Kerry Washington brought some sparkle to CAA’s pre-Oscars party. The actress attended the event last night in Los Angeles while wearing a crystal-laden bag with a little white dress.
Washington paired Jimmy Choo’s Bon Bon bag in ivory and pointed-toe chrome heels with Monique Lhuillier‘s bouclé sculpted dress from the designer’s spring 2025 collection, which takes inspiration from Palm Beach’s locale as the “pinnacle of American luxury living.”
Kerry Washington is seen outside the CAA Pre-Oscar Party at The Living Room on February 28, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
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The collection Washington’s dress hails from was designed to work as day to evening wear and feature “intricate embroideries [that] bring Hollywood romance into evening,” according to the designer. “In cities like New York and Los Angeles, where we see more of an event-driven shopper, the Palm Beach customer gets dressed for the Palm Beach culture and lifestyle day-to-day,” Lhuillier told WWD when presenting the collection last June. “She encompasses every sector of the collection, which is why we wanted to tell that cohesive story in the lookbook, taking our heroine from day to evening.”
Little white dresses have been trending for the past couple of years, and were one of the breakout trends from the fall 2024 presentations at New York Luxury Bridal Fashion Week. The short hemline trend populated the runways of Honor, Kyha Studios, Lihi Hod, Theia, Sareh Nouri, Nadia Manjarrez, and Vera Wang Bride’s shows.
White dresses were also one of the breakout trends from last spring when Chloé, Gucci, Carven, Prada, Stella McCartney, Loewe, Jil Sander and Akris all sent monochromatic neutral looks onto the runway.
Ava DuVernay, Gayle King, and Kerry Washington attend The CAA Pre-Oscar Party at The Living Room on February 28, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
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Last weekend Washington stepped out in another sparkling look for the SAG Awards 2025. For the occasion she wore a custom Giorgio Armani Privé gown that was created from pearl-encrusted semi-sheer lace. Styled by Mariel Haenn and Rob Zangardi, Washington completed her look with silver rings.
CAA’s pre-Oscars party also brought out Ava DuVernay, Gayle King, and Jennifer Lopez, who embraced the metallic trend in a gold knit Tom Ford dress.
The 97th installment of the Academy Awards will take place tomorrow night at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre. Conan O’Brien will be hosting the Oscars 2025 and it will be soundtracked with performances from Doja Cat, Lisa of Blackpink, Queen Latifah, Raye, as well as “Wicked” stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. The Oscars air live at 4 p.m. PT/7 p.m. ET on ABC and will be streaming on Hulu Live TV, YouTubeTV, AT&T TV and FuboTV.
