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The Best Fashion from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner

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The annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner is underway, with POTUS, FLOTUS, and Kendall Jenner (?!) in tow. Tonight, election-weary politicians and overworked journalists will mingle with shiny, carefree celebrities for what politicos dub "nerd prom."

This year's is notable not only because a Kardasho-Jenner will be in attendance, but because it's President Obama's final WHCD as POTUS. Other attendees of the evening will include host Larry Wilmore, who will deliver the traditional roast-replete monologue to follow up the President's address, as well as Quantico star Priyanka Chopra, Karlie Kloss, Kerry Washington, Emma Watson, Helen Mirren, and plenty more.

The dress code here is black tie, and typically includes involves floor-length evening gowns and dapper tuxedos, but if there's a year for the fancy jumpsuit to replace the fancy dress as the standard uniform of the attendees on the more fashionably adventurous end of the spectrum, it's this.

Scroll through the gallery above to see all the best looks of the evening, from First Lady Michelle Obama to Kendall Jenner.