Robbie was dressed in a black iridescent silk velvet Chanel skirt and a matching Chanel jacket adorned with orange feathers—a rare break from the headline-grabbing, Barbie-inspired ensembles she’s donned for nearly every red carpet appearance since the Barbie press tour began last summer. Even though her press obligations for the film are now finished, she says she may still continue to wear pink at future events.
“After tonight, it doesn’t have to disappear. I always have loved the color and it’s been so fun to lean into that in this whole press tour,” said Robbie on the arrivals carpet. “Wearing pink and recreating the Barbie looks has been amazing. It’s a lovely way to kind of celebrate and give a nod to designs and fashion houses from years gone by, and also the Barbies that we’ve recreated. It’s been the most fun I’ve had dressing for a press tour.”
Robbie remains coy about whether she will be dressed in a pink gown at the Oscars, but she admits she’ll be rooting for Poor Things and looking forward to watching her costar Ryan Gosling perform “I’m Just Ken” at the ceremony. The song nabbed an Oscar nomination, as did Gosling for his performance in the film. “I’m so excited. He’s going to be amazing and going to crush it,” Robbie said. “It’s going to be the highlight.”\
As Robbie made her way into the party, she greeted Ferrera, another Barbie costar (and Oscar nominee), with a kiss on the cheek and then quickly caught up with fellow Chanel brand ambassador Kristen Stewart. Later on, Stewart joined her fiancée, Dylan Meyer, and shared a long conversation with Dominic Sessa, the breakout actor from best picture nominee The Holdovers. Nearby, Usher (he’s rooting for Oppenheimer to win best picture) mingled with his wife Jennifer Goicoechea, while Patrick Dempsey conversed with past Oscar winner Adrien Brody. Lily-Rose Depp and Willem Dafoe posed together for photographs; Kerry Washington said hello to Daniel Kaluuya; and across the patio, Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos met with Jeff Bezos, the executive chairman of Amazon.
Since its inception in 2009, the Chanel and Charles Finch Annual Pre-Oscar Dinner has remained limited to about 150 guests in order to recreate the intimate spirit of the brand’s founder, Gabrielle Chanel, who enjoyed entertaining artists at her apartment in Paris. She understood the power and influence of cinema, and eventually started a long tradition of working with actors and lending clothes and accessories to film shoots. The legacy of Gabrielle Chanel’s contributions to cinema continues today, with the French luxury house funding film programs and festivals and supporting artists. Other guests at the dinner included Michael Keaton, James Marsden, Chloë Sevigny, Tessa Thompson, Joan Collins, Leslie Mann, Judd Apatow, Olivia Munn, John Mulaney, and Jon Batiste.
Randolph, a best supporting actress front-runner for The Holdovers, has been a red carpet standout thanks to looks that strike a balance between modern chic and old Hollywood glamour. Her red carpet motto, she says, is to simply have fun.\
