What would the Venice Film Festival—with the buzz of megawatt star power and countless red carpets, evenings and event—be without the requisite dazzling jewellery? This year is no exception, and perhaps even more of a potent return to form after the subdued tone of the 2023 edition which took place amid the SAG-AFTRA strike.
The Biennale, now in its 81st edition, opened on the evening of 28 August. On the red carpet that night, already a strong start to a growing list of fabulous looks. See Monica Bellucci, for one, debuting a brand new high jewellery Cartier necklace from the Nature Sauvage collection that is still being revealed.
Angelina Jolie’s comeback also took fabulous form in her red carpet looks and jewels that paid homage to Maria Callas, the opera diva that Jolie plays in her latest film. Particularly touching: an archival Cartier brooch that Callas herself owned and wore, and which Jolie wore in the film and at Venice. “You can imagine how special it was,” she told Vogue in an exclusive interview on these jewels.
Other noteworthy jewellery moments at the Venice Film Festival so far: Cate Blanchett repurposing, once more, Louis Vuitton pearl high jewellery that she has worn on the red carpet before. The actress has become an advocate of rewearing and repurposing her fashion, and her jewels are no exception. The pearls she wore in Venice—draped across her shoulders—were the very ones she had worn at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year.
See also what is perhaps the most staggeringly chic way of wearing a diamond pendant, courtesy of Taylor Russell. The Canadian actress and model is fast cementing her place as a style icon of the times, and so far she has had not one, not two, but three major red carpet moments in Venice—wearing in all of them jewellery by Tiffany & Co. The most indisputably fabulous came on the night of the Maria premiere. Russell, in a Loewe dress with a swooping low back, wore a Tiffany diamond (over 11-carats, thank you) backwards, letting it drape and rest between her shoulder blades. Simply beautiful.
Here, Vogue’s running edit of the best jewellery moments as seen on the stars at the Venice Film Festival 2024.
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Amira Casar wore a Cartier Collection 1998 Panthère necklace
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Angelina Jolie wore a Cartier Collection 1971 Panthère brooch
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Angelina Jolie wore a Cartier Collection 1972 Rose Ouvrante brooch, and Cartier Collection bracelet and ring
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Lady Gaga wore Tiffany & Co.
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Camille Cottin wore Tiffany & Co. HardWear
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Cate Blanchett wore custom Louis Vuitton high jewellery
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Cate Blanchett wore Louis Vuitton high jewellery Seeds earring from the Deep Time collection
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Raffey Cassidy wore Chanel high jewellery Ruban necklace and ring
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Sigourney Weaver wore Chanel high jewellery Timeless brooch and Coco Crush earrings
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Dilan Çiçek Deniz wore Boucheron Quatre Radiant Edition necklace
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Hoyeon Jung wore Louis Vuitton high jewellery Galaxie Monogram earrings, and high jewellery L'Élan Vital rings from the Bravery collection
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Isabelle Huppert wore Cartier Essential Lines earrings, Tuttitutti Cartier Libre Hiatus bracelets, and Cartier Collection 2013 Panthère ring
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Isabelle Huppert wore Clash de Cartier and Trinity de Cartier
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Jenna Ortega wore Dior Bois de Rose
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Jenna Ortega wore Marli New York
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Julianne Moore wore Bottega Veneta
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Lady Gaga debuting her new engagement ring
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Mariacarla Boscono wore Pomellato high jewellery
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Mariana di Girolamo wore Chanel high jewellery Lion Solaire asymmetrical earrings
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Monica Bellucci wore Cartier high jewellery from the Nature Sauvage collection
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Nicole Kidman wore Roberto Coin
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Poppy Delevingne wore Boucheron Plume de Paon
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Stacy Martin wore Louis Vuitton high jewellery Tumbler necklace from the Bravery collection, and Tumbler fine jewellery bracelet
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Sveva Alviti wore a Cartier high jewellery Percussion necklace
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Taylor Russell wore Tiffany & Co. high jewellery necklace and Jean Schlumberger by Tiffany Star Flower earrings
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Taylor Russell wore Tiffany & Co. Victoria
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Tilda Swinton wore a Chanel Comète 1932 ear cuff
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Zhang Ziyi wore Chopard high jewellery
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Ilaria Bici wore Crivelli high jewellery
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