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# Oscars Fug or Fab: Kerry Washington in Versace
- URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/oscars-fug-or-fab-kerry-washington-in-versace-02-2016/
- Published: 2016-02-29T18:00:47.000Z
- Updated: 2016-02-29T18:27:35.000Z
- Author: Heather
- Tags: Awards & Galas, Fug or Fab, 2016 Oscars, Oscars, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-07 07:46

I just glanced at this photo and thought, "Ohhh, Khandi Alexander IS good casting for her mother." I know that is old news for *Scandal* fans, but something about the hairdo here has Kerry's cheekbones more on display than usual.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/bf/b9/bfb99790-924d-4e41-a7e6-5e3c6e04fe57/content/images/static-gofugyourself-com/uploads/2016/02/gettyimages-512944624.jpg "Kerry Washington")

When I first glimpsed this on E!, I was undecided; that top looks like nothing so much as rubberized armor -- a high-fashion bat suit, or half a Marvel costume for a superhero they have yet to create (perhaps Olivia Pope can weaponize her persuasive skills and join *The Avengers*). But the longer I look, the more I appreciate the gown's inherent funkiness; even those glorified belt loops at her hips look posh with the leather snaking through them. It's possible Donatella's greater recent fashion crimes inured me, or maybe I just miss Kerry now that I've (mostly) quit *Scandal*, but I'm personally ruling in favor of this one.

I'm not as confident about the shoelace she wore later:

![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2016/02/FFN_KMFF_VANITY_FAIR_1_2272016_51982734.jpg "2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party")

Y INDEED, Kerry. This is not happening for me. Although I freely admit I may be unduly influenced by having seen the back first:

![](https://static.gofugyourself.com/uploads/2016/02/FFN_KMFF_VANITY_FAIR_1_2272016_51982733.jpg "2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party")

It's basically designed to look like an outer dress is dropping off, and an interior bathing suit emerging in its place. Like she's hatching at a Victoria's Secret Catalog show.

\[Photo: Getty\]