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The Best Fashion Moments At The 2026 Venice Film Festival

From the airport to the red carpet and everywhere in between.

by Kevin LeBlanc
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It’s back-to-school season, and the new-year-new-me energy also applies to the fashion and film worlds. Fashion Month is about to kick off, but before then, movie stars and brand ambassadors alike have the opportunity to perfect their small talk about their summers at the 2026 edition of the Venice Film Festival. The first of many fall film festivals takes over the Lido in the aquatic city, with stars piling onto the red carpet for many a premiere. Some movies of note we’re looking forward to: A24’s Primetime starring the last great movie star Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen; Werner Herzog’s Bucking Fastard featuring siblings Kate and Rooney Mara in their first-ever film together; and Company, a Casey Affleck-directed feature starring Emily Alyn Lind and Affleck’s children, Indiana and Atticus.

While the lineup is obviously the main draw, there are now enough activations and parties to make Venice feel like a media circus in its own right. With that in mind, we’re keeping track of all the looks that raised our eyebrows and got Instagram double-taps from us — not just the premiere looks, but the “arriving to the Lido” looks and airport arrival moments. There are always opportunities to stun in archival, vintage, and fresh-off-the-runway looks, and we know the stars are going to take them. See who caught our eye below.

Claire Foy

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In Bottega Veneta arriving to the festival

Bianca Balti

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In Ilya Migmoon at the Ink screening and opening red carpet

Kendall Jenner

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Carrying a Chanel bag at the airport

Aaron Altaras

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At the The Girl With The Leica screening

Clara Galle

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In Giorgio Armani at the Ink screening and opening red carpet

Nicholas Galitzine

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In Emporio Armani at the Ink screening and opening red carpet

Jonathan Bailey

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In Giorgio Armani at the Ink screening and opening red carpet

Nina Dobrev

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In Armani Privé and Chopard jewelry at the Ink screening and opening red carpet

Zazie Beetz

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In Giorgio Armani at the Ink screening and opening red carpet

Stella Maxwell

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In Intimissimi at the Ink screening and opening red carpet

Hayes Warner

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In Giorgio Armani and Chopard at the Ink screening and opening red carpet

Chase Sui Wonders

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In Giorgio Armani and Tiffany & Co. jewelry at the Ink screening and opening red carpet

Owen Thiele

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In Giorgio Armani and Pandora jewelry at the Ink screening and opening red carpet

Mary Beth Barone

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In Giorgio Armani at the Ink screening and opening red carpet

Parker Posey

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In Valentino at the Wild Horse Nine photocall

Rooney Mara

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In custom Louis Vuitton and Swarovski jewelry at the Bucking Fastard premiere

Kate Mara

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In Armani Privé and Cartier jewelry at the Bucking Fastard premiere

Kendall Jenner

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In Giorgio Armani and Briony Raymond earrings at the Wild Horse Nine premiere

Stella Maxwell

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At the Wild Horse Nine premiere

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

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In Celine at the Wild Horse Nine premiere

Mariana Di Girolamo

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In custom Chanel at the Wild Horse Nine premiere

Parker Posey

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In Valentino at the Wild Horse Nine premiere

Vittoria Ceretti

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In Armani Privé at the Wild Horse Nine premiere

Sydney Sweeney

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At the Armani Beauty dinner

Owen Thiele

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At the Armani Beauty dinner

Chase Sui Wonders

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At the Armani Beauty dinner

Hayes Warner

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At the Armani Beauty dinner

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