Over the past 10 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 Aug. 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 Sept. 1, 2024.
Pascal Le Segretain/Getty ImagesTaylor Russell

Taylor Russell poses on the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival on Aug. 28, 2024.
Yara Nardi/ReutersUrsula Corbero

Ursula Corbero poses on the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on Aug. 29, 2024.
Marco Bertorello/Getty ImagesNicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman poses on the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on Aug. 30, 2024.
Yara Nardi/ReutersDaniel Craig and Rachel Weisz

Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz pose on the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on Sept. 3, 2024.
Louisa Gouliamaki/ReutersTaylor Russell and Barbara Paz

Taylor Russell and director Barbara Paz pose on red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on Sept. 2, 2024.
Marco Bertorello/AFP/Getty ImagesJenna Ortega and Winow Ryder

Jenna Ortega and Winona Ryder pose on the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival at on Aug. 28, 2024.
Daniele Venturelli/WireImageAngelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie attends a photocall during the Venice Film Festival on Aug. 29, 2024.
Yara Nardi/ReutersKodi Smit-McPhee

Kodi Smit-McPhee poses on the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on Aug. 29, 2024.
Louisa Gouliamaki/ReutersZhang Ziyi

Zhang Ziyi poses on the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on Aug. 28, 2024.
Yara Nardi/ReutersGessica Notaro

Gessica Notaro poses on the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on Sept. 2, 2024.
Stefania D'Alessandro/WireImageAdrien Brody and Georgina Chapman

Adrien Brody and Georgina Chapman on the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on Sept. 1, 2024.
Pascal Le Segretain/Getty ImagesLady Gaga

Lady Gaga poses on the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on Sept. 4, 2024.
Yara Nardi/ReutersTilda Swinton, Pedro Almodovar and Julianne Moore

Tilda Swinton, Pedro Almodóvar, and Julianne Moore on the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on Sept. 2, 2024.
Yara Nardi/ReutersHarris Dickinson

Harris Dickinson poses on the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on Aug. 30, 2024.
Andreas Rentz/Getty ImagesAmal Clooney and George Clooney

Amal Clooney and George Clooney pose on the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on September 1, 2024.
Louisa Gouliamaki/REUTERSJude Law

Jude Law poses on the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on Aug. 31, 2024.
Yara Nardi/ReutersHoyeon Jung

Hoyeon Jung poses on the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on Aug. 29, 2024.
Daniele Venturelli/WireImageAntonio Banderas

Antonio Banderas reacts on the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on Aug. 30, 2024.
Marco Bertorello/AFP/Getty ImagesEmily Ratajkowski

Emily Ratajkowski arrives at the Venice Film Festival on Aug. 31, 2024.
Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty ImagesRonn Mann

Ronn Moss poses on the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on Sept. 6, 2024.
Louisa Gouliamaki/ReutersJason Schwartzman

Jason Schwartzman poses on the red carpet during Venice Film Festival on Sept. 4, 2024.
Alessandra Benedetti/Corbis/Getty ImagesCatherine O’Hara

Catherine O’Hara reacts on the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on Aug. 28, 2024.
Andreas Rentz/Getty ImagesKasia Smutniak

Kasia Smutniak poses on the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival on Sept. 2, 2024.
Yara Nardi/ReutersOmar Apollo

Omar Apollo poses on the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on Sept. 3, 2024.
Stephane Cardinale/Corbis/Getty ImagesSophie Wilde

Sophie Wilde poses on the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on Aug. 30, 2024.
Yara Nardi/ReutersMiriam Leone

Miriam Leone walks the red carpet during the Venice Film Festival on Aug. 29, 2024.
Marco Bertorello/AFP/Getty Images