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White House Correspondents’ Dinner Red Carpet Photos: See the Best Dressed

Scarlett Johansson, Colin Jost and Senator John Fetterman made their entrances at the annual celebration in Washington.

It hasn’t been the “nerd prom” for a while. Once a popular target of jokes about bad fashion (and not just from the evening’s featured comedian host), the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner has morphed in recent years into a less campy, more staid prelude to the Met Gala, which takes place days later. It’s only fitting, really, given the subtext of journalists being jailed around the world.

Still, the bar for serious style has been raised by the mix of media, political and Hollywood figures that populate the guest list. Consider this year’s roster, which included Rufus Sewell and Keri Russell of “The Diplomat”; the SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher; Da’Vine Joy Randolph, fresh from being celebrated at the Time 100 Gala; Scarlett Johansson, there to support her husband and the evening’s host, Colin Jost of “Saturday Night Live.” in coordinating Giorgio Armani outfits. Can the Armani effect do for the capital what it once did for tinsel town? We will see.

Vice President Kamala Harris and Eugene Daniels, a White House correspondent for Politico. Tom Brenner/Reuters

Not that it’s just the celebs au fait with stylists and designer brands who are working the entrances. This year’s headliner, President Biden, has such a propensity for aviators that his accessories have practically become part of his political platform — so much so that he even turned them into material for his stand-up routine at last year’s dinner. (Hello, Dark Brandon.)

Little wonder bets were being taken on whether Senator John Fetterman, a guest of NewsNation along with his wife, Gisele, would show up in a black tie hoodie or an actual tux (last year he opted for the tux — albeit with sneakers). Answer: he did one better, in trompe l’oeil white tie hoodie and black basketball shorts. Also whether Lara Trump, sitting with Politico, would represent in MAGA glory.

After all, what is a red carpet but a photo op in better clothing? And how many politicians have met a photo op they didn’t want to seize for a messaging moment? All anyone has to do is read their looks, if not their lips.

Da’Vine Joy Randolph, the actress. Drew Angerer/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Rosario Dawson, the actress. Nathan Howard/Reuters
Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and his wife Gisele Barreto Fetterman.Drew Angerer/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Gayle King, the broadcast journalist.Drew Angerer/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Ashlyn Harris, the soccer player, with Sophia Bush, the actress, both in Harbison. Nathan Howard/Reuters
Billy Porter, the performer. Nathan Howard/Reuters
Chris Pine, the actor. Nathan Howard/Reuters
Keri Russell, the actress.Drew Angerer/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Representative Maxwell Alejandro Frost of FloridaDrew Angerer/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Scarlett Johansson, the actress, in Giorgio Armani. Drew Angerer/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House Press Secretary.Drew Angerer/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Fran Drescher, the president of SAG-AFTRA.Drew Angerer/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Questlove, the musician.Nathan Howard/Reuters
Rachel Brosnahan, the actress.Drew Angerer/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Molly Ringwald, the actress, in custom Cong Tri.Drew Angerer/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Rev. Al SharptonNathan Howard/Reuters
Sunny Hostin, the lawyer and journalist.Drew Angerer/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Senator Chuck Schumer of New YorkDrew Angerer/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Kelly O’Donnell, senior White House correspondent at NBC News and president of the White House Correspondents’ Association. Nathan Howard/Reuters
Peter Neal and Naomi Biden, the granddaughter of President Biden. Nathan Howard/Reuters
Lynda Carter, the actress and singer.Nathan Howard/Reuters
Coco Rocha, the model.Drew Angerer/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Joseph Lee, the actor.Nathan Howard/Reuters
Jen Psaki, the former White House Press Secretary. Nathan Howard/Reuters
Al Roker, the journalist.Drew Angerer/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Kennedy, the political commentator. Nathan Howard/Reuters
Aldis Hodge, the actor.Nathan Howard/Reuters
Andrew McCarthy and his wife, screenwriter Dolores Rice.Drew Angerer/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images


Source: Elections - nytimes.com


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