Emma Watson arrived in Italy on Saturday in one of the most popular footwear silhouettes of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival: slingbacks, specifically Gucci’s Signoria slingbacks.
Her pair came in tan calf leather with a pointed toe, open sides and a 105mm stiletto. A slim sling curves around the heel, interrupted by Gucci’s chain detail — the only hardware on an otherwise clean cut.
Emma Watson arrives at the Hotel Excelsior during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on Saturday in Venice.
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That finish no longer sits on Gucci’s shelves. The brand’s current Signoria lineup, which retails at $1,200, favors shiny patent in black, red, pink and green. Watson’s matte brown pair comes from an earlier run, quieter but sharper against the backdrop of this week’s festival.
A closer look at Emma Watson’s matte brown Gucci Signoria slingbacks.
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She’s not the only one leaning into the form. Slingbacks have been everywhere in Venice: Kim Kardashian in Saint Laurent, Heidi Klum in Aquazzura and Amal Clooney donned the silhouette in Prada. Each variation repeats the same outline — a pump opened at the back — making the shape feel like the unofficial uniform of the season.
The Gucci model itself is having a week. One day before Watson, Halle Berry touched down in New York in the same Signoria silhouette, styled with a pinstriped dress for “The Drew Barrymore Show.” The timing linked the chain-link heel across coasts, running from daytime television to the docks of Venice without pause.
Watson kept the frame pared back with a sleeveless lime green shift dress. Black sunglasses and a thin pendant were the only additions, leaving the chain at her heel to do the work. The stop also marked her Venice debut — not tied to a film, but as a rare public sighting after years offscreen, much of them spent on her studies at Oxford.
At a festival where sandals and platforms usually run the carpet, slingbacks have cut through. Watson’s pair is just the latest proof.
