The Stunning Style Transformation Of Amal Clooney

In 2013, Amal Alamuddin burst onto the scene as A-list actor George Clooney's girlfriend. Not only were many impressed by her credentials as an international human rights lawyer but by her undeniable sense of style, too. Over the years, Amal Clooney has become known for her tasteful elegance and her ability to always look impeccably put together, no matter the occasion. Whether she's on vacation, working hard, or working the red carpet, she strikes a balance that's both eye-catching and polished.

While Clooney seems to really know what works for her when it comes to fashion, and her style hasn't undergone any revolutionary changes over the years, there have been plenty of subtle but intriguing shifts. Even her husband George Clooney has marveled at her taste and her undeniable confidence in knowing just how to dress herself.

"It's amazing because she's always — since the day I met her — she's always had this insanely ... it's eccentric, but it's fun, sense of fashion," he told Entertainment Tonight in 2015. "How she does it while she's got 11 cases she's working on, and she was teaching at Columbia, and she's still like, 'I want to wear that dress.' It's crazy. It has been sort of fascinating to watch because she has such great taste."

In 2013, Amal Clooney was already an accomplished lawyer, but she wasn't on anyone's fashion radar just yet. This was the year that all of that would change, as she met and began dating her future husband George Clooney. Over the course of their courtship, the paparazzi began paying more and more attention to the mysterious but stylish girlfriend of the A-list actor. In a 2017 talk with The Hollywood Reporter, George Clooney opened up about one of his and Amal Clooney's first dates, saying, "Then we went for dinner. [Amal] said, 'Let's go to this place.' It was one of those places that was incredibly hip and chic. And when we came out, there were 50 paparazzi there. But she handled it like a champ."

This year, paparazzi caught snaps of her out and about in London, wearing a slinky, silky red wrap dress, which she paired with sheer pantyhose. Already, some of her distinct style sense can be seen. Adding some lace-up peep-toed boots was ultra on-trend at the time and added interest to the simple look. She completed the style with a long dark-gray coat, a black clutch, and large red earrings. Clooney also clearly understood the best red lipstick color to wear with a red dress. This look perfectly highlights Clooney's simple but effective style and ability to use small details to add edge to an overall classic look.

By 2014, big things were happening in Amal Clooney's love life. George Clooney opened up to Charlie Rose on "CBS This Morning" about how he proposed, saying, "I knew fairly quickly that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with Amal. When I asked her, we had never talked about it. There wasn't like, 'Maybe we should get married.' I dropped it on her!" (via People).

As George Clooney's fiancé, Amal was spending more time on red carpets, and her style sense wasn't undergoing any huge changes at this time. Clearly, she didn't need a guide to mastering minimalist dressing. Simple silhouettes and classic colors comprised the majority of her looks. At the Celebrity Fight Night Benefit that year, she wore a sleek, strapless black gown, which she accessorized with large dangling gold earrings and a black clutch. While attending a Global Summit, she wore a coral skirt suit with minimal details, which she paired with a large handbag, creating an interesting contrast.

Another notable outfit of Amal's that year: her wedding dress. The gown was by Oscar de la Renta and was the last dress he designed before his death. It was even displayed in Houston's Museum of Fine Arts as part of an exhibit honoring de la Renta in 2017. The lacy, off-the-shoulder dress had a long train and a large veil, creating an ethereal fairytale look. 

By 2015, it seemed that Amal Clooney was getting used to being in the spotlight and was starting to have a little fun with her fashion choices. This was on display in general in her red-carpet looks, but it was especially noticeable at her first Met Gala appearance. The theme that year was China: Through the Looking Glass. Clooney looked both polished and edgy in a red dress that was full of interesting textures and volume. The bodice fit her perfectly and featured large square sequins. The Maison Margiela gown, designed by John Galliano, also had a full skirt with layers and swirling textures that truly caught the eye.

Another sign that Clooney was getting more playful with her fashion choices? Her silver pants and crop top outfit that she wore while out at a Charlotte Tilbury event in London. The metallic two-piece outfit was ultra-trendy and showed more skin than one of Clooney's typical looks. It also proved that metallic pants are both trending and wearable. By pairing it with silver shoes and large chandelier earrings, she struck just the right balance between stylish and sophisticated.

Enter 2016, and Amal Clooney continued to become more playful with her outfit choices. Not only was she straying away from her ultra-simple but elegant styles; she was introducing more colors, textures, and motifs into her wardrobe. One way that she introduced more elements into her style was with the little white dress, the fashion trend that was on everyone's radar in spring 2024. At the premiere of her husband's movie "Hail, Caesar!" Clooney rocked a white full-skirted minidress with red detailing around the waist that trailed up the bodice as well as down the skirt. Not only did this adorable look have a charming Valentine's Day vibe, but it was also effortlessly chic. The red lip and nude nails she paired it with proved she knew how to style the look to perfection.

At the Cannes Film Festival that year, Clooney looked ethereal in a buttery pastel gown. The one-shoulder dress featured a train and cinched in at the waist. Interestingly, she paired the gown with bold red lipstick and red earrings, proving that while red and yellow may not intuitively seem like a great color combination, they can be put together in ways that are toned down and elegant.

Amal Clooney was truly having fun with her style in 2017. Not only was she breaking away from simple and structured silhouettes, but she was also having more fun with different kinds of patterns. While some of this may have been because she simply wanted to explore new styles, her growing baby bump may also have played a role in some of her new, more flowy style choices. At the "Suburbicon" premiere, Clooney wore a breezy long strapless dress that featured an angular blue pattern.

At the Ceasar Awards that year, she wore another more adventurous maternity look. Her long ombré gown started with a white bodice, and the skirt slowly transitioned from white to gray feathers that ended with a black feather train. She completed the look with some of her biggest style standbys: some large chandelier earrings and a bold red lip.

After months of rocking elegant maternity fashion, Clooney gave birth to healthy twins. "This morning Amal and George welcomed Ella and Alexander Clooney into their lives," a rep told E! News in a statement that June. "Ella, Alexander, and Amal are all healthy, happy, and doing fine. George is sedated and should recover in a few days." While her husband may have needed sedation, Amal Clooney seemed to be doing fine after giving birth and even returned to her job as an international human rights lawyer just three months after welcoming her twins.

In terms of fashion, 2018 was a big year for Amal Clooney. Not only was she continuing to explore her style, but she was also turning heads at the Met Gala once again. One big theme in her looks from this year was partial skirts, which were reminiscent of the mid-aughts skirts over pants trend we thought we'd never see again. While attending the American Film Institute Gala, she donned a baby-pink off-the-shoulder Prada dress with an opening on the side that revealed a shorter hemline. At the Met Gala, she was rocking a sophisticated skirt-and-pants combo. The look featured a satin bodice and a super voluminous half-skirt that draped over navy-colored pants. The bold red floral pattern created an intriguing and elegant look and was an interesting take on the theme that year: Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.

In an interview with Vogue that year, Clooney's mother opened up about her daughter's love of fashion and her determination to style herself, saying, "She would come and grab a series of shoes and bags and whatever. I'd say, 'What are you doing?' She'd give me this legal argument that went on and on."

In 2019, it seemed that Amal Clooney's always elegant style was taking a somewhat more laidback direction. This year, she appeared to be focused on simple looks and cool tones. While attending the premiere of "Catch 22," Amal wore a dark-green one-shouldered dress with some serious '80s vibes. The asymmetric dress accentuated her waist and looked both polished and edgy. She introduced a pop of color with long purple earrings and a warm-pink lip.

Snapped by paparazzi while out and about with her husband George Clooney in New York City that year, Amal wore a simple satiny teal top and skirt. The look featured a sweetheart neckline and delicate ruffling around the hemline of the skirt. Keeping the ensemble toned down, she paired it with nude pumps and a nude clutch. Not only was Amal opting for a different color palette, but she also seemed drawn to softer, less structured looks around this time, as well. 

At the start of the new decade, the pandemic prevented Amal Clooney from having very many red-carpet appearances. However, she made up for her time away from the red carpet in 2021 with an ultra-glamorous look. At the U.K. premiere of "The Tender Bar," Amal was definitely channeling the charm of Old Hollywood. Her long white gown was fitted to her figure impeccably. The glitzy sequin strapless dress was cinched in at the waist and featured a small train.

The most exciting element of this look, though, is the white feather boa that she accessorized with. While the dress was classic and looked amazing on its own, adding a feather boa introduced some texture and just enough glamour to level up her look without taking it over the top. She paired it with dangling diamond earrings and a warm-pink lip. She wore her hair in soft, flowing waves to complete the style.

Around the same time, Amal's husband was taking some time to look back at their love story. In an interview with Marc Maron on his podcast "WTF With Marc Maron," George Clooney opened up about the moment he first met Amal. "Listen, I didn't want to get married," he said. "I didn't want to have kids. And then this extraordinary human being walked into my life, and I just fell madly in love." He continued, "And I knew from the minute I met her that everything was going to be different."

In 2022, Amal Clooney was continuing her trend of rocking looks with tons of classic elegance, but often with subtle twists. While attending the Academy Museum Gala, Clooney wore an unforgettable green-and-cream dress by Del Core that was both timeless and trend-forward. The bodice featured a lingerie-inspired bustier shape with a small cut out under the bust. The alternating panels of cream and green were lined with delicate ruffles that added subtle interest to the simple gown. She paired it with some dainty diamond jewelry and a small clutch and kept her makeup simple and soft.

At the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony, Clooney was wearing another sleek dress with a similar fit but a totally different look. There, she donned an off-the-shoulder silver number with sequins centered in the front of the Valentino gown. She kept the look focused and simple despite all the glitz by pairing it with a silver clutch and silver jewelry. She also wore her hair in loose, tumbling curls.

Amal Clooney was relying on some of her favorite style staples, including sequins and feathers, in 2023. Now, though, she was taking things to a whole new level. At the 2023 Fashion Awards, Clooney was once again having fun with glitz. The Atelier Versace dress she wore to the event had an eye-catching ombré effect, not just because of the gradual color change of her dress, which went from a nude shade to a deep bronze, but also because the size of her sequins changed from small at the top to large at the bottom. To keep the focus on the stunning frock, her accessories were minimal and included a small clutch and some earrings. She wore her long hair straight with some gentle curls at the ends and kept her makeup natural looking.

While out on the town with her husband, Clooney wore an interesting mix of pieces. It's no secret that feathers were taking center stage in fashion in 2023, and she knew just how to style them. By pairing her light-pink feather minidress with an oversized blazer, Clooney was mixing feminine and masculine elements at an expert level. A small black clutch and some large dangling earrings supported the look without drawing attention away from her gorgeous dress. In keeping with the overall outfit, Clooney wore soft, rosy makeup and wore her long hair straight.

From 2024 on, Amal Clooney has been showing off her ability to rock simple and structured looks, as well as softer, more feminine ones, as well. While attending the Albies, Amal wore a sleek black Atelier Versace dress that proved sometimes a simple look is the most striking. The gown featured a plunging neckline, and she accessorized it with some of her go-to accessories, large dangling earrings, bangles, and a small clutch. She let her long hair flow with some soft hints of curls and was sporting another one of her most-relied on makeup looks: a bold red lip.

While Amal may have opted for a pared-down but striking look at the Albies, she was going in a totally different direction when she attended the "Wolfs" premiere with husband George Clooney in Venice. There, she was rocking another one of her style standbys: a dress in a soft shade of yellow. Even though this look was super tasteful and elegant, it also displayed a range of trends. Not only is butter yellow a stylish hue, but the lingerie-inspired bodice and lacy ruffles give it an even more fashion-forward feel. Amal kept her hair and makeup in tune with the vibe of the dress, with her dark hair looking visibly lighter and toussled. Her light, rosy makeup also coordinated with the overall look to create an ethereal and elegant style.