The 2019<a href="https://www.thenational.ae/lifestyle/fashion/42-of-the-greatest-gowns-to-ever-grace-the-venice-film-festival-red-carpet-1.903834"> Venice Film Festival </a>is here. For the next 11 days the biggest names in Hollywood will be flocking to the Italian city to celebrate all things cinema. On day one of the ceremony, movie stars, models, directors and socialites walked the red carpet, arriving by boat for the festivities. Click through the gallery above to see <a href="https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/film/hend-sabry-will-be-first-arab-woman-to-judge-at-venice-film-festival-1.892136">Hend Sabry</a>, Iman and Juliette Binoche in their red carpet finery, and in pared-back looks for movie photocalls earlier in the day. <strong>Click through the gallery above to see who wore what as they arrived at the 76th Venice International Film Festival.</strong> Italian designers were well represented on the red carpet. Etro seems to be the designer to wear this year, with Sabri, Isabella Ferrari, Candice Swanepoel and Elsa Hosk all choosing gowns by the Italian fashion house. Iman also chose a designer from the host country, Valentino; and Armani Prive was worn by Alessandra Mastronardi, Juliette Binoche and Zhong Chuxi. The looks were not exclusively Italian, however, as French model Gabrielle Caunesil represented the Middle East sartorially, opting to wear a structured and glittering Rami Kadi dress.
