Museum object · Clothing - Costume
Dress worn by Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope on Scandal
2015
Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
Dress worn by Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope on Scandal. The red and white fit and flare dress features a jewel neckline which is a rounded style that circles around the base of the neck and falls above the collarbone. The top of the dress is red. There is a red and white jacquard and metallic lamé floral pattern with roses that starts above the bust and continues down the rest of the dress. The sleeveless dress features front and back princess seams and a full, pleated skirt. There are several labels inside of the dress. The longest label reads [CAROLINA HERRERA / NEW YORK]. There are two smaller labels, one with a black size “2” and the other with black text that reads [MAD IN / USA]. There is a zipper on the back of the dress and a silk lining inside of the dress.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2019.90.23
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