You might be on awards content, tired from months of red carpets and nominations talk, and ready to put it all to bed. Well, it’s time to wake people up because Beyoncé just posted two dresses from the Oscars party. The singer shared her looks on Thursday, four days after the Oscars, likely to ensure that the conversation surrounding the evening’s red carpets was sufficiently over and that all the attention would be on her. It was a correct reckoning because when that Instagram came up, the conversation quickly went from Law Roach’s retirement to Beyoncé’s Oscars look.
Although the singer didn’t actually attend Sunday’s ceremony (nor the vanity lounge Oscar party by the way), she and Jay-Z hosted their own after-after. Her first look was a completely sheer long-sleeved dress with a high neckline, covered in gold crystals, a look from the Dolce & Gabbana Fall/Winter 2023 collection. Beyoncé wore gold X-shaped pasties to cover the top, which matched the gold corset that cinched her waist and gave shape to the dress. The singer then accessorized with gold wedge heels, Lorraine Schwartz earrings, a Gismondi 1754 yellow diamond ring, a gold Carolina Herrera clutch and rectangular sunglasses.
If the look looked familiar, that’s because we’ve seen it on Beyoncé before. And no, I’m not talking about a Cate Blanchett rewear situation. For their latest collection, Dolce & Gabbana continued the project they started with Kim Kardashian for Spring/Summer 2023, taking pieces from their archives and updating them with a modern twist. This dress was an update of one from the brand’s Fall/Winter 2007 collection, which Beyoncé wore herself to the BET Awards the same year. The 16-year-old version, however, was rendered in silver, with more of a boat neckline and three-quarter length sleeves, both adorned with white sequins.
It seems Beyoncé’s stylist KJ Moody was a huge fan of the original look and was thrilled to have the opportunity to recreate it over a decade and a half later. “One of my all-time favorite fashion moments,” he posted of the quirky dress on Instagram, tagging Beyoncé’s stylist at the time, Ty Hunter.
But that wasn’t even the only dress Beyoncé wore on Sunday night. It seems that at some point, the singer changed into something a little more comfortable: a strapless mini dress covered in silver sequins from Retrofete. Beyoncé also shared this look on Instagram, in photos alongside Jay-Z who wore a white tuxedo jacket with black pants for the party.
So, it was a very metallic night for Beyoncé on Sunday (and into Monday, as many of the couple’s guests didn’t leave the party venue until late morning). Sadly, we won’t see any of these dresses in action as the party had a strict no social media rule and it looks like everyone else is obligated.
