The Divine Cate Blanchett, the Whomadewho DJ and the lights of the Arsenale: inside the party of Giorgio Armani at the Venice Festival 2025

Five hundred guests and one night that filled the arsenal of lights, music and champagne. It was one of the most anticipated parties of the 82nd exhibition of cinema: Giorgio Armani chose the lagoon to celebrate the 50 years of his maison with the launch of Armani/Archivetransforming the tense 113 into a party to remember.

First, the Charity Dinner for UNICEF on the island of Mazzorbo, with guest of honor Cate Blanchett. The goal? Raise funds for the Global Humanitarian Thematic Funddedicated to global emergencies with a focus on children. An evening that combined beauty and commitment, glamor and solidarity.

Then, at the Arsenale, the night changed rhythm. No photocall, but a giant writing Giorgio Armani to illuminate the entrance. Inside, plays of light, air conditioning (finally) and a cinematographic set atmosphere. All crazy for the mini toast, champagne at the top of the list of the most requested drinks (followed by the Paloma), and a signed DJ set Whomadewho who made it dance until late at night.

In the red carpet and between the tables, international faces have alternated as Gemma Chan, Emilia Jones, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Nathalie Emmanuel, Kaitlyn Dever, Rashida Jones, Sofia Carson, Miguel Ángel Silvestre And Jesse Williams; the French voice of Clara Luciani; Italian actresses Margherita Buy And Carolina Cavalli; couples Claudio Santamaria and Anna Ferzetti, Francesca Barra and Claudio Santamaria; up to the new generation of stars like Clara Galle And Julio Peña Fernández. Surprisingly, the public return of Rocío Muñoz Morales After the separation, while Emanuela Fanelli And Sveva Alviti They brought the irony and the Italian touch.

Alfonso Catalano

Armani has chosen Venice to tell his deep bond with cinema, a relationship that crosses decades and over 200 films, from American Gigolo to The Wolf of Wall Street. But this time the film was The party itself: A cast from Oscar, a finale of infinite toasts and a guilty pleasure served late at night: the mini toasts and chocolate cakes that everyone, but all, photographed before eating.

Alfonso Catalano

Alfonso Catalano