{"id":695906,"date":"2026-05-26T15:14:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T15:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/695906\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T15:14:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T15:14:17","slug":"hilary-duff-looks-phenomenal-in-plunging-chainmail-dress-for-show-stopping-amas-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/695906\/","title":{"rendered":"Hilary Duff looks phenomenal in plunging chainmail dress for show-stopping AMAs return"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hilary Duff\u00a0<\/a>certainly knows how to make an entrance after her show-stopping return to the American Music Awards<\/a> on May 25.<\/p>\n

The singer and actress, 38, made her first appearance at the event in 21 years, and she arrived looking every inch the star that she is.<\/p>\n

Hilary looked incredible in a silver metallic Rabanne gown that skimmed her Sports IllustratedSwimsuit-worthy<\/a> physique.<\/p>\n

The striking chainmail dress featured a plunging sweetheart neckline and a subtle slit that exposed her matching silver open-toe stilettos.<\/p>\n

Hilary let her dress do all the talking and kept the rest of her look understated, opting for a bouncy blowout and minimal makeup, with fluttery eyelashes, a flush of color on her cheeks, and a glossy lip.<\/p>\n

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2026 has already been quite the year for Hilary, who made her musical comeback after a decade away with her acclaimed album luck\u2026or something, followed by a sold-out headlining tour.<\/p>\n

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Hilary looked incredible in her Rabanne chainmail dress (Getty Images)<\/p>\n

She also gave the commencement speech at Northeastern University and was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2026.<\/p>\n

If that wasn’t enough, Hilary was also one of four cover stars on the 2026 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue<\/a>, for which she wore a plunging one-piece white swimsuit<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Hilary wore matching silver stilettos (Getty Images)<\/p>\n

“I can look at my body now and appreciate all the things it has done for me,” she told the publication<\/a>. “I no longer find that I am constantly comparing myself \u2013 and that is a better place to exist.”<\/p>\n

However, she did have some boundaries for the photoshoot, one of which was a ban on bikinis.<\/p>\n

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Hilary refused to wear a bikini for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue (Instagram)<\/p>\n

Speaking with Kylie Kelce on her Not Gonna Lie<\/a>podcast on May 14, she detailed her early conversations with the magazine’s team, noting: “It was great to have conversations with them and be like, ‘Hey, I’m not going to wear a bikini.’<\/p>\n

“Like, I have had four kids. I feel comfortable showing this. I don’t feel comfortable showing this. And they’re like, ‘Got it. Got it. Got it,'” she added.<\/p>\n

Hilary then gushed about the mostly female team that made the photoshoot and cover possible, including makeup artist Kelsey Deenihan and photographer Kat Irlin.<\/p>\n

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Hilary is enjoying a musical comeback (Instagram)<\/p>\n

“The editor-in-chief is incredible. The photographer was who I wanted. It got to be my whole styling team, my hair and makeup,” she shared, adding: “They wanted me to feel my best.”<\/p>\n

Hilary also opened up about the photoshoot and process during an appearance on Wednesday, May 20, on The Jennifer Hudson Show,\u00a0noting it was a “crazy” phone call to receive, especially as she was in the car doing school pick-up for her kids.<\/p>\n

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Hilary is having a great 2026 (Getty Images)<\/p>\n

“When I think of that I think of a supermodel and a long-legged person, I’m 5’2″ so that’s just silly,” she said of her reaction, adding that her first instinct was to hang up on the call.<\/p>\n

“After I had the information and the official ask it took me a few days and it was like, I like things that scare me, I like a good challenge and I was like, okay, that means I have like six months to get in rip-roaring shape,” she further shared.<\/p>\n