Over the past ten days, directors, starlets, influencers and the usual assortment of ostentatiously wealthy attention-seekers have descended on Venice—it’s a beautiful summer season in southern Europe, after all, so why not spend it inside watching a bunch of new films?
The 2024 Venice International Film Festival, now in its 77th year, opened with the debuts of Tim Burton’s sequel, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, on August 28 and will close with period horror piece The American Backyard. Along the way, there have been buzzy screenings of Joker: Folie à Deux, Kevin Costner’s Horizon saga, Maria and Queer, to name just a few.
With all of these premieres there comes a red carpet. And with fashion icons like Tilda Swinton (The Room Next Door), Nicole Kidman (Babygirl) and Taylor Russell (who didn’t have a film showing at Venice, but served on a festival jury—and served looks, ofc) in the mix, that’s serious business. There’s been glamorous gowns and louche suits, oversize fascinators (Lady Gaga, but of course) and itty-bitty puppies. Some celebs posed demurely—very mindful—and other hammed it up with the crowds and paparazzi.
Scroll through the gallery below to see a selection of the sartorial highlights.
George Clooney
George Clooney poses with photographers on the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on September 1, 2024.
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Taylor Russell
Taylor Russell poses on the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival on August 28, 2024.
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Ursula Corbero
Ursula Corbero poses on the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on August 29, 2024.
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Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman poses on the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on August 30, 2024.
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Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz
Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz pose on the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on September 3, 2024.
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Taylor Russell and Barbara Paz
Taylor Russell and director Barbara Paz pose on red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on September 2, 2024.
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Jenna Ortega and Winow Ryder
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Jenna Ortega and Winona Ryder pose on the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival at on August 28, 2024.
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Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie attends a photocall during the Venice Film Festival on August 29, 2024.
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Kodi Smit-McPhee
Kodi Smit-McPhee poses on the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on August 29, 2024.
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Zhang Ziyi
Zhang Ziyi poses on the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on August 28, 2024.
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Gessica Notaro
Gessica Notaro poses on the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on September 2, 2024.
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Adrien Brody and Georgina Chapman
Adrien Brody and Georgina Chapman on the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on September 1, 2024.
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Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga poses on the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on September 4, 2024.
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Tilda Swinton, Pedro Almodovar and Julianne Moore
Tilda Swinton, Pedro Almodovar and Julianne Moore on the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on September 2, 2024.
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Harris Dickinson
Harris Dickinson poses on the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on August 30, 2024.
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Amal Clooney and George Clooney
Amal Clooney and George Clooney pose on the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on September 1, 2024.
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Jude Law
Jude Law poses on the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on August 31, 2024.
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Hoyeon Jung
Hoyeon Jung poses on the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on August 29, 2024.
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Antonio Banderas
Antonio Banderas reacts on the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on August 30, 2024.
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Emily Ratajkowski
Emily Ratajkowski poses on the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on August 31, 2024.
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Ronn Mann
Ronn Moss poses on the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on September 6, 2024.
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Jason Schwartzman
Jason Schwartzman poses on the red carpet during Venice Film Festival on September 4, 2024.
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Catherine O’Hara
Catherine O’Hara reacts on the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on August 28, 2024.
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Kasia Smutniak
Kasia Smutniak poses on the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival on September 2, 2024.
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Omar Apollo
Omar Apollo poses on the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on September 3, 2024.
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Sophie Wilde
Sophie Wilde poses on the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on August 30, 2024.
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Miriam Leone
Miriam Leone walks the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on August 29, 2024.
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