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While adventurous area twinks willing to gamble on anonymous Craigslist dates might not have such a hard time getting into exclusive Oscar parties, the general population might need to resort to subterfuge to sneak past gatekeepers long enough to snort deeply of the forbidden coke of their Hollywood betters. Today's Radar story promising to share "expert" party crasher's tips "on how to slip past the ultimate velvet rope" is a little light on actual infiltration techniques, but does offer at least one tactic for penetrating Vanity Fair's legendary party defenses:

[Writer Toby] Young, who has been faking his way into fetes for almost 30 years, says that if he were to attempt the Vanity Fair party again this year, he would rent an L.A. fire marshal costume. "The people in charge are terrified of the fire marshals because they can close the party down in seconds," he says. In this case, he suggests wearing a tuxedo underneath. He explains: "As soon as you were in, you'd head straight for the toilets, get rid of the fire marshal costume, and then head back out into the party."

Indeed, it's an incredible longshot, especially when one considers that in Hollywood even the fire marshal is famous. We'd recommend the time-tested and far safer route of simply offering to fellate anyone wearing a security uniform, then hoping that they're not also some crasher who rented a costume and showed up just to collect free blowjobs all night.