's Meryl? Where's Glenn? Where's Scarlett? Where's Pacino? Where's Jodie? Where's RDJ? Where's Goop or Annette Benning or AnnE Hathaway or dozens of other people?

R137 digital cameras are no one’s friend. That’s why everyone feels they have to go insane with the lasers Botox and fillers .

Sharon Stone was pure elegance and class. That's something rarely seen anymore.

R141...I missed seeing the real stars. I didn't know who the hell most of these people were.

Ever since Hollywood went 'woke' and 'all-inclusive' within the past 10 years, they've started letting in the riff-raff. The Oscars used to be reserved for the nominees, Academy members, and A-listers.

Naomi is massively dehydrated, and Ronan needs to size up on his shirts.

I can't explain what's going on in the cleavage at r5, it looks like her boobs were glued together or something.

[quote]I felt like Olsen looks like a matronly white dame at a party in Cairo or Shanghai, 1930s

She has looked old forever. I'm always taken aback at how much she looks like a 60-something rich guy's wife who has had too much plastic surgery.

[quote]Oh honey. Little do you know the parties I've seen.

"You! Waiter! Get more crab, less champagne, out there. Hurry!"

R141 Glenn was supposed to present Best Picture with Harrison, but she got COVID.

It breaks my heart that Jon Hamm now looks more like Fred Flintstone than Don Draper.

While Donald Glover's chest and chest hair were a welcome sight, his suit was not. I think the men need to just let the women be the peacocks - sorry!

R150 that's a photo in motion, and he's making goofy face.

I guess that’s what is so shocking to me, how winning now doesn’t seem like much of a challenge. Tom Cruise, Annette Bening, Glenn Close and a lot more never won, yet the last few years it seems anyone could win them. I also remember a time being a presenter/getting invited was a big deal. There was a mild uproar about Jennifer Aniston presenting because she was a former tv star with so/so movies. A lot of people didn’t think she was worthy. Brad and Angelina were going to be there too. Looking back it’s unbelievable, especially when you see what they are throwing out there now.

Some look very elegant; Coolidge, Latifa, and Bomer… a lot sort of like just getting attention.

R11: Lol, I see Haim are bringing the homely.

Who'd think Hunter Schafer could out-thirst Emily Ratajkowski. And look! Miranda Kerr is out and about. Evan Whatshisname must have lost all his money.

Is it the lighting or are most of those people are starting to not look like themselves?

^One 'are' too many. Oh, dear!

There were no stars

Almost all of them should sue their stylists, MUAs, whoever did the lighting. It's like a freak show.

Imaan Hammam is gorgeous and was well-dressed. One of the Asian lady nominees looked fine, too.

R141 Meryl hasn’t been nominated in five years incredibly. She has no reason to fly out there and just present. She’s done it very few times anyway. Pacino was just there last year. Foster is LA based and shows up every few years. Glenn was going to present with Ford, but contracted Covid. Paltrow has no acting career anymore so it makes no sense for her to be there. Scarlett and RDJ may be busy who knows. I’ve read that, despite the gift bags, they have a hard time getting people to present. It may be because, especially with the women, they don’t want to deal with the social media scrutiny of how they look, what they’re wearing and all the bs. The days of the Oscars being this huge A list event, with big movie stars galore, I think are over.

I was surprised at how star-less this awards season turned out to be. No charlize, Julia, Sandra,Viola, meryl etc. The entire award season only big name present was Cate Blanchett and I'm sure she would not be there if not nominated

No one wants to be seen with loser Cate.

If the big real stars want to hang out with trannies and artsy fartsy fringe and hipsters, they can go slumming to nightclubs for a cheap thrill.

[quote]The days of the Oscars being this huge A list event, with big movie stars galore, I think are over.

An exclusive A-list event is the antithesis of wokeness, which demands inclusivity in everything. As long as Hollywood remains woke, expect the Oscars to remain low-rent.

This is another reason why there are no more movie stars. That would require Hollywood to single out people for their talent and/or beauty and groom them to be stars, as in the past, but that goes against wokeness, which believes in everyone gets a trophy mentality and prefers to promote mediocrity so that no one feels left out.

I forgot how only straight white people are good enough to be glamorous.

Thank god for old white men to tell us how the world works.

Fuck off, little nobody.

R2 Naomi looks older than Helen Mirren. Poor thing. Yes, women can age gracefully, but she's too young to look like this.

Every time I see a woman in a see-through dress, she looks less polished. My brain immediately registers it as under-dressed, which they are. The women who are fully dressed look much sexier and interesting. As for Hunter Schafer, the underside of her tits look off. Not a sexy look at all, poor little feather.

R52 Paul Mescal better not fix that nose. It looks good on him and makes him look less bland.

VF is no longer A list. Kyle Richards even showed up and she wasn't even the blooper guest.

R167 yup. They seem to let anyone in that has any name you would recognize. Madonna has lost her mind nowadays, but I bet her party avoids this.

"Fuck off, little nobody."

Well, Bwana, perhaps you should lead by example.

Next year they'll have gals from the Real Housewives franchise as presenters.

R169, I give the orders. You know that.

Cardi B and Meghan the Stallion were there. Gone are the days of A list stars at these parties.

By the way, why was Monica Lewinsky there? I don't get it.

Entertainment?

" Hi Monica, I'm a huge fan!

Let's talk Upstairs, is more private

Oh, r171, nobody cares about your orders except you.

You know that.

There really aren't that many A list stars left.

And too exposed. When you see someone getting coffee or taking out their trash on Just Jared every day, seeing them at an awards show or party is no big deal.

Easy Lewinsky ridicule has always been the first resort of a LOSER.

and write this as someone who eagerly voted for both Clintons and would do so again.

That it still lasts is proof of the rightness of my instant deep, sympathy for her when I saw her early 20s face the morning the so-called "scandal' broke and knew, right then and there, that for the rest of her life, she'd be subject to the feeble attempts at humor r174 tried.

this was the best dress in this year's vanity fair

gigi

Gigi looked stunning. She was the best-dressed and most beautiful one there

anok yai

Alton mason

Miranda kerr

matt smith, daddy, why?

Matt is so ugly that he's sexy.

Matt is so ugly he’s painful to look at.

I'd eat his ass.

i want his cum deep inside of me