The Dictator | Amal Clooney’s yellow royal wedding dress and where to find it

The human rights lawyer dazzled at the nuptials of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in a custom-made Stella McCartney outfit

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The human rights lawyer dazzled at the nuptials of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in a custom-made Stella McCartney outfit

The Dictator

Published: 5:15pm, 6 Jun 2018Updated: 5:15pm, 6 Jun 2018

Amal and George Clooney arrive at Windsor Castle for the wedding of Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Picture: AFP

I’m still buzzing from the royal wedding and all the fashion inspo. Amal Clooney’s yellow dress was just amazing. Now I’m craving a bit of yellow in my life. Where should I look?
Sunny Disposition, Wan Chai

The Dictator: Start by looking in the mirror because marigold yellow is probably terrible on you. It is on most of us. Those who shine in yellow tones tend to have gorgeous warm-toned or darker skin. If that describes you, then hallelujah, let’s go for it.

Anyone who reads a newspaper would know that the mustard yellow dress with asymmetric train that Amal Clooney wore to the Prince Harry-Meghan Markle wedding was a Stella McCartney. And it almost broke the internet. What some of you may not have realised is that people like Clooney, who is a human rights lawyer and the wife of Hollywood star George Clooney, often have their outfits custom made for them.

Stella McCartney isn’t selling that dress. However, it does have the Randy maxi dress with cape detail over the shoulders in sunny yellow (HK$11,470; 24sevres.com). Or you can try Dolce & Gabbana’s yellow sheath dress with large buttons embellishing the deep V-neck and cap sleeves (HK$9,300).

Going more formal, Roland Mouret has the Gerzon off-the-shoulder wool crepe gown (HK$16,542; Net-a-Porter). For major impact, there is Esteban Cortázar’s midi dress that mixes different canary yellow-hued materials to create tonal colour-blocking (HK$12,000; Lane Crawford). Pale complexions can sometimes pull off a light lemon yellow. For everyone else, we’d recommend a chic yellow accent, such as a belt, shoes, or bag. Just keep them away from your face.