Amal Clooney Just Wore the One Shoe I’d Never Wear to the Airport

There’s no disputing it, Amal Clooney is a women of many talents. But, choosing an airport-appropriate shoe might not be one of them. Stepping out in an elegant outfit that comprised of a draping jumpsuit, the lawyer and social activist paired her look with oversized sunglasses and a metallic gold wedge shoe.

Beautiful as they might be, when I saw Clooney’s shoe choice my mind immediately went to the faff at the security queue that wearing a wedge is certain to cause. Not only will a wedge need to go through the scanners to ensure it’s hollow, her pair also includes a buckle detail that you’ll have to kneel down to un-do, not to mention having to stride bare-foot across the airport floor, these pretty gold shoes simply screamed inconvenient to me.

Appropriate for the airport? No. Incredibly chic? Yes, and I can think of many an occasion when Clooney’s pretty wedges would be just the ticket—a garden party, an evening out, an all-day wedding—but not one of them involved having to pass through a security screening.

I know what you’re thinking—she probably doesn’t even go through standard security. Having never flown on a private jet myself, I’m not 100% on the process, but I have to assume she slipped into something a little more comfortable when she boarded the plane. Still, I applaud her commitment to a look, even if it might be impractical for the rest of us.