Kerry Washington Wears Whitney Houston’s 1996 Dress to the American Black Film Festival Honors

Kerry Washington wore a piece of fashion history to the American Black Film Festival Honors on Sunday. During the ceremony, the actor was honored with the excellence in the arts award, alongside a number of other high-profile honorees and guests such as Janelle Monae, Lynn Whitfield and Courtney B. Vance. To celebrate that achievement, Washington borrowed a dress from one of music’s biggest legends, Whitney Houston. She wore an ankle-length red velvet halter neck ruched dress originally created for the pop star by designer Marc Bouwer in 1996. Bouwer was a close collaborator with Houston for many years and even… Read Full Article