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How to read “best and worst”
Red-carpet favorites depend on taste. Vogue published a 90-look gallery and a separate 24-person best-dressed selection, while inviting readers to vote; ABC also leaves the choice to its audience. Neither establishes a definitive worst-dressed list. Vogue’s photo gallery · Vogue’s best-dressed selection · ABC’s Oscars red-carpet coverage
For the picks below, the useful questions are whether color and silhouette work together, whether the tailoring feels considered, and whether a look feels distinctive to the person wearing it. Those are editorial criteria, not an official scorecard.
Standout Oscars 2026 red-carpet looks
Teyana Taylor: Chanel codes with a personal edge
Associated Press fashion editor LeSavage called Taylor’s look a front-runner for best dressed, saying it made familiar Chanel codes feel “so fresh and so Teyana.” Vogue also included Taylor in its best-dressed selection. That is an attributed opinion, not a universal verdict. AP’s fashion coverage · Vogue’s best-dressed selection
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Rose Byrne: black Dior with floral detail
Byrne wore a custom black Dior gown. Vogue’s description identifies it as a strapless black crepe dress with blooming flowers, paired with a cognac diamond-and-enamel Taffin choker. The combination gives a familiar black evening silhouette a more individual finish. AP’s red-carpet coverage · Vogue’s best-dressed selection
Renate Reinsve and Chase Infiniti: red against lavender
Reinsve wore a bright red strapless Louis Vuitton dress; Infiniti chose a pale lavender ruffled Louis Vuitton look. The contrast shows two different ways color can carry a red-carpet outfit: saturated and direct, or softer and more textural. AP’s red-carpet coverage
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Kate Hudson: mint green and rare green diamonds
Hudson wore a mint-green Giorgio Armani Privé dress with more than 41 carats of rare green diamonds from Garatti. The Los Angeles Times valued the diamonds at $35 million; that figure is the newspaper’s valuation. Los Angeles Times coverage
What stood out across the carpet
Vogue framed the night as a meeting of enduring formalwear—sharp suits and elegant gowns—and fresher, less expected choices. AP’s examples make the variety tangible: a black Dior gown, bright red Louis Vuitton, pale lavender ruffles, and Hudson’s mint-green Armani Privé look. Together, they show why a single “best” formula is hard to impose: polish, color, shape, and personal character can matter in different proportions. Vogue’s coverage · AP’s coverage
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Where to see the photos
Vogue’s 90-look gallery offers a broad view of the carpet, while its separate best-dressed feature narrows the selection to 24 people. ABC’s red-carpet photos and highlights provide another gallery and invite viewers to make their own choices. Photo rights remain with the photographers, agencies, or publishers identified by those outlets; use their galleries rather than assuming images can be republished elsewhere. Vogue gallery · Vogue best-dressed feature · ABC photos and highlights
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