SOURCE: GLAMOUR

BY: KIM FUSARO

Just as Pantone picks a color palette to set the mood for the year ahead, I pick a fashion muse. For the new decade I’m saying goodbye to floral prints, muted shades, and billowing dress silhouettes—you’re all canceled, just as swiftly as Woodstock 50—and hello to Amal Clooney Style. (Yes, with a capital S.) “Is Amal Clooney Style a thing?” I can hear you asking. Of course it is. It’s fashionable but never a slave to fashion, and it almost always includes pointy-toe pumps. It says, “I mean business” and “I keep a tailor on retainer” and “Yes, my husband was named Sexiest Man Alive twice, but we all know who the real catch is here.” It’s also very aware of the occasion. At the office, Amal Clooney Style is a solid-color dress that’s knee-length or a little longer; on the weekend, though—if you’re actually Amal Clooney, that often means “on the red carpet”—it can be a little bit unexpected.

Meghan Markle’s Baby Shower

The Duchess of Sussex’s New York baby shower, hosted by close friend Serena Williams, was held in February the penthouse suite at The Mark, a swanky uptown hotel that reportedly costs $75,000 per night. Which is all to say, Amal Clooney knew she’d be photographed and among well-dressed company. She selected a slim-fitting strapless jumpsuit with a same-color belt that brings us to Rule No. 1 of Amal Clooney Style: Accentuate your natural waist. (You won’t see a sack dress in the next dozen photos.) Gold hoops and matching pumps are understated but equally festive.

The Prince’s Trust

A month later Amal and her mister attended a dinner hosted by Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace. George Clooney’s classic tux (and, um, Buckingham Palace) indicates that the event was black tie, which means it was the perfect occasion for a floor-length strapless gown paired with a one-shoulder cape with a cascading train. The look perfectly demonstrates Amal Clooney Style Rule No. 2: If you’re wearing solid black or white, make sure there’s something visually interesting about the silhouette, texture, or details.

Two days later—still on the charity dinner circuit, now in Edinburgh—Amal and George attended a gala on behalf of the Clooney Foundation for Justice, which the two cofounded in 2016. George went tie-free and unbuttoned, while Amal picked a wide-leg one-shoulder navy jumpsuit with matching pumps. The jumpsuit is cinched with a black belt (Rule No. 1) that ties in her animal-print clutch.

U.N. Headquarters

This look, worn to a security council meeting in April (with Iraqi Yazidi human rights activist Nadia Murad) , demonstrates two more of the primary rules of Amal Clooney Style: (3) You can’t go wrong with solids. Most of Amal’s looks (especially work dresses) are a single color. (4) Choose an appropriately sized bag. If Amal needs a laptop and folders, she carries a polished bag that’s big enough to accommodate everything. (I suspect she’d rather take a personal day than do the “too-small handbag plus a fabric-tote” schlep that I’m prone to do.)