The White House Correspondents' Dinner: So, This Is What Happens When Fashion and Entertainment People Go To Washington

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• Gennifer Goodwin in H&M Conscious Collection
• Kim Kardashian in Johanna Johnson
• Ivanka Trump
• Elle MacPherson
• Arriana Huffington
• Barbara Walters
• Reese Witherspoon
• Tory Burch
• Zooey Deschanel
• Eva Longoria
• Kate Hudson
• Leslie Mann
• Elizabeth Banks
• Dakota Fanning in Prada
• Irina Shayk takes a cue from Rose Byrne's Oscar look and rocks a white jumpsuit
• Lindsey Lohan in vintage Galanos
• Claire Danes
• Lauren and David Lauren
• Rashida Jones
• Rachel Zoe in Valentino

It's always fun to see red carpet pros storm the nation's capital for the annual White House Correspondent's Dinner, and this year's event delivered the glamourous goods, as usual. The dinner tends to yield the most random guest list on the entire red carpet circuit—you'd be hard pressed to find another occasion that brings Barack Obama, Kim Kardashian, Rachel Zoe, and Barbara Walters together under one roof—but beyond that, it's sort of the best of all worlds: the fashion and entertainment people leave the outrageous at home, opting instead for polish, while Washington really stretches its own limits, going as glam as it gets for that city. The elegant looks in the gallery above are where the two worlds meet. Click through to see what everyone from Zooey Deschanel to Lindsey Lohan and Arianna Huffington wore for the occasion.
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