The Best Dressed Men At The Venice International Film Festival
A how-to guide to dressing like a real movie star
VENICE, ITALY – AUGUST 31: Adam Driver, Michael Mann and Patrick Dempsey attend a red carpet for the movie “Ferrari” at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on August 31, 2023 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Ernesto Ruscio/Getty Images)
Jacob Elordi in Valentino and Bottega Veneta; Patrick “McDreamy” Dempsey in Brunello Cucinelli; Mads Mikkelsen in Zegna: the Venice International Film Festival remains one of the best places to catch some of the best-dressed men all in the one place.
While the red carpet and media calls might have been a little bit lighter in numbers than previous years courtesy of the SAG-AFTRA strikes currently underway, those that were able to attend (because the smaller, independent studios they were working with actually signed up to the agreed terms put forward by the unions as Ferrari star Adam Driver pointed out) still delivered top notch men’s styling.
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Both in ways that suits are still the power move for menswear but also how to nail casual luxe.
Danish actor and Zegna ambassador Mads Mikkelsen was the blueprint here, in tonal shades of brown while travelling on the water taxis before shifting into a relaxed-cut suit (all Zegna, of course). Valentino creative director Pier Paolo Piccioli delivered similar dualities: tonal white layering on the boat before a pristine, razor sharp white suit for the red carpet at the Priscilla premier.
VENICE, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 03: Pier Paolo Piccioli is seen arriving at the 80th Venice International Film Festival 2023 on September 03, 2023 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Kate Green/Getty Images)
The traditional tux was everpresent for the red carpet premiers it was the more offbeat wardrobes that carried the day: Wes Anderson’s pink seersucker suit – a variation on a theme that the director wears every summer – with its flared trousers cut just shy of his tan loafers.
VENICE, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 05: Luca Guadagnino attends a red carpet for the movie “Enea” at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 05, 2023 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images)
Fellow auteur Luca Guadagnino’s brought subtle detail to his tailoring with white piping along the edges of his blazer for one event while Japanese actor Mirai Moriyama delivered three generations of flawless style along with his Hokage co-star Oga Tsukao and director Shinya Tsukamoto.
Check out our selection of best dressed men below
VENICE, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 04: Jacob Elordi attends a red carpet for the movie “Priscilla” at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 04, 2023 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Maria Moratti/Getty Images)
Jacob Elordi in Valentino
VENICE, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 01: Director Wes Anderson attends a photocall for the Netflix movie “The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar” at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 01, 2023 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Kate Green/Getty Images for Netflix)
Wes Anderson
VENICE, ITALY – AUGUST 31: Adam Driver attends a red carpet for the movie “Ferrari” at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on August 31, 2023 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)
Adam Driver
VENICE, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 01: Mads Mikkelsen attends a photocall for the movie “Bastarden (The Promised Land)” at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 01, 2023 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Alessandra Benedetti – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
Mads Mikkelsen in Zegna
VENICE, ITALY – AUGUST 30: Luca Guadagnino attends the opening red carpet at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on August 30, 2023 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images)
Luca Guadagnino
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Mirai Moriyama, Oga Tsukao and Hokage director Shinya Tsukamoto
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Pierpaolo Piccioli in Valentino
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Amal and George Clooney
VENICE, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 02: Benicio del Toro attends Giorgio Armani “One Night In Venice” photocall on September 02, 2023 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)
