When I was checking the headlines last night, I thought this story would be the biggest story of the day! How wrong I was. I kind of love Duchess Kate for baby-blocking George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin. The only way Clooney & Amal could top the royal baby news is if Amal announced HER pregnancy with a non-pasta baby today too. Anyway, George and Amal walked their very first red carpet together last night in Florence, Italy. The event? George was receiving a Humanitarian Award at the Celebrity Fight Night event. That’s a good choice for the first red carpet – it’s not a premiere, it’s not too “industry,” but it’s not too dull and serious either. Just the right amount of glamour and seriousness. Bonus points for not doing the first red carpet in America too, because the American press and photographers would have descended on Amal like she was a limping gazelle on the savannah.
For the big event, Amal decided to go with a deceptively simple Dolce & Gabbana gown in black. The fit is great. The design is elegant. Her hair is gorgeous. Do you think she gets regular blowouts? I think she does. She was walking around London last week looking like she just stepped out a salon as well – go here to see those photos. She was also spotted going into the Alexander McQueen studio, just FYI. So now people are wondering if she’s really wearing Oscar de la Renta for her wedding, or if she’s going the Duchess Kate route and wearing Sarah Burton-for-McQueen.
George also mentioned Amal in his speech, because of course he did. That was the whole point of this. He apparently said: “I met my lovely bride to be here in Italy, whom I will be marrying, in a couple of weeks, in Venice, of all places.” Wait, they’re getting married in Venice?! I’m sorry, I don’t believe him. I think he’s trying to throw people off the Como wedding scent. And I thought George met Amal in London?! What the hell? People Mag notes a few more details: George and Amal sat with Andrea Bocelli and his wife Veronica at the event and throughout the evening, “Clooney had one main focus: Amal. He kept putting his arm around her shoulder, and whenever her flowing locks flew out of place on between one bout of laughter or another, he carefully brushed them back.” LOL. That made me eye-roll, but then again, I’m pretty cynical.
Photos courtesy of Shotpress/WENN & KIKA/WENN.
SOURCE: Cele|bitchy – Read entire story here.