Kerry Washington wears Whitney Houston’s famous red halter dress in 1996 at the American Black Film Festival

Kerry Washington paid tribute to the legendary Whitney Houston as she led the American Black Film Honors.

On Sunday night, March 5, Kerry Washington walked the red carpet in the same Marc Bouwer-designed dress that the late Whitney Houston wore to perform at BET’s Walk of Fame awards gala in 1996.

According daily mail, the Emmy-winning producer wore the figure-hugging cocktail creation with red velvet ruching and a halter neckline.

Taking to Instagram, the Scandal The alum shared her photo in the iconic dress and captioned it, “No lies. The real @marcbouwer Whitney Houston dress she wore in 1996. So special. #ABFFAwards here I am!”

“Image architect” Law Roach, borrowed the dress from the Marc Bouwer archives and paired it with red heels.