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Kerry Washingtonabsolutely stopped traffic on the2023 Met Gala red carpet.
According to a release, it took 1,000 hours to hand-embroider the ensemble, which features 135,000 recycled sequins.
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Inside, the actress hung out with herhusbandNnamdi Asomugha, a rare joint appearance for the notoriously private pair.
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The year before, in 2018, when the theme was “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination,” she wore a liquid gold long-sleeve Ralph Lauren Collection gown and a Lorraine Schwartz headpiece and jewels.
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The red-carpet moment served as Washington’s confirmation that she and her husband, former San Francisco 49ers cornerback Asomugha, were expecting their second child together.
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Why use the star-studded night for her big reveal? Washington told PEOPLE at the time that she was keeping with her and Asomugha’s famously private approach to talking about their family (they also share daughter Isabelle Amarachi).
source: people.com