Amal Clooney Just Brought Back the Shoe Trend That's Been Losing Relevance for Years
Seemingly half of Hollywood has decamped to Italy for the wedding of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez, but George and Amal Clooney were not among the A-list guests. (If you remember, theirs was the original high-profile Venice wedding way back in 2014!) Instead, the stylish couple attended a red carpet event in London in support of King Charles's charity, The King's Trust. For the occasion, held at the Royal Festival Hall, Amal wore a custom dress by British brand 16Arlington.
The unique halter neckline and thigh-high slit on Amal's dress turned heads, but my attention was focused on her footwear choice. Amal wore pointed-toe pumps that featured clear PVC side panels. In my opinion, PVC pumps peaked in popularity in 2012 and have steadily declined since then, but Amal just convinced me that I wouldn't hate to see the trend come back. Scroll down to see her newest outfit.
See How Amal Clooney Styles PVC Pumps in 2025
On Amal Clooney: 16Arlington dress
George and Amal Clooney always look chic.
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Erin got her start as a Who What Wear intern over 14 years ago—back when the site only published a single story per day. (Who What Wear has since increased that number twentyfold.) She graduated magna cum laude from USC, which is how she ended up moving to Los Angeles from her hometown of San Diego. In college, she also interned at Refinery29, where she was promoted to editorial assistant and then assistant editor. After nearly three years at R29, she came back to WWW in 2015, where she currently holds the title of Associate Director of Fashion News (as well as the unofficial title of resident royal expert—in case you haven't noticed her numerous Kate and Meghan stories). She spends her days trying to incorporate her idols, Anna Wintour and Roger Federer, into as many stories as possible.
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