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19 March 2024

Sorry Kate Middleton, Clooney's bride Amal takes the fashion crown

US actor George Clooney and his wife Amal Alamuddin arrive at Venice city hall for a civil ceremony to formalize their wedding in Venice September 29, 2014. (REUTERS)

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By Reuters and Staff

With the help of Oscar de la Renta, Stella McCartney, Giambattista Valli and Dolce & Gabbana, human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin vaulted into the top echelons of Hollywood fashion with her stylish Italian wedding to actor George Clooney.

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As the pictures of the four-day ceremony flooded in, it became clear that all eyes were Amal Alamuddin and her string of incredible outfits.

Fashionistas were quick to compare her with the style queen whose crown she appears to have stolen: the Duchess of Cambridge (Kate Middleton).

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Princess Royal and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales attend a garden party at Buckingham Palace. (GETTY/GALLO)

For while the two women are equally adept at smart, chic fashion, Amal, it seems, is outdoing Kate in every way.

Alamuddin, 36, showcased several outfits during her whirlwind wedding weekend in Venice, picking British, American and Italian designers and channeling golden age Hollywood glamor.

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While Kate loves vibrant shades of pink and red, Amal takes exactly the same hues but swaps Kate’s straight, pencil-skirt fit for a flared shape or updates it with a more modern cut. 

Prince William and Kate Middleton visit the University of St Andrews. (GETTY/GALLO)

Where Kate does safe, smart and sometimes staid, Amal lifts the look and applies a whirl of modern-meets-timeless.

(Annie Leibovitz for US Vogue @voguemagazine)

The piece de resistance was an off-the-shoulder tulle and Chantilly lace gown she wore at her formal wedding ceremony on Saturday that was revealed on Tuesday by fashion magazine Vogue and custom-made by New York-based de la Renta.

The British-Lebanese bride told Vogue she and Clooney wanted a "romantic and elegant" wedding, and de la Renta's romantic and feminine design was the right choice.

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The magazine renowned for anointing fashion royalty and whose editor Anna Wintour attended the nuptials, noted "she stands resplendent in her dress."

De la Renta also supplied Alamuddin's post-wedding dress, which the magazine described as a "festive, Gatsby-style party frock." Clooney wore a custom black tuxedo by Giorgio Armani.

(Pic Courtesy: Hello!)

Oscar-winning Clooney, 53, one of Hollywood's most famous bachelors, and Alamuddin's wedding was attended by celebrities such as Cindy Crawford, Bill Murray and Matt Damon. It has drawn comparisons to the nuptials of Kate Middleton and Britain's Prince William in April 2011.


George Clooney (R) and Amal Alamuddin (C), his Lebanon-born British fiancee take a taxiboat upon their arrival in Venice, on September 26, 2014, on the eve of their wedding. (AFP)

Middleton, now the Duchess of Cambridge, has become a style icon for her chic ensembles that often incorporate high fashion and high street retail, earning a place in Vanity Fair's annual best dressed lists over the past few years.

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But Amal has a youthful, devil-may-care approach: she is unafraid of ripped jeans, camouflage, jumpsuits, eccentric jewellery, floppy hats, short shorts and things that drape rather than cling.

Kate is draped by royal protocol and constrained at all times - always chooses safe, appropriate attire.

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Vanity Fair's special correspondent, Amy Fine Collins, said Alamuddin was one of the runners up for the magazine's Best Dressed list this year, and pegged her as one to watch during the upcoming year for her "cosmopolitan view of fashion."

"Amal has immediately entered the major leagues," Collins said. "She has her own innate style which comes with maturity and intelligence."

US actor George Clooney and his wife Amal Alamuddin leave Venice city hall after a civil ceremony to formalize their wedding in Venice September 29, 2014. (REUTERS)

The raven-haired beauty opted for a chic white trouser and top by British designer Stella McCartney for her civil wedding ceremony on Monday. The outfit drew on effortless coastal fashion, a theme she embraced as she arrived in Venice in a black and white maxi Dolce & Gabbana dress.

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As the newlyweds jetted through Venice in a speedboat named 'Amore,' the new Mrs Clooney selected a short, bell-skirted dress embroidered with floral motifs by Italian designer Giambattista Valli, showcasing her long legs.

Pic: Getty Images

"She executed a very polished overall look that a lot of women can aspire to and emulate," said Dana Avidan-Cohn, senior market editor at InStyle magazine.

"Everything was elegant and well-suited for the affairs she was going to, and that's what makes such a stylish person."

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Alamuddin also opted for a blood red Alexander McQueen gown with a dramatic train for her pre-wedding rehearsal dinner. Avidan-Cohn said the lawyer paid homage to her own beliefs and profession by carrying a clutch by Sarah's Bag, a Beirut-based project where incarcerated women make artisan handbags and receive profits.

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Being an activist and a lawyer Amal shows oodles of movie-star glamour herself.

She has definitely taken the crown from Kate - and if more proof were needed, there’s already an ‘Amal effect’.



George Clooney (L) and his Lebanon-born British fiancee, Amal Alamuddin (C) holding a bag bearing the logo A&G (Amal and George ) arrive at Venice's Piazzale Roma in Venice on September 26, 2014, on the eve of their wedding. (AFP)

The Dolce & Gabbana monochrome dress she wore for her arrival in Venice sold out immediately, and blogs have sprung up across the internet dedicated to her wardrobe.

So if anyone ever had a doubt that no one could out-chic Kate Middleton — Amal Allamuddin erased such notion in one amazing weekend.