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For two seasons, Shonda Rhimes has hooked us with heart-stopping, cliff-hanging episodes on the ABC hit series, Scandal.
But there’s another woman behind the scenes, who has made me more of a Gladiator.
Kerry Washington
Who Wore What :: Met Gala 2010
The Met Gala reawakened my fashion senses tonight.
Formally known as the Costume Institute Gala Benefit, the event saw what seemed like every celebrity known to man streaming through The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Trend-wise, the red carpet screamed nude and ethereal. Black seemed totally unpopular, while bold colors like that of Thandie Newton’s gown were striking.
The event celebrates the opening of the ‘American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity’ exhibition at the Museum.
Read more for loads of photos!
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Anna Wintour
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Bar Refaeli
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Blake Lively
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Brooke Shields
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Diane Kruger
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Emma Roberts
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Giuliana Rancic
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Gwen Stefani
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Iman
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Janet Jackson
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Jennifer Lopez
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Jessica Alba
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Jessica Biel
Gap Announces MAJOR Design Partnership
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I almost died when I heard of what has to be the biggest Gap design partnership today!
The popular retailer has signed on to create gowns with Alexander Wang, Rodarte, Sophie Theallet and Thakoon!
And I’m even more excited to hear about who will be wearing them at the Costume Institute Benefit Gala. Alexander Wang will dress M.I.A. and Zoe Kravitz; Thakoon will dress Kerry Washington and Riley Keough; Jessica Alba and Vera Farmiga will don gowns by Sophie Theallet; and Rodarte will dress Kirsten Dunst and Jamie Bochert.
The new initiative is part of Gap’s support of The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Spring 2010 Costume Institute exhibition: American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity. It runs May 5 – August 15, 2010.
Beginning May 5, all the dresses will be displayed at Gap’s rotating pop-up shop at 680 Fifth Avenue at 54th Street in New York City for one month. They will all be available in a silent auction at www.gap.com/gownauction. All proceeds will be donated by Gap to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in support of The Costume Institute.
Celebrity Style Moments :: MBFW Front Row Edition
The front row at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week always seems to pack just as much style as the event’s runways.
Check out a few of the showstopping looks celebs rocked this week.
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Angela Simmons at Twinkle by Wenlan
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Solange at Charlotte Ronson
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Keke Palmer at Charlotte Ronson
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Amber Rose at Christian Siriano
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Kat Deluna at Christian Siriano
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Kelly Osbourne at Michael Angel
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Heidi Klum at Project Runway
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Anna Wintour at Jason Wu
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Kerry Washington at Jason Wu
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Zoe Kravitz at Alexander Wang
Kerry in Cannes
Kerry Washington while in Cannes at Hotel Eden Roc last week.
What’s she wearing?
It’s Louis Vuitton head to toe–bustier dress in cashemere and silk, brocade pumps and silk lamé clutch “Monogram Brocade.”
Also, note the tulip skirt–an ever-important trend detail this season.
Sooo Fabulous! 
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