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Da’Vine Joy Randolph waving on the red carpet in a glittery, pale-blue dress with poufy sleeves and a gauzy train.

Most Styles-ish

19 Looks That Did the Most at the Oscars

The red carpet at the Academy Awards had elegant, over-the-top and even political fashion. These were the best (and the not-so-best) outfits.

The actress Da’Vine Joy Randolph wore a Louis Vuitton dress with sleeves that resembled clouds.Credit...Jutharat Pinyodoonyachet for The New York Times

Most Styles-ish

19 Looks That Did the Most at the Oscars

The red carpet at the Academy Awards had elegant, over-the-top and even political fashion. These were the best (and the not-so-best) outfits.

At the 96th Academy Awards on Sunday, the red carpet showed not only its true color but also its reputation as a vehicle for elegant, over-the-top and even political fashion.

Though there were bright moments — Cynthia Erivo’s dress was a “Wicked” shade of green, Taylor Zakhar Perez wore powder blue Prada — many of the gowns and tuxedos that graced the carpet were black. Some stars’ ensembles harked back to attire they wore at prior Oscars ceremonies. Marlee Matlin said that her shimmering lilac Rodarte gown nodded to the dress she wore when she won the best actress award in 1987, and Lupita Nyong’o went with a pale bluish-silver Armani dress inspired by the color of the gown she wore when she won the best supporting actress award in 2014.

Sparkling brooches were among the most visible accessories on both men and women, as were tiny red pins calling for a cease-fire in Gaza. The Israel-Hamas war also influenced action off the carpet, with protests taking place as celebrities were arriving at the ceremony.

Of all the fashion on display at the Oscars, these 19 looks stood out as doing the most.

ImageBillie Eilish on the red carpet in a tweed skirt suit with a red pin on the jacket.
A power skirt suit.Credit...Nina Westervelt for The New York Times

The Gen Z singer, a songwriter for “Barbie,” dialed up the glamour with flowing hair, a houndstooth Chanel bag and a tweed skirt suit with an Artists4Ceasefire pin on the jacket.

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Shining like a diamond.Credit...Jutharat Pinyodoonyachet for The New York Times

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