Italy’s most glamorous excuse for chaos, the Venice Film Festival, has returned for its 82nd edition—and with it, a parade of starlets and suitors hoping their outfits scream “iconic” instead of “ironic.”

The world is watching, from doom-scrolling fashion police on X to gossip blogs hungry for fresh meat. Yes, a few looks might inspire copycats—but let’s be honest: it’s the sartorial train wrecks that really keep Venice trending.

So here they are: 20 red-carpet moments, each daring you to decide—was it couture brilliance or a fashion crime scene?

American actress Molly Sims appeared on the Frankenstein red carpet in a lacy dress that seemed to marry Chloë Sevigny’s ballerina/poison mushroom design with Romana Maggiora Vergano’s Victorian corset—both of whom were also in attendance. The

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