Julia Roberts drapes a statuesque figure in a statement dress at the first Albie Awards hosted by her old friend George Clooney and his wife Amal
Julia Roberts draped her statuesque figure in a statement dress for the inaugural Albie Awards in New York this Saturday.
Co-hosted by Julia’s old friend George Clooney and his wife, human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, the event hosted a scintillating guest list.
Among the cavalcade of celebrities who flocked to the New York Public Library for the party, Julia caused a stir in a striking dress.
Swanking about: Julia Roberts draped her statuesque figure in a statement dress for the first Albie Awards in New York this Saturday
Her elegant dress was black other than a pink, white and burnt orange striped section extending from her belly to her cleavage.
The Eat Pray Love star teamed the dress with a matching jacket which she threw fashionably over her shoulders without putting her arms in the sleeves.
Wearing her wavy blonde hair over her shoulders, she accentuated her unmistakable features with makeup.
Julia has worked with George for a long time, having starred with him in films ranging from Ocean’s Eleven in 2001 to Money Monster in 2016.
Aglow: Co-hosted by Julia’s old friend George Clooney and his wife, human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, the event hosted a scintillating guest list.
They have teamed up again for an upcoming comedy called Ticket To Paradise in which they play a divorced couple teaming up to prevent their daughter’s marriage.
“I think it’s so funny and George is so funny and George and I together it’s probably going to be terrible because there’s too much potential for it to be great, it’s just going to implode on itself,” Julia joked to Variety at Cannes this year.
“I think that should be the publicity for the movie: ‘It’s probably going to be terrible,'” she said. “I’m so glad my publicist is on a plane right now.”
The Albie Awards are given by the Clooney Foundation For Justice, which describes them as “brave defenders of justice who take great risks for what they do”.
Radiant: Her elegant dress was black other than a pink, white and burnt orange striped section stretching from her midriff to her cleavage
They bear the name of Judge Albie Sachs, the famous South African jurist imprisoned and then exiled for his activism against the apartheid regime.
Thursday’s guest list included Cindy Crawford and her husband Rande Gerber, who caused a storm with George and Amal for photographers.
Rande, George and a businessman called Mike Meldman co-founded the popular tequila brand Casamigos, which they have since sold.
A dazzling array of famous faces walked the red carpet, from Dua Lipa and Jodie Turner-Smith to Drew Barrymore and Phoebe Dynevor to Oscar Isaac.
Showstopper: Amal’s petite figure was showcased in a sensational gold luster fringe dress as she posed next to George
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