Amal Clooney's Polka Dot Skirt Suit Is Exactly What We Need Today
It's a bittersweet day to be a woman in America.
In D.C., Dr. Christine Blasey Ford put everything on the line-her reputation, her safety, her privacy-to testify in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Amidst conversations around her courage and resilience, some women are tweeting about the pressure she must have felt in deciding what to wear: how to have her hair blown out, how much makeup to wear before going in front of the world to be judged, to speak about the darkest moments of her life.
It's complicated, the material aspects of being a woman, but all of those things, what we wear, how we do our hair, what lipstick to choose, or not choose, can be equal parts armor, self-care and, in the best of circumstances, up-lifting.
In New York City, Amal Clooney is appearing daily at UN meetings. To celebrate her unique and polished approach to style is not to undercut her intellect or her mitigate the important work that she does as a human rights attorney. It's to celebrate one aspect of being a woman-to find the light, ignore the haters.
And that polka dot suit, comprised of a flowing jacket, tied at the waist with a coordinating belt, with a slight ruffle at the sleeve, paired with a matching midi skirt, an oversized black bag (presumably for all of her legal docs) and simple black pumps, is a sartorial winner. It is technically a suit, but wears like a dress.
Clooney has become a style icon, synonymous with her elegant style, often compared to Jackie O. This suit may or may not be vintage, but it's certainly vintage-inspired. It doesn't take itself too seriously, which is never to say Clooney doesn't take herself seriously.
The mom of twins kept her beauty look natural, with flowing, slightly curled, impossibly bouncy hair, a touch of blush and a light pink lip. Sapphire and diamond earrings frame her face, her nails are perfectly manicured in a high-shine, deep red hue.
Because being a woman can mean having the option of feeling beautiful and empowered all at once-and we are grateful to the ones who show up for all of us.
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