Ciao from Venice! The final international film festival of summer 2025 is finally underway. Each August, stars guide their boats to the Lido di Venezia to premiere some of the year's most anticipated movies at the Venice Film Festival. Their best red carpet looks also return from a summer hiatus, swapping flip-flops and straw bags for over-the-top (and often bespoke) gowns by Armani, Chanel, Prada, and more.
Unlike this year's contentious Cannes Film Festival red carpet, the Venice Film Festival has a simple dress code: "A formal attire is recommended," the official site reads. As the event kicked off on August 27, it seemed guests were excited to push that straightforward suggestion to its max. Take Cate Blanchett for example, who shut down the opening red carpet in a plunging Armani Privé gown—which she'd debuted three years ago, in 2022. Or Amal Clooney, who shut down the Jay Kelly premiere on August 28 in a resplendent fuchsia gown with a bubble-like train.
