Inside Who What Wear’s Second Annual Pre-Oscars Dinner

In T-minus 48 hours, fashion’s most influential names will be putting the finishing touches on their A-list clients for Hollywood’s biggest night. Final fittings will be done and last-minute errands will be made, the energy no doubt abuzz with pre-carpet jitters. It’s a stark contrast from our low-key pre-Oscars party on Wednesday night, where industry big-wigs came together to clink glasses and twirl pasta ahead of the weekend frenzy.

Hosted by our own Who What Wear co-founder and Future’s SVP of Women & Luxury Hillary Kerr and United Talent Agency partner Dan Constable, the pasta-fueled event in partnership with Cash App provides space for top celebrity stylists and fashion brand executives to connect ahead of the jam-packed weekend—no award-season competition, just carbs and easy conversation. Attendees this year included Jason Bolden, Karla Welch, and Rob Zangardi, stylists known for serving up looks for Michael B. Jordan, Renate Reinsve, and Hailee Steinfeld, respectively, as well as power players from Dior, Chanel, and Loewe. All coalesced at Sal’s, an “IYKYK” Italian spot known for welcoming more than a few celebrity diners, for a moment of pause complete with a Don Julio Tequila cocktail.

Sunday’s 98th Academy Awards may honor the year’s best in film, but we’re shifting the spotlight to the behind-the-scenes visionaries responsible for those jaw-dropping red carpet appearances. They deserve a celebratory champagne toast after all the hard work is done post-Oscars—but an advance acknowledgment definitely doesn’t hurt. Scroll ahead for a glimpse inside the stylish evening.