Beyonce, Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Lopez: Inaugural Ball Celebrity Style

Party Politics Never Looked So Good

With all the star power in DC to celebrate the swearing-in of Barack Obama, Constitution Avenue looked more like Wilshire Boulevard than a political capital.  All eyes might have laser locked on Michelle Obama and her inaugural dress, but there was fashion aplenty at a gaggle of galas across town. And it seems like our First Lady’s one-shoulder look is already trendsetting: Ashley Judd was one among many sporting a one-shoulder gown.

No metal glove in sight, Beyonce was lovely in a lavender Armani Prive gown with jeweled detailing (of course, it wouldn’t be Bey without some bling) at the Neighborhood Ball, the first stop on the First Couple’s dance card where she serenaded them with the Etta James song, “At Last.”  A song that was on repeat in some way, shape or form at the 10 balls Barack and Michelle attended.  No doubt the song had new meaning for the couple at the end of the night.  Silver sandals like these from Pelle Moda are the perfect accompaniment to decadently detailed dresses.

Mariah Carey, Leonardo DiCaprio, Alicia Keys, Faith Hill, Adam Levine, Sting, Denzel Washington, Jamie Foxx, Queen Latifah and Stevie Wonder were also on hand for the special night.

After a bit of a red carpet cool down during the “Bride Wars” promo blitz, star Anne Hathaway came back strong in a red Dior gown with gold embellishment on the blue carpet at the Creative Coalition Ball.

Baby, it might have been cold outside, but Rihanna was red-hot in a sexy mustard-yellow Jasmine DiMilo mini-dress at the Recording Industry Association of American’s Inaugural Ball, where she performed a medley of her hits including, “Disturbia” and “Rehab.”  Is the color a nod to Mrs. O’s inauguration outfit or just a happy coincidence?  RiRi paired her dress with a pair of black, studded ankle straps.  And her breasts.

Sporting a silhouette similar to Mrs. O’s, Jennifer Lopez wore a mint green one shouldered Marchesa gown when she performed at the Inauguration’s Western Ball.  Jen’s most visible accessory besides her dangling earrings?  Her wedding ring, which had been missing at the Golden Globes because it supposedly didn’t go with her dress.  Huh, ok.  Evidently “diamonds are forever” just as long as they coordinate with your outfit.  Amid rumors of marital discord, JLo and hubby Marc Anthony indulged in some “we are oh so happy” PR PDA, including a smooch and saccharine sweet talk when they joined each other on stage for a duet.  “Man, she’s cute,” Anthony said after Lopez exited the stage.

Like many celebs, Jen hit several events.  She wore brilliant blue Marchesa gown with matching strappy heels to the Latino Inaugural Gala and beat Beyonce for sheer sartorial excess in a “Viva Las Vegas” Chanel cocktail dress with intricate jeweled detail to the Artist and Athletes Inaugural Ball.  Jenny from the Block completed her look with gold Jimmy Choo heels.  Boy, we don’t envy the hotel bellhop that has to get all of her designer luggage to the car.

The MTV and ServiceNation’s Be the Change: Live From the Inaugural Ball, brought out stars like Tobey Maguire, Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher and Rosario Dawson.  Moore, who appears to taking up the mantle of “Fashionable Over 40″ from Sharon Stone, was fresh and lovely in a strapless Donna Karan dress, paired with black pumps.  Hey, Demi, is there something about a picture of Dorian Gray that you’d like to tell us about?  True, this isn’t the most fashion-forward look but there’s just a je ne se quoi about it that makes it work on her in a way it wouldn’t on someone else, like say . . . Jennifer Aniston.

By ShoeMinx Inaugural Reporter Paige Muller


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January 22, 2009 | Filed Under Anne Hathaway, CELEBRITIES, Demi Moore, Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Lopez, Jimmy Choo, Mariah Carey, SHOE TYPE 

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