The theme party "was my wife's idea," Podesta confessed.
Heather Podesta, in bright red tights and matching peep-toe pumps, is on the board of the National Museum for Women in the Arts, where the couple has donated multiple pieces.
Unfortunately Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius didn't get the style memo: She was spotted at the event in strappy blue patent leather heels with a Band-Aid above her right eye.
Also in attendance: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., with husband Paul, Rep. Jane Harman, D-Calif., with husband Sidney, Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., John Podesta, Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Nev., Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., and Realtor Frank Snellings, without wife Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., who was home working on a water bill.