Maggie Gyllenhaal & Claire Foy Open Venice With Tailoring

The Venice Film Festival is officially underway, with the first photocalls of the festival taking place today.

Jury Photocall

Hands up if you knew this was coming. I certainly did. The first look from jury president Maggie Gyllenhaal was always likely to be a) a suit and b) black.

And I don’t begrudge her either choice. A black The Row suit makes sense for her first official photocall as president of the jury, and this feels entirely in keeping with Maggie’s style and her role at the festival. The tailoring is clean, with the velvet collar and cuffs providing the only contrast.

The only thing I would change is the trouser length. There is too much fabric pooling around her shoes, which takes away from the otherwise sharp tailoring.

Ink Photocall

Claire Foy is two for two in Bottega Veneta, following her arrival look with a grey short suit for the Ink photocall.

The Bottega Veneta Cherry mules aren’t working for me here. It’s partly the burgundy colour, but also the knotted design, which feels disconnected from the suit. That said, I appreciate the personality behind the choice. Black pumps would have been predictable.

Styled by Jonathan Huguet.

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