{"id":468187,"date":"2026-05-26T18:06:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T18:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/468187\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T18:06:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T18:06:11","slug":"hilary-duff-wears-a-chainmail-rabanne-dress-at-the-2026-american-music-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/468187\/","title":{"rendered":"Hilary Duff Wears a Chainmail Rabanne Dress at the 2026 American Music Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The 2026 American Music Awards were like an all-out nostalgia fest<\/a>, with surprises appearances from everyone from the Black Eyes Peas<\/a> and New Kids on the Block<\/a> to a performance from the newly-reunited Pussycat Dolls<\/a>. Of course, with so many early-aughts icons in attendance, it makes sense that Hilary Duff<\/a> was present, and she went for a very Y2K-coded look in a custom chainmail dress from Rabanne.<\/p>\n

Back in the 2000s, the chainmail dress was the uniform for everybody from Paris Hilton<\/a> to Kate Moss<\/a>, and in the years since, the metallic conversation-starter clearly hasn\u2019t lost it luster. (In the past year alone, red-carpet moments from stars like Sydney Sweeney<\/a> and Teyana Taylor<\/a> have ushered this style right back into the spotlight.)<\/p>\n

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Hilary Duff attends the 2026 American Music Awards.<\/p>\n

Last night, Duff was the latest to champion the return of the chainmail, in a shimmering, strappy maxi version. The design featured thick ribbed shoulder straps that outlined the plunging neckline, while a high empire waist gave the dress somewhat of a vintage feel.<\/p>\n

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Duff wore a custom chainmail dress from Rabanne.<\/p>\n

The Lizzie McGuire alum paired the piece with a set of matching silver stiletto sandals from Giuseppe Zanotti<\/a>, and she kept things minimalist with her jewelry, wearing only a pair of tiered diamond-drop earrings and diamond rings. Her hair, meanwhile, was parted down the middle in subtly wavy strands.<\/p>\n

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Duff presented the award for New Artist of the Year.<\/p>\n

In February, Duff made her long-awaited return to music with the release of her sixth studio album Luck… or Something<\/a>, which marked her first new album in over a decade.<\/p>\n

At the 2026 AMAs, she presented the award for New Artist of the Year, which ultimately went to Katseye<\/a>. The global girl group beat out fellow nominees Alex Warren, Ella Langley, Leon Thomas, Olivia Dean, and Sombr.<\/p>\n