They have made Venice their personal style stage for years — and the Clooneys are at it again. Amal Clooney and George Clooney arrived in the Floating City by boat on 1st September ahead of the 2026 Venice Film Festival, where George is set to receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement award at the festival's opening ceremony. And even before the official glamour begins, the couple managed to make the boat ride itself look like a fashion moment.
An Off-Duty Entrance That Still Turned Heads
Rather than saving all the sartorial effort for the red carpet, Amal Clooney stepped off the water taxi in a three-piece olive-green silk set by Haider Ackermann for Tom Ford — a matching scoop-neck tank top, micro shorts and a single-breasted blazer that shimmered in the Italian sun.
She completed the look with oversized sunglasses and her signature mermaid waves swept into a soft side part.
George, never one to overshadow his wife, kept things quietly sharp in a navy polo shirt, white trousers and aviator shades. The pair's coordinated palette — complementary without tipping into costume territory — was, as ever, impeccably judged.
The three-piece set was a luxe upgrade to a typical skirt suit, showing off miles of legs while keeping the overall effect effortlessly chic — proof that Amal Clooney's off-duty wardrobe is as considered as her red-carpet choices.
A Festival That Feels Like Home
Venice is, in many ways, the Clooneys' second living room. Their Lake Como estate is just a short trip away, and the couple were spotted there only last week, hosting a dinner party with friends at the villa — Amal in a long white silk slip dress, George matching her in white. Weeks earlier, the family, including their twins, attended a dinner honouring the Clooney Foundation for Justice at the Passalacqua hotel nearby.
The couple's Venice track record speaks for itself. Last year, Amal turned heads in a fuchsia vintage Jean-Louis Scherrer gown — complete with a high-low hem and dramatic train — on the red carpet at George's Jay Kelly premiere. At the 2024 festival, she went one better, appearing in not one but two custom gowns: a light blue Bach Mai design with ombré paillette fringe, and a pale yellow Atelier Versace creation with ruffle detailing. George, faithful as ever, stood beside her in a classic tuxedo.
All Eyes on the Main Event
With the opening ceremony still ahead, speculation is already swirling about what Amal will wear to see her husband collect one of cinema's most prestigious honours. Versace has long been a go-to for the human rights lawyer on the Lido, and with Pieter Mulier's debut collection for the house generating considerable buzz this season, it would be a fitting choice for the occasion.
'Start placing your bets now on what they will wear for the main event,' Vogue UK noted, reflecting the level of anticipation that now surrounds every Clooney Venice appearance.
She arrived in Tom Ford. She departed Lake Como in white silk. The question of what comes next — under the Venice lights, with George stepping up to accept a lifetime's worth of recognition — is one the fashion world will be watching very closely indeed.
