Amal
Alamuddin enters fashion pantheon as Clooney's bride
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[October 01, 2014]
By Piya Sinha-Roy
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -
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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Alamuddin, 36, showcased several outfits during her whirlwind
wedding weekend in Venice, picking British, American and Italian
designers and channeling golden age Hollywood glamor.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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."
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"Amal has immediately entered the major leagues," Collins said. "She
has her own innate style which comes with maturity and
intelligence."
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.
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.
"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."
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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(Reporting by Piya Sinha-Roy; Editing by Mary Milliken, Andrew Hay
and Andre Grenon)
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