Inside Saint Laurent’s High Hollywood Glam Pre-Oscar Party

In a week with no shortage of high wattage, star-studded parties, it takes un peu de tout to make a splash in Hollywood: a jaw-dropping venue, a cooler than cool guest list, the hottest musical act of the moment, and maybe an appearance by Al Pacino. Last night, the Saint Laurent pre-Oscar party hosted by creative director Anthony Vaccarello ticked all those boxes.

Set high in the Hollywood Hills, with breathtaking views spanning the Griffith Observatory and the iconic Hollywood sign to Santa Monica and the Pacific, the setting managed to impress even the most jaded Angelenos and blasé Parisians.

The evening began with a candlelit, poolside private dinner attended by guests including Zoe Kravitz, Hailey Bieber, Maude Apatow, Zendaya, Kaitlyn Dever, Dominic Fike, and more. As the sun set, the crowd filed into the house for drinks and dancing. Waiters bearing trays of Champagne and boxes of Black  Gold cigarettes greeted more party-goers, arriving in a seemingly endless stream of black Escalades. As Maude Apatow made an entrance in a full Spring 22 runway look (a two-tone blazer dress with electric blue leather gloves), Troye Sivan brought the sizzle in an unbuttoned pinstripe suit, and Anja Rubik smoldered in a one-shoulder, cut-out number.

The night’s entertainment came courtesy of post-punk, girl band Wet Leg who performed their viral-hit Chaise Longue under a huge ficus tree, with the glittering lights of Los Angeles serving as a backdrop. Stranger Things stars Finn Wolfhard and Joe Keery chatted with Yellowstone’s Kelsey Asbille at the bar, while Pedro Almodovar took up residence by the outdoor fire pits, and It couple of the moment Hunter Schafer and Dominic Fike canoodled for the cameras in the

living room. In a town that likes to be in bed before midnight, guests were still rolling up as the hour approached—a surefire sign that Saint Laurent is a contender for best party of this year’s awards season.