Timeless Fashion - Kerry Washington and Diahann Carroll

Screen gems Diahann Carroll and Kerry Washington make it clear; When it comes to impeccable style, there's no generation gap.

By Teri Agins
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the May 2011 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

Kerry Washington in a sequined slipdress

Photo: Dewey Nicks

Shine On

Here's one way to sparkle for evening: Washington looks like a million bucks in a copper and gold sequined slipdress (L'Wren Scott) that shows some skin on top but hits demurely below the knee—perfect for making a dramatic entrance.

Shoes, Edmundo Castillo.