She may not compete at this year’s Venice Film Festival, but Alessandra Ambrosio’s performance in the city on Wednesday afternoon was no less welcome.
The Victoria’s Secret model, 41, turned heads in a bright orange mini dress as she posed for photos by the famous canals.
The glamorous piece featured a V-neckline and stylish flared sleeves and showed off the star’s model legs.
Ciao bella: She may not be featured in competition at the Venice Film Festival this year, but Alessandra Ambrosio’s performance in the city on Wednesday afternoon was no less welcome
The Brazilian star walked the streets with her belongings in a pair of towering black pointed toe heels and carried her belongings in a chic matching bag.
The brunette beauty swept up her long locks into a ponytail and rocked stylish black cat eye sunglasses.
She donned a pair of chunky gold earrings and put some necklaces around her neck to top off the eye-catching long-sleeved number.
Lively: The Victoria’s Secret model, 41, caught the eye in a bright orange mini dress as she posed for photos along the Italian streets
Stunning: The glamorous piece featured a V-neckline and stylish flared sleeves and showed off the star’s model legs
Soaking up the sun: Alessandra made her way along a jetty as she swung her leg in the air and posed for snaps at the famous canals
Alessandra made her way along a jetty as she swung her long leg in the air and posed for snaps.
Earlier in the day, the model stunned in a lace-to-thigh mini dress posed aboard a water taxi after her arrival at the five-star Excelsior hotel.
Inevitably drawing attention to her muscular legs, she blew kisses for the waiting crowd before clambering unsteadily onto the jetty.
Incredible: She wore a pair of chunky gold earrings and put some necklaces around her neck to top off the eye-catching long-sleeved number
Glamorous: The beauty seemed upbeat as she shone with a glam pink lipstick for the Venice event kicking off Wednesday night
She added to her look with a pair of white strappy heels, while a chic white blazer – elegantly draped over her slim shoulders – completed the look.
Alessandra had arrived at the Excelsior for a pre-ceremony photo shoot after navigating the Italian city’s intricate network of canals aboard her water taxi – a mandatory mode of transport in Venice.
She is expected to hit the red carpet when the city’s 79th annual film festival kicks off Wednesday night at the Venice Lido with a premiere screening of Noah Baumbach’s White Noise.
Outfit change: Earlier in the day, the model was stunned in a lace-to-thigh mini dress posed aboard a water taxi after arriving at the five-star Excelsior hotel
It attracts the biggest stars and is held annually on the island of Lido in the lagoon of Venice. With film screenings taking place in the historic Palazzo del Cinema on Lungomare Marconi.
This year’s lineup will be divisive in the biopic Blonde, starring Ana De Armas as tragic screen icon Marilyn Monroe, who competes for the league’s highest accolade.
Brendan Fraser’s touching drama The Whale, in which he plays an obese professor, will also star alongside films starring Cate Blanchett, Hugh Jackman and Colin Farrell.
Delicious: The stately Brazilian model blew kisses for the waiting crowd before clambering unsteadily onto the jetty
Good looks: Inevitably drawing attention to her muscular legs, she blew kisses for the waiting crowd before clambering unsteadily onto the jetty
Here she comes: Alessandra had arrived at the Excelsior for a pre-ceremony photoshoot after navigating the Italian city’s intricate network of canals aboard her water taxi
Speaking of the line-up, event director Alberto Barbera said: ‘The program is more varied than usual, juxtaposing established filmmakers alongside directors seeking confirmation and above all talented newcomers seeking international recognition’.
‘But what still prevails is the feeling that ‘Cinema still wants to try ways of thinking, big themes and big questions, the deep relationships that connect people, the power of feelings and memory and the ability to push your gaze beyond the horizon of the present.”
The Venice Film Festival is the world’s oldest and was first established in 1932, honoring filmmaking from around the world.
She’s a natural: Alessandra took a series of sultry poses outside the Excelsior Hotel on Wednesday afternoon
Finishing touch: She added to her look with a chic white blazer elegantly draped over her slim shoulders