Glove it — or leave it?

WHEN it comes to red-carpet fashion, it’s not easy for a celebrity to make waves — especially if they opt to cover up.

Enter Amal Clooney.

As the beautiful barrister made her Hollywood debut at the Golden Globes, she stepped out in a black oneshoulder Dior gown — and a pair of white evening gloves.

The hashtag #Amalsgloves immediately popped up on Twitter, with style wags breathlessly debating whether the throwback accessory favored by Jackie Kennedy was a hit or a miss.

“It’s pretty remarkable when you consider that she wasn’t nominated for an award, isn’t an actress, and isn’t even a part of the industry, and yet her confident, bold choice made her the most talked-about woman of the evening,” says Jane Keltner de Valle, Glamour’s fashion news director. “So many women in Hollywood feel they need to bare all to be noticed. Amal proved that you can maintain your dignity, be elegant and discreet, and steal the show.” Olivia Pope, Kerry Washington’s character on “Scandal,” is another fan of opera-length gloves, which symbolize power, according to fashion stylist William Graper, who applauded Clooney’s red-carpet choice.

“[Gloves] are highbrow and elitist. They immediately give off an air,” says Graper.

The tastemaker says this is just the beginning of a red-carpet trend.

“Everyone is talking about it, and anything people talk about ends up trickling down,” says Graper. “I don’t see it trickling down to Zara, but you will see some designers doing it on the runway and maybe on other actresses at the Oscars.”