Scarlett Johansson Talks President Obama's Style at Fundraiser: "Casual Cool"
Feb. 8 2012, Published 11:26 a.m. ET
Last night in NYC, the stars came out to launch Runway to Win, an effort by American fashion designers to support President Barack Obama's re-election campaign.
Scarlett Johansson co-hosted the event with Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and talked about selling cute T-shirts and tote bags as a way to shine a light on the election.
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