Hillary Clinton surprised the crowd at the 2022 Venice Film Festival Wednesday with a red carpet cameo.
Dressed in a powder blue caftan in place of her signature pantsuit, along with textured pointy-toed flats, the former first lady and secretary of state attended the Italian fest’s opening ceremony, which included the world premiere of Noah Baumbach’s new film, “White Noise.”
The 74-year-old politician further accessorized her beaded, subtly polka-dotted ensemble with a pair of clear bangles, silver earrings and a sparkling necklace that read “Jasper” — the name of her and husband Bill Clinton’s youngest grandson.
She last hit the red carpet for the 2022 Met Gala in May, dressed in an Altuzarra gown embroidered with the names of boundary-breaking women including Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Madeline Albright, Lady Bird Johnson and more.
Fans of the former presidential candidate’s were thrilled to see her in Venice.
“Queen Hillary is living her best life owning the Red Carpet at the Venice Film Festival,” one tweeted, while another quipped, “Caftan Hillary Clinton is my favorite Hillary.”
Others seemed confused to see Clinton at an entertainment event, with one Twitter user joking, “is Hillary Clinton covering Venice for Indiewire.”
Some speculated Clinton was there to support Netflix, the producer of both “White Noise” and Clinton and her daughter Chelsea’s upcoming documentary, “In Her Hands” — but a Netflix rep told The Hollywood Reporter Clinton’s appearance was unrelated.
“Hillary was a guest of the festival’s for the opening night. Not our doing, but of course, we are working with her on ‘In Her Hands’ which is premiering at TIFF and on Netflix on Nov. 16th,” they said.
In addition to promoting “In Her Hands” in Toronto, Chelsea and Hillary will both speak at the festival in support of their Apple TV+ docuseries, “Gutsy” — so we can look forward to more red carpet looks from both Clintons.