Jessica Alba made a special trip to Washington, DC for a 'Declare Yourself'

Kicking off the inauguration festivities a few days early, Jessica Alba made a special trip to Washington, DC for a “Declare Yourself” event on January 18.

The gala, themed “Rebirth of Citizenship,” featured performers including John Legend and guest DJ SamRo, with a slew of celebs ranging from LiLo, Jamie Foxx and Hayden Panettiere in attendance. After Jessica’s provocative “Declare Yourself” ads showing her silenced with a muzzle, it was nice to see Jess looking radiant again as she posed for the paps with her hubby Cash Warren.

Clad in a polished champagne colored dress with an intricate pleated front (for similar satin looks, try Prairie NY’s Satin Ballerina Dress in Snow or Gold Hawk’s Solid Ruffle Dress in Soft Praline) accented by a wide belt (try Pellemelle’s Square Patent Belt in Black) and flashy pendant earrings (check out Robyn Rhodes’ versatile Lani Earrings in Gold).

I’m loving the glowing makeup and the sleek straightened ‘do, but I wish her bangs were just a teensy bit shorter.

Completing the look with opaque black tights, black pumps and a simple black clutch (try EDE Studio’s Zipper Clutch in Black), I love that Jessica added black nail polish as a finishing touch. What do you all think of the overall look? The dress is undeniably a great color on her, but I think if the tights were sheer vs opaque the look would have been a little less childlike.

Thoughts? At the event, Jess spoke to the press about the strides made during the election by “Declare Yourself” and other orgs: "I believe that every organization that was trying to get people to vote and get people to register that never had before, whether it was the youth, whether it was just new voters, people who didn't believe in the system, this campaign and all the other campaigns — they believe now.

They made a difference." I have to completely agree – I think we all believe in the power of the vote a little more now that we’ve seen the great strides made in this election. I’m not sure if we should credit celebs like Jessica for motivating us to make it the polls, but her efforts and others have inspired me to make a difference over the next four years. What about you?

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