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Style File: Kerry Washington

Take a look at why the Scandal starlet is landing on everyone's 'Best Dressed of The Year' list.
By Celia L. Smith · Updated October 27, 2020
01
Dream Girl

Kerry may have missed out an Emmy, but she certainly won the award for Best Dressed of the night in this ethereal Marchesa gown.

Style File: Kerry Washington
Jason Merritt/Getty Images
02
Cover Girl

A couple of months ago the fashionista celebrated her ELLE Magazine cover (with supermodel Iman) in a creamy one-shoulder cocktail dress by Lanvin that was simply dramatic.

Style File: Kerry Washington
Anna Webber/Getty Images for ELLE
03
Hi-Yellow

The actress clearly has a penchant for clean, bold statements. Jason Wu’s canary gown was a shining moment for Washington at the 2013 Council of Fashion Designer Awards.

Style File: Kerry Washington
Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images and Bryan Bedder/Getty Images
04
Mix Master

Occasionally Washington takes fashion risks and this moment was one of them! At the Django Unchained premiere in Rome, the actress arrived daringly in a print mix and ruffle concoction by Peter Pilotto.

Style File: Kerry Washington
TIZIANA FABI/AFP/Getty Images
05
Ebony Beauty

The sassy starlet arrived at the 24th Annual Producers Guild Awards in a lace Marchesa LBD. Washington usually shies away from black on the carpet but this was a number she couldn’t pass up.


Style File: Kerry Washington
Gregg DeGuire/WireImage
06
Crazy, Sexy, Cool

What’s not to love about this quirky Stella McCartney dress bedazzled with lips and matchstick crystals? Washington paired this playful number with sparkling Christian Louboutin pumps for a look that stole our hearts at the Teen Choice Awards.

Style File: Kerry Washington
Gregg DeGuire/WireImage
07
Royally

Washington serves fabulousness on-or-off the red carpet! At the Late Show with David Letterman, the fashionista wore this amazing purple peplum, and sheer-hem midi dress by Prabal Garung.

Style File: Kerry Washington
Donna Ward/Getty Images
08
Simply Chic

Even Kerry Washington’s minimal moments on the red carpet are wow-worthy; and her second Django Unchained premiere in Rome called for a cut-out Prada dress, naturally.

Style File: Kerry Washington
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09
Out of The Box

The actress is no stranger to donning a nude number. At the Django Unchained premiere in Berlin, Washington made this demure Louis Vuitton midi dress look anything but boring.

Style File: Kerry Washington
Sean Gallup/Getty Images for Sony Pictures
10
See-Through Starlet

While everyone was decked in floor-length gowns at the Golden Globes this year, Washington took the road less traveled in a crystallized Miu Miu dress that showed her sheer beauty.

Style File: Kerry Washington
Steve Granitz/WireImage
11
White Wonder

Washington makes glam red carpet moments look effortless. In a Giles floor-grazing gown at the London premiere of Django Unchained, the actress looked ready to be whisked away on horse and carriage.

Style File: Kerry Washington
Ian Gavan/Getty Images
12
Presidential Chic

The White House Correspondents Dinner called for conservatively chic measures. Kerry Washington kept it stylishly, black tie appropriate in a Wes Gordon gown with a clean ebony bodice and lace motif skirt.

Style File: Kerry Washington
Photo by Paul Morigi/WireImage
13
Golden Girl

Kerry Washington is always a sight to behold on the red carpet. This time around at the MTV Movie Awards, the actress sported a marigold high-low design by Michael Kors with Roger Vivier pumps.

Style File: Kerry Washington
14
Pastel Pretty

We can’t think of anything prettier than a pastel ball gown and this Oscar de la Renta lace selection at the 44th Annual NAACP was simply sweet.

Style File: Kerry Washington
Jason Kempin/WireImage
15
All Lined Up
Kerry Washington
Style File: Kerry Washington
Getty Images
16
Flower Power

Kerry Washington’s matching Giambattista Valli Couture dress and Bottega Veneta shoes at the 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards is a tricky trend to pull off, but the actress did it boldly.

Style File: Kerry Washington
Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images
17
Classic

When all else fails go back to black. Kerry Washington did exactly that at the Human Rights Campaign Gala Dinner where she was elegantly wore a satin bustier Jason Wu gown.

Style File: Kerry Washington
Gabriel Olsen/FilmMagic
18
Well Red

The Miu Miu gown that Kerry Washington sported to the the 85th Annual Academy Awards was so stunning that the actress added this beauty to her closet as a personal keepsake.

Style File: Kerry Washington
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