Kerry Washington at the Palais Du Festival in Cannes, France. (Photo by George Pimentel/WireImage)
I really think her L'Oreal makeup people should have done more with this, in particular. It's a bright gown, and it looks great on her, but her cosmetics are a mismatch.
2006
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Us Actress Kerry Washington Poses As She Arrives at the Palais Des Festivals in Cannes For the Screening of the Film 'The Wind That Shakes the Barley' Running in Competition at the 59th Cannes Film Festival Thursday 18 May 2006
France Cannes Film Festival - May 2006
This is a near-hit also. It's from that era where people thought the approach to pleats and such shouldbe MORE! MANY! CHANGE THICKNESS, FAN THEM OUT, DO IT ALL! So it's creating some odd optical illusions -- like, here, that she has only one boob. And I again think she needed better makeup.
2007
Kerry Washington (Photo by Jean Baptiste Lacroix/WireImage)
My kingdom for a lipstick. The dress reminds me of things Kate Winslet has worn.
2007
ANTIBES, FRANCE - MAY 22: Actress Kerry Washington attends the De Grisogono party at Eden Rock during the 60th International Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2007 in Antibes, France. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
This dress is deeply pigmented, for women who love color. Why isn't her makeup? Maybe she hated all of it.
2007
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Kerry Washington American actress Kerry Washington arrives for the screening of the film "Zodiac," at the 60th International film festival in Cannes, southern France, on
Film Cannes Zodiac Arrivals, Cannes, France
I do LOVE this gown. Her neckace is an odd choice with it, but the dress is dreamy.
2007
FRANCE - MAY 24: Stairs of 'Ocean 13' at the 60th Cannes International Film Festival In Cannes, France On May 24, 2007- Kerry Washington. (Photo by Pool BENAINOUS/HOUNSFIELD/LEGRAND/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
"Do you like it? I was up ALL NIGHT and I used every box of Kleenex in my suite."
2007
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Kerry Washington
Amfar Party at the 60th Cannes Film Festival, Cannes, France - 23 May 2007
That necklace is EXTREMELY ornate and cool, and this is totally the wrong dress with it. I feel like a black column with a deep vee would have been ideal; this shiny green thing with a grievous dust ruffle is not happening.
2008
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61st Cannes Film Festival - Arrivals For the Palm D'or Award Ceremony Kerry Washington
61st Cannes Film Festival - Arrivals For the Palm D'or Award Ceremony - 25 May 2008
Needs a bracelet. Or even the previous necklace! It needs SOMETHING. As is, it looks like the template for a dress that didn't actually make its way through the design process yet.
2008
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Kerry Washington
'Palermo Shooting' Film Premiere at the 61st Cannes Film Festival, Cannes, France - 24 May 2008
"Hi again! We are ZERO WASTE! I took all the fabric we decided not to use and stapled it to my hips!"
2008
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Kerry Washington
'Synecdoche, New York' film premiere at the 61st Cannes Film Festival, Cannes, France - 23 May 2008
Directed by Charlie Kaufman and starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keenan, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michelle Williams, Samantha Morton and Emily Watson, this film tells the story of Caden, a theatre director struggling with his work and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.
I love that skirt, and I think her makeup is for an afternoon party. A deep red lip would have SUNG.
2008
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 23: Actress Kerry Washington attends the Dolce & Gabbana party at Baoli, Port Canto during the 61st International Cannes Film Festival on May 23, 2008 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Kristian Dowling/Getty Images)
Sassy fringe.
2009
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 22: (UK TABLOID NEWSPAPERS OUT) Actress Kerry Washington attends the Amend Charity Luncheon with Michelle Yeoh at the Hotel Du Cap during the 62nd International Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2009 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Kristian Dowling/Getty Images)
This was designed by someone who has never seen a woman before, right?
2009
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 22: Actress Kerry Washington attends the Dolce & Gabbana Party at the Le Baoli, Port Canto during the 62nd Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2009 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Venturelli/WireImage)
I would have removed the scrunchies.
2009
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Kerry Washington
'Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky' film premiere at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival, Cannes, France - 24 May 2009
Directed by Jan Kounen and chosen as the Closing Film of the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, the film traces the affair between Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky in Paris in 1920, the year that Chanel No. 5 was created. It is based on the 2002 novel ‘Coco & Igor’ by Chris Greenhalgh and stars Anna Mouglalis and Mads Mikkelsen in the title roles.
I could have done without the tulle bomb. This also feels like a time when LOTS of people didn't have much interest in being able to move. I hope she lubed up her knees to protect against chafing.
2009
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Kerry Washington Kerry Washington arrives for the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, during the 62nd Cannes International film festival, in Antibes, southern France
France Cannes Amfar Arrivals, Antibes, France
Now THIS is some major glam. It's slick and sparkly, and while I don't LOVE the makeup, her smoky eye is just strong enough to help mitigate the very neutral lip.
2009
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Kerry Washington
'Visage' film premiere at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival, Cannes, France - 23 May 2009
Synopsis: A Taiwanese filmmaker makes a film based on the myth of Salomé at the Louvre. Even though he speaks neither French nor English, he insists on giving the part of King Herod to the French actor Jean-Pierre Léaud. To give the film a chance at the box-office, the production company gives the role of Salomé to a world famous model. But problems arise as soon as filming begins…
Amidst all this confusion, the director suddenly learns of his mother’s death. The producer flies to Taipei, to attend the funeral. The director falls into a deep sleep where his mother’s spirit does not seem to want to leave her old apartment. The producer has no choice but to wait, alone and lost in a strange city.
KABOOM. I wish she'd worn that lip color with the previous dress, but it's very effective with this one, and it shows that IT CAN BE DONE. Kerry, you can sell the hell out of a hot red. I wish you'd done it sooner.
