The Venice Film Festival's best-ever fashion

The Venice Film Festival is one of the most glamorous events on the red-carpet calendar, consistently attracting Hollywood's biggest names and brightest talents. As the world's longest-running film festival, Venice never fails to have an impressive line-up of movies and is considered a significant launch pad for awards season contenders.

This season looks to be no exception. Pedro Almodóvar's The Girl Next Door is premiering, starring Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton; Felicity Jones and Joe Alwyn will be promoting their new film, The Brutalist; Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga's highly anticipated Joker: Folie à Deux will be screened; Nicole Kidman's Babydoll joins the competition; and audiences will also get to see Angelina Jolie take on the role of the opera singer Maria Callas in Maria.

Before the excitement kicks off on the Lido this week, we round up 50 of the best dresses in the history of the Venice Film Festival. From Florence Pugh in Valentino to Zendaya in Balmain and Anya Taylor-Joy in Dior, here's some of the best-ever fashion from the festival's starry red carpet.