Diamonds are a girl’s best friend, but, according to Amal Clooney, pearls might just be the ultimate confidant on the red carpet. Last night, the barrister joined her husband, George Clooney, at the Tony Awards 2025—he was nominated in Best Actor in a Play for his Broadway debut in Good Night, and Good Luck —in a curve-hugging evening dress that reinvented the notion of your grandmother’s pearls.
Amal’s bridal white couture look was from Tamara Ralph’s spring 2025 collection and featured an off-the-shoulder neckline and a body-conscious silhouette. But its wow-factor was the ornamentation—the dress was decorated with ladylike strands of pearls in varying sizes. Pearls can border on overly retro, but Amal’s sculptural dress was a modern take on the Old Hollywood classic.
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