When in Rome, it’s only right to wear Italian shoes. Celebrities like Jenna Ortega, Julianne Moore, Francesca Chillemi and more attended the 21st Rome Film Festival this week, showing off luxury Italian footwear and Italian-made heels and shoes.
Ortega attended the Rome Film Fest for a photo call for her film “Klara and the Sun” on Saturday. The actress wore a vintage Pierre Cardin 1966 Mod dress from his “Target” collection, which featured the designer’s well-known bull’s-eye motif. The design was a sleeveless boatneck shift minidress with a straight silhouette that featured a large red oval containing a small mustard yellow oval with a black circle at the center.
She paired the dress with the Le Silla Amelia Slingback Pumps. She wore the Amelia slingback in beige with a glossy finish, which has a sleek silhouette and distinctive square-cut vamp. The 120mm stiletto heel enhances the shoe’s commanding proportions. Le Silla is a luxury Italian women’s footwear brand founded in 1994 by Ennio Silla and Monica Ciabattini.
Moore went for an all-black monochrome look to attend “The Debut” screening at the Auditorium Parco Della Musica on Wednesday. She wore the Bottega Veneta Riva Strap Sandals for the red carpet. The strappy sandals are made in a shiny calfskin with padded tubular straps and a twisted design.
They feature a slim ankle strap and a heel measuring 3.5 inches. They retail for $1,200 and are available in white, burgundy and beige. She paired the black shoes with a custom, long-sleeve dress from the Italian luxury fashion house, which was founded in 1966 in Vicenza, Italy.
For a photo call for the movie on Wednesday, Moore was decked out from head-to-toe in Bottega Veneta again. She wore a midnight blue silk double-knit cardigan and a matching layered fringe midi skirt. The skirt features color-blocked layering with a fringed hem, a mid-waist and a cut that falls straight from hip to hem and lands right at the ankle.
She wore the look with the Bottega Veneta Vesta Mule Pumps, which retail for $1,100 and are also available in white. The mules are made from a shiny calfskin leather and feature a high V-cut vamp and an elongated almond-toe design. The shoes sit on a micro kitten heel measuring around one inch.
Francesca Chillemi attended the Best Movie Worlds red carpet at the Auditorium Parco Della Musica on Monday. The Italian actress showed some patriotism for the event, opting for a pair of the Gianvito Rossi Palais 105 Stained-Glass Wedge Sandal, priced around $1,595, which feature an architectural squared toe and a stained-glass-inspired geometric wedge heel.
Chillemi paired the black strappy sandals with the Clash Drape Maxi Dress by Zimmermann. It was a silk color-blocked design with a maxiskirt in brown and a beige long-sleeve top.
Gianvito Rossi is also an Italian luxury footwear designer and is the son of legendary Italian shoe designer Sergio Rossi. Gianvito grew up around the family’s shoemaking business in San Mauro Pascoli, Italy, and founded his eponymous luxury brand in Milan in 2006, and all products continue to be handcrafted in Italy.
Arisa also attended the Best Movie Worlds red carpet on Tuesday. The Italian pop singer opted for the Manolo Blahnik Nadira pumps, which retail for $1,815. While the brand is British-based and Spanish-founded, all of the designer’s shoes are traditionally handmade and manufactured in Italy, partnering with and owning artisan factories near Milan.
The Nadira pumps are a white satin pointed-toe court shoe, featuring an asymmetrical crystal leaf embellishment and a stiletto heel measuring 3.5 inches. She paired the shoes with a gray vintage-inspired midi dress by Magda Butrym with structured and padded shoulders, Art Deco jewelry and a visible white embroidered lace slip that matched the pumps.
The 21st edition of the Rome Film Fest runs from Oct. 13 to 25 at the Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone and other venues across Rome. The festival opens with Paolo Genovese’s “Il Rumore Delle Cose Nuove” and features international competitions, star-studded premieres, and lifetime achievement honors.