From the airport to the red carpet and everywhere in between.
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.
In Bottega Veneta arriving to the festival
In Ilya Migmoon at the Ink screening and opening red carpet
At the The Girl With The Leica screening
In Giorgio Armani at the Ink screening and opening red carpet
In Emporio Armani at the Ink screening and opening red carpet
In Armani Privé and Chopard jewelry at the Ink screening and opening red carpet
In Intimissimi at the Ink screening and opening red carpet
In Giorgio Armani and Chopard at the Ink screening and opening red carpet
In Giorgio Armani and Tiffany & Co. jewelry at the Ink screening and opening red carpet
In Giorgio Armani and Pandora jewelry at the Ink screening and opening red carpet
In Valentino at the Wild Horse Nine photocall
In custom Louis Vuitton and Swarovski jewelry at the Bucking Fastard premiere
In Armani Privé and Cartier jewelry at the Bucking Fastard premiere
In Giorgio Armani and Briony Raymond earrings at the Wild Horse Nin e premiere
In Celine at the Wild Horse Nin e premiere
In custom Chanel at the Wild Horse Nin e premiere
In Valentino at the Wild Horse Nin e premiere
In Armani Privé at the Wild Horse Nin e premiere
In Chanel at the Mr. Nelson Did You Kill People screening
In Prada at the Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger premiere
In Saint Laurent at the Primetime premiere
In custom McQueen at the Primetime premiere
At the Filming Italy Venice Award red carpet
In custom Calvin Klein Collection at the amfAR Gala Venezia
In Saint Laurent at The Echo Chamber premiere
This article was originally published on Sep. 2, 2026